Lynford Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 After the running saga with the Kingspan ASHP detailed on this forum, my in-laws have given up and have eventually found someone to quote them for a new system. Its Mitsubishi which makes me feel a little more confident. If anyone with experience in these things cast an eye over this quote and see if it makes sense please, I have no idea what I’m looking for ! Also, anything else they should be requesting or questions they should ask ? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 That seems like a decent quote TBH. Are they applying for the RHI payment? Your quote would seem to tick that box. I got a quote for an 11.2kw Mitsubishi Ecodan with an UVC that came in at £14,680 and although a larger ASHP it wasn't that much larger! @Stones has the model your in-laws are being quoted for I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 @Lynford Are they planning on using an / the existing DHW cylinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynford Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks chaps. @Stones, yes as part of the attempt to get the old system going (and as the old one was rusting around the joints)the cylinder was replaced so it’s known good quality and around a year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynford Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 @newhome, yes I believe they are applying for the payment on my in-laws behalf. How much could they expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynford Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Sorry, just seen it on the quote / info ! £1113 a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 That's a good deal if it's only costing 6352 to fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Lynford said: Sorry, just seen it on the quote / info ! £1113 a year. Be aware that what is projected and what they may actually receive are not always the same. We were originally given an RHI estimate of well over £700 per annum, but the actual figure is under £450. Over 7 years that's over £2k less than we'd been told to expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 If you want another example, the projected RHI I had from a heat pump installer was £84 a year for 7 years, on an installation that was going to cost around £2,500 more than a DIY job. If they were projecting that I'd get a total of £588 from the RHI, I wonder what the actual RHI would have been? Either way, neither figure was going to come close to covering the additional cost of having MCS approval for the installation. Back on topic, that installed cost for the Ecodan looks pretty good to me. They seem to be well-made heat pumps with a good reputation for both reliability and performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, NSS said: Be aware that what is projected and what they may actually receive are not always the same. We were originally given an RHI estimate of well over £700 per annum, but the actual figure is under £450. Over 7 years that's over £2k less than we'd been told to expect. Is that because you have metering for payment or because when you applied Ofgem decided that you qualified for a lot less than your installer predicted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynford Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 4 hours ago, NSS said: Be aware that what is projected and what they may actually receive are not always the same. We were originally given an RHI estimate of well over £700 per annum, but the actual figure is under £450. Over 7 years that's over £2k less than we'd been told to expect. Thanks. Bottom line is that they need working heating before the winter........any money back would be a bonus ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 6 hours ago, NSS said: Be aware that what is projected and what they may actually receive are not always the same. We were originally given an RHI estimate of well over £700 per annum, but the actual figure is under £450. Over 7 years that's over £2k less than we'd been told to expect. Unless you've been identified for metering, what you were estimated should be what you get, as the MSC installer generates all the paperwork upon which the payments are generated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Original estimation was made by a company who subsequently went bust and let's just say I think they were a little 'creatively' with their estimate, but also reduced as we got a better EPC than originally predicted so heat requirement was lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) I have had a quote to install same Ecodan ASHP and my price excluding the cylinder is nearly 7K. Your quote seems a good price to include MCS. Edited September 2, 2018 by JamesP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 11 hours ago, NSS said: Original estimation was made by a company who subsequently went bust and let's just say I think they were a little 'creatively' with their estimate, but also reduced as we got a better EPC than originally predicted so heat requirement was lower. But that should have been evident when the new installer did their quote surely? ie before you had it actually fitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 The new installer took over the job when the other went bust. There was no new quote as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 That’s poor then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 11 hours ago, newhome said: That’s poor then! Not as far as I'm concerned. The firm that took over the job were excellent, and it's not their fault that the original (cowboys) miscalculated the RHI payments, nor that we achieved a better EPC than initially anticipated. The firm that finished the job were already installing the PV for us, and had I come across them before I contracted the original supplier I'd have given them the ASHP/UFH job anyway. The bummer was that the original supplier took me for about £1700 of work that they didn't complete. Fortunately I bought the heat pump and cylinder myself or it could have been a lot worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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