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    VED increase.

    BB I thought your Ford was Motorbility? Apologies if that is not the case. If it is then With a Motability Scheme car, the Motability Scheme itself covers insurance, servicing, and vehicle excise duty (VED), also known as road tax, as part of the lease package, meaning the user doesn't need to...
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    Mothers Day👏👏

    Hutch Does sons have a snorkel air intake? Couldn’t see it on the pic. My boy took me to a place near Bournemouth a while back . The supplied a very old but well kitted Disco . Driving through mud and rivers was something else, never mind the near vertical hill climb...
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    Heat Pumps

    Putting pounds to text According to Checkatrade, the average air source heat pump service will cost between £150 and £300. However, with HomeServe you can arrange annual servicing for your air source heat pump from just £15 a month—offering you reliable maintenance at more manageable cost.19...
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    Heat Pumps

    Mel's #51 was succinct and did not get challenged. It should have rested there. Locking threads reflects badly on PCv. No wonder the Forum is not well supported compared to others.
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    Mains power

    What year? Have you looked at the wiring diagram? Do you have a multi meter? What's the battery voltage?
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    Heat Pumps

    I have to ask one question Mel cogently set out her stall, unpicked and deleted some threads restoring the status quo. Now I see the thread had been locked. That imo may be seen by some as under -mining Mel's actions and authority. Why?
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    Mothers Day👏👏

    Did he give Mum a bucket and sponge😉🤪
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    Heat pumps

    As an Aviation Engineer you know better than most all the manuals on earth could not fully explain the things you experienced hands on. Did you ever find the left handed screwdriver? There can be no substitute for actual experience. Border Billy is over dosing on Popcorn😁
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    Fleetwood heritage 600cb 2002 water pump housing

    Is this what you need? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383057055658
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    Heat pumps

    Clive’s reference from #18 may put most people off for life😉 https://nef.org.uk/high-temperature-air-source-heat-pumps-a-good-or-bad-idea/ The one at my sister’s holiday barn in Norfolk was housed in an 8x6 ft shed in the yard. The LA Planners would not allow it to mounted on the listed Barn...
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    Mothers Day👏👏

    Here's to a relaxing day for all the Mums. Hutch. More Lidl's Red🍷🍷
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    Loose wheels and ATC

    Ian Who and when were the brakes last serviced?
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    Heat pumps

    Having a good CoP is one thing and technically can't be denied. But there are numerous downsides. Eg failure to heat the house and water to acceptable levels. They come with high upfront costs and , currently, reduced efficiency in cold weather plus noise as the bearings wear. Also the filters...
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    Heat pumps

    A couple in our Town installed a heat pump into their 45 year old home. It cost £18k. Fortunately she kept their gas central heating system. Thus they can still stay warm in the winter. Heat pumps imo cannot be viewed stand alone. They are part of an integrated system which includes the...
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    NEWBIE: Is our budget and expectations realistic?

    I’d say the OP has sucked our brains and is now well versed in most aspects of how CRA may assist him in the event he buys from a Dealer. He is part of a young family . Whilst his budget is small he still deserves to know the potential remedies open to him post purchase from a Dealer.