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Default UK RICS report says solar takes 208 years to repay...nonsense!Helpneeded!



John Rumm wrote:

Jonathan wrote:

The figures in the graphic are in cloud cuckoo land.
£761 to lag the tank? £755 for loft insulation?? £2,240 for


It says on the graphic "hot water cylinder and pipework cover" - if this
involves lagging all the pipes in the house then the cost seems a little
low, when you consider all the making good that would be required after.

thermostatic radiator valves? At £9 per valve that's a pretty big
house!. All of the costs are between 5-20x exaggerated over real world


Close to £40 per valve with fitting I would have thought.


Wouldn't you need to drain the system to fit them ?

Graham