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New to the heat pumps board? start here
💬 Some other boards on the Forum that might be relevant * Green & ethical MoneySaving * Energy * In my home (includes DIY) ℹ️ Some relevant guides elsewhere on MoneySavingExpert.com * Heat pumps explained * Heat pump grants 💡 If there's a link you think we should include here, please send me a message!
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Considering hybrid Air-to-Air and GCH
Hi all, here's the context of our situation. We're a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 school-age children) living in a 1970s-built detached house. Our heating is provided by a decade-old, gas-fired boiler which is only plumbed into the central heating radiators. For hot water, we have a 210L, vented, directly heated hot water…
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Low water pressure in shower
Hi 6 years ago we renovated our 70s family bathroom and added a dual pump for the shower which created a lovely power shower experience. We had a 20 year old boiler in the kitchen, hot water tank in the airing cupboard, and a cold water tank in the attic. Yesterday we started some more house renovations and have had the…
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Air to air heat pump : Any regrets?
The air to air heat pump concept is appealing to me as I live in an old stone walled home and the sheer upheaval of air to water doesn't seem worth it at my age. Can I ask some simple questions to those who have installed air to air? Do you have any regrets about it? Was it successful?
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Eligibility Criteria For Heat Pump (etc) Grant
Hi everyone Would love anyone's input / first hand experience of getting on: free boiler scheme, first time central heating grant, free insulation scheme, air source heat pump grant. We are buying an old 'doer upper' house and are wondering what, if any, we may be able to apply for. House has an EER rating of 41 Thanks in…
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Is there a slimline heat pump?
I've been considering a heat pump, but the only place I could install one is along the side of my semi-detached house, which has 1.3m to the fence and I need to be able to get past to go to my side gate. The issue is that the units typically have single large front-mounted fans which need clearance at the front and back…
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Can anyone recommend Midea Air Source Heat Pump
Our ASHP is on it's last legs and we are faced with replacing it. One company is proposing a Midea 14KW . We get temperatures down to -12 C some years. We have underfloor heating on ground floor, rads at first floor. Eco house with good EPC. This will be heating only as our HW tank is on an iboost. We'd like to hear…
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Heat pump installation problem
Hello, I am looking for some advice. I live in a 1930s house which has undergone parts of extension over the years. We decided to have a heat pump installed. A surveyor came out, pre-installation, to check the property. After this, a senior installation technician also came a week before installing to check visible pipes…
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Heat Pump Sizing?
Octopus suggested their biggest unit, 11.2kw but is that the right size I currently have a modulating boiler with weather comp and a smart meter so I know that the boiler runs at a steady 8.2kw (gas input) to maintain the house temp at 20c when the outdoor temp is 0 degrees (flow temp low 50s C). It uses a fair bit less…
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£9,000 Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant for properties heated by oil and LPG
New, improved grant to get rid of oil or LPG heating: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/decisive-action-to-break-influence-of-gas-on-electricity-prices
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Air to air heat pump?
Hello everyone. I’m in the process of renovating a 1950s 3 bed semi, and my priorities are insulation and heating. The current heating system is old storage heaters, and immersion for hot water. I’ve been researching different heating systems for a while now, and would appreciate any input to help in my decision. I’ve…
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Another tariff query!
Hello all. Looking for some help please : My son is moving into a 2 bedroomed new build semi detached property at the end of June. It will be fitted with an ASHP (make/capacity unknown, but trying to find out). No solar panels due to proximity to Stansted Airport and an imposed planning condition. He also has a plug in…
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ASHP design and BUS eligibility
We're starting the process of looking at the options for getting rid of the stinky oil boiler and stupidly small oil tank, and talking to ASHP installers. As we're planning on getting rid of the boiler, we've recently been running it as low as possible, and working on getting it delivering continuous low(ish) heat rather…
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ASHP Quotes
I have an oil boiler and am off the gas grid. I’ve been getting quotes for supply and fit of a 14 kW ASHP and 250 L cylinder. The engineers that visited confirmed that my radiators and pipework are fine as is. I tried local MCS-listed installers and also big energy companies. All quotes came in around £15 k, minus the…
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air to air installers?
Has the air to air £2.5k grant been finalized yet? My boiler died, and I want to go down this route (not air to water), looking for installers in the West Midlands who are installing under this grant scheme Thanks
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ASHP install questions
We have been offered a full install grant, pump and tank with all new radiators etc. We are currently with Fuse energy dual fuel, they dont offer a heat pump concession on their deals. I suppose I will bite the bullet and pay to end the contracts early. However we will have no need for a gas supply. Is there a way to get…
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Ground source heat pump
I’ve recently moved to new build estate and all houses have ground source heat pumps. We have a company who installed the main linked underground supply and are responsible for this outside all properties but individual homes have to contribute to this company monthly based on house size towards the maintenance of this and…
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New build property with heat pump and solar panels …
Conundrum … We have recently moved to a new build property which has just three solar panels, a Worcester Bosch heat pump, no inverter, no battery. No gas. We were with Octopus Energy at our previous house, but they’ve well and truly botched things up in moving us over to the new property. In addition, they automatically…
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Midea Heat Pump expensive to run
Hi all I've just bought a house with a Midea heat pump fitted by the previous owner. She left me a very vague handover on how it works but admitted herself that she never really felt like she understood it. I'll add at this point that I am patiently waiting for the engineer from the company who installed it to visit and…
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Hybrid ASHP / Heat battery option: thoughts appreciated.
As my oil boiler is misbehaving, I’m thinking this might be
a good time for me to start planning a move to an ASHP. I suspect my running
costs could end up being a bit higher than with oil and though I can accept
this, I’d like to narrow the gap as much as I can. I use about 2000l per year at a cost of – let’s say -…
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Vibration in my house from a heat pump somewhere
Hi ive recently been hearing a low level vibration in my house. I’ve had over a week of sleepless nights. I can’t locate the source as yet and environmental health not too helpful at the moment and staying the equipment they have probably won’t register it. ive even been told to go to Gp to get my hearing tested- I did and…
