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Anyone had a HIP done?

Fruit Gum., 2 September, 2008 at 12:29 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 2

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Our HIP people have been in touch and said they'd be arranging an appointment to come round and it'll take an hour or so.

What on earth do they do for an hour?

Can anyone fill me in? ?

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Latest activity by Fruit Gum., 2 September, 2008 at 13:51

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Emelia Wrinkly Smooth · 2 September, 2008 at 13:04
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They check your boiler, the age and quality of your double glazing, whether there is cavity wall insulation, whether there are energy saving lightbulbs (waste of time as these can be removed IMHO!), they measure the volume of each room and calculate how much the property will cost to heat, how much loft insulation you have, how much lagging on your hot water cylinder etc. Basically, they are trying to work out how energy efficient your house is.

HTH!
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Disco · 2 September, 2008 at 13:04
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I don't know, I just let him get on with it. He was there about an hour though.

He looked at all sorts of pointless things. Like have you got your energy-saving lightbulbs in?

He asked questions about the heating/ windows etc. He popped his head in the loft (allegedly went in, but unless he was some kind of secret monkey-man he lied. His ladder was far too short for our loft hatch!).

Oooh, took lots of photos too.

Not much help, am I?!
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Fruit Gum. · 2 September, 2008 at 13:51
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Ahh, ok, thank you very much.

Gah, that means the boiler cupboard will need clearing out then!
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