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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

As long as people think it's too cold in the UK for them to work or that you need to insulate your house to a level that'll make you drown in black mould, I don't have much hope

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

'You'll need new radiators, and ideally more insulation'
"Utterly unworkable, now fit me a new gas boiler"

(Imo, the thing really holding ashps back is the costs. Companies treating installation like a dark art, and using the government grants to print money)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

We also have an issue that much of our housing stock is really old and actually relies on leaks for propper air circulation, properly insulating these houses leads to damp and mold problems as OP mentioned. Huge swaths of housing in the UK are just fundementally unfit for purpose.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

You just need to fit a few treacle extractor vents. Takes sometime with the right tools a few minutes to do.

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