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It's better for sure, but we were starting out from a very low base - we had an old immersion heater system, powered by gas, with very inefficient single bar radiators. Too early to be sure about cost savings (especially given that it's recently gotten cold so our energy usage profile has changed correspondingly) but we've gone from using 80% gas and 20% electricity to the opposite; and we're having to set the thermostat much lower to get to a comfortable temperature.
One thing to bear in mind - you'll have probably a few days during install where you don't have any heating or hot wat. That sucked in October but suspect it'll be worse in December. They'll bring mini heaters which help but try to be out of the house as much as you can during the middle part of the install if you've got the option.
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Ok cool thanks. Hopefully the first week of December is a warm one!
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Congrats! Sounds like a fairly smooth experience. Ours is planned for mid jan, in scotland, so I am looking at alternative accommodation as I don't think it will go down well with wife and child with no heating / hot water for a few days!
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I'd be keen to hear more about this, especially once you've had it a bit longer.
Edit: Just saw your last post and sounds like the install/design process wasn't that smooth!
What brand of heat pump is it and what's your property like (in terms of age/size/amount of insulation etc.)?
Monster1985
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We’re booked in for the start of December also with Octopus. How are you finding it so far? Cost savings vs your previous setup?