The heat pump mistakes that cost me hundreds, and how to avoid them
It’s not normal, I know – but these days I rather look forward to the arrival of my energy bills.
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Why heat pump manufacturers should stop rattling their tin mug
The good news is that heat pump installations in Britain are accelerating. The bad news is that we still won’t hit our target of 600,000 per year by 2028. What to do?
At a recent round table event in London, the Heat Pump Association, the manufacturers’ trade body, and Mitsubishi Electric laid the blame squarely on the price of electricity.
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How to install a heat pump: a step by step guide
Contrary to what you may have heard or read elsewhere, there has never been better time to install a heat pump. Indeed, there may never be another quite as good.
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Three ways to cut your heating bill by up to £700
Winter is coming and so are the bills.
The Ofgem cap rose £149 this month taking the ‘average’ annual energy bill to £1,717 and analysts say another rise is likely in January. The government clings to its controversial policy of stopping winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners. Surveys show almost half the population will ration its energy use.
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New AI technology signals boom time for heat pump installers
Heat pumps are several times more efficient than boilers but so far have struggled to undercut them partly because electricity prices are several times higher than gas.
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Legal threat forces startup out of heat-loss measurement market
A small British startup has withdrawn from the market for measuring heat loss from new homes after legal threats from a subsidiary of one of the world’s biggest insulation manufacturers.
In November, Saint-Gobain Isover, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, threatened to serve Redbarn Group with an injunction, and to sue for damages and costs, unless the startup agreed to withdraw Veritherm, its heat-loss measuring system.
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I’m a happy heat pumper
Heat pumps have copped some bad press recently and it’s time to redress the balance. I installed one in early 2022 and I love it. It is quiet, economical to run and keeps the house toasty. In my experience, there is nothing not to like.
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