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I’m in a similar situation. Finding a good installer is tricky. I’m in a terraced property so similar there as well because there’s very little space to install an air source pump. In an ideal world everyone would have 27mm piping but in my case I could get away with less and some better insulation. Sure it might not achieve the maximum efficiency possible but I’d hazard it’s at least a better than our current boiler.

For now though I’m probably going to stick with the boiler with an OpenTherm stat to keep it running low. I’ll try and bump up our insulation and hopefully things improve in a couple of years when the boiler gives up the ghost.

Golden dogs are best dogs

Don’t know if it’s just me but the UK seems to have an involuntary fear of heat pumps despite them being far more efficient if installed correctly. Especially since we demolished all our gas storage. Can’t wait for it to become another part of the culture war they’re trying to spin this election. Something something environmentalists stealing your boiler and leaving your grandma in the cold.

I also cannot understand why we don’t promote modulating thermostats like the OpenTherm protocol more. Literally lowers your bill for the same amount of heat if you have a modern boiler.

Surely it’s still somewhat better than leaving the lid up though? Obviously not perfect but still.

I’m pretty sure the haunted Victorian pencil that is Jacob Rees-Mogg said that the UK not having universal USB-C was a “Brexit benefit”. God help us all.

On behalf of Britain - please don’t

I declare exterminatus

Somehow it’s up

His legal basis is that he thinks he’s right

Truly the darkest timeline.

10 years ago if someone had told me that in the future the tantrums of a billionaire petulant manchild would decide what features are available in your already paid for car I wouldn’t have believed them.

libdvdcss?

Maybe? You do have to make sure the drain hose is on quite tight to make sure it’s sealed. Might be annoying putting it back on each time. If you could leave it on and wrap it around it I can’t see why not. Mine was a Comfee Mini Plus so no water hookup, you could just pull it out of a cupboard so long as it fits. I mainly had mine because I had no hot water supply.

I have a Comfee Mini Plus, no water hookup you pour in from the top.

Might not work for you but a countertop dishwasher was life changing in my old tiny apartment.