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The less than 1m from property boundary rule then planning permission required rule has now been removed. I would like to mount a heat pump on the side wall of my property (wall is 1m from the boundary) at 3m above ground level, about 4m back from the front elevation of the property. Would this now fall within permitted development. (It passes MCS sound rules). Thanks for your thoughts.

Ok - so even though the gas is capped off they would still see the condemned boiler and do an EPC based on having gas heating. So I would need to remove the boiler to have an assessment based on no heating system beyond the electric rads? Which still begs the question. Having removed the boiler and so switched the heating to electric how much would it shift the EPC? And it doe smatter, you need D or below to qualify for ECO4 funding.

Hi My current EPC done as part of a solar install says C at time of check but would be a B with the panels which are now installed. Since then our gas boiler has broken and we have temporarily capped off the gas and are using electric immersion and rads for heating. My question is whether it might be if I got a new EPC it would be a D or below so I would qualify for a low income household ECO4 heat pump grant that needs an EPC of D or below. I don't seem to be able to find any info on how to calc an EPC or even the approximate impact of changing the heating method. Thanks for any thoughts

So you don't have any pipes anywhere indoors in voids anywhere that could see condensation? I read somewhere that anything below 18C was risky for (unseen) condensation leading to damp/rot problems down the line.

How low flow temp are people risking with regards to the condensation risk? Has anyone tried home made 'fan tails' by putting the fans to blow onto the radiators?

Glad you got it sorted, when we had an issue taking the flow switch off and cleaning it seemed to solve the problem, lucky as they are not cheap for what they are!

WE added some valves to the ASHP water circuit teeing off a separate circuit that we stuck through a plate heat exchanger (from a gas boiler, £20 off ebay) and then had the pool filter circulation pump go through this as well - so the heat exchanger is basically run as a 'zone'. Add appropriate timers to the heat pump and the filter pump and jobs a good un.

Quick Q. With PIV air is drawn into the loft and then into the house. Where do we think the moisture in that air is likely to go? Will some be deposited in the loft and might this cause issues?

Yes, trial. There are two sets of trial units, Indra who will not support second (hand) users and quasar where they can be used by a new (second hand) owner but there is basically no support if they go wrong.

I am really interested in this, currently running v2h with a 40kwh and 62kwh leaf but the 40 is basically stationary storage and would like to swap it for say 30kwh of batteries plus an inverter to give higher max output. Have seen put together yourself batts at about 1,500 for 15kwh so if I could do the whole thing for 4k I would probably cover it with the sale of the 40 leaf and then have a bit more flexibility. Don't suppose you blogged your install anywhere?! (Edit - don't really need it here, but islanding would be nice - did you look into it?)

Did you install the battery(s) and invertor yourself? How about DNO approval?

Shoots and sores, tried a replacement second hand controller, same issue of loosing setting on power off. Purchased a replacement capacitor and power cycled and settings retained. Capacitor was 2 quid, paid a guy £35 to desolder / resolder the new one - need to develop that skill myself.

This has been talked about for months now, I believe there was a consultation that closed last spring(?) Amusing that your article links to a Daily Telegraph piece saying noise rules are to be scrapped when it would appear that the noise rules will not change, only rules on size and positioning.

I was advised that air to water doesn't really work for cooling because you get condensation on the rads If the fa blew at the hose it would probably freeze the wall - when it is cold outside the heat pump puts out a majorly icy blast - or 'refreshing' as my teenage son puts it.