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  Less than 20 years for rust streaks I should think, and yes I was insistent that the screws must be stainless. I did check on site rather than just take their word for it. The screws will be powder coated, but they will not be ready until the end of next week. Which is not going to go down well with the builder as he has scheduled the joiners on site Monday to finish fitting the guttering. Oh well.
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  Also with ply you can staple it no risk of hitting anything below then
- suspended timber floorboards, 6mm ply over for LVT - could I put insulation between ply and floorboards?
  
  By Oz07 · Posted 35 minutes ago
  
  I'd say it wouldn't be worth the effort. As above once you stop the draughts with ply and have the lvt down it won't feel as cold. Insulation would have to be thick to make any difference
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  By JohnMo · Posted 57 minutes ago
  
  This is interesting, I recently switched from ASHP heating DHW to direct immersion, have I noticed a step change in running costs? - no. Our heat pump is fair distance from cylinder (a good 20 to 25m), it reports a CoP of over 3, but reality of kW of heat actually delivered to cylinder and the efficiency of a heating element in the water, means electric costs isn't much different, between heat pump and immersion. Immersion slightly more expensive, but not really noticeable. The other thing is PV, we get clipping (reduced output, even in February) of generation based on export limits, so using more electricity at midday is better than loosing it via clipping. Which with 3kW immersion is easy to manage with a simple timer. Cylinders there could be £6-700 difference in price between a direct and heat pump indirect cylinder - that buys a lot of electricity. On good tariff that's about 1.5 years of free DHW just on cylinder price.
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