Going Green in Suffolk
We’re almost old-timers amongst PV (photovoltaic) users, as we used to live in a zero carbon house in Kent that had a 4kW PV array, but no storage, and we...
Giv-Bat 5.2
GivEnergy is a British-owned company that’s trying to be a little greener than most by utilising environmentally-friendly LiFePO4 technology and facilitating time-of-use tariffs, such as Octopus Agile. The warranty GivEnergy...
A successful DIY air source heat pump
We bought our house in Suffolk in 2007, which started life as a chicken farm, so the main attraction for me was a shed bigger than the house to keep...
Tesla Powerwall
Before I get into my Tesla Powerwall review, I’d like to share a bit of my background. As a young and middle-aged man I was not overly conscious about the...
Eve Thermo smart TRVs
In 2019, when we moved into our home, we replaced all the “old school” thermostatic valves (TRVs) with Eve Thermo smart TRVs. For us, it didn’t make sense that we...
What does the future have in store for heat pumps?
In part two of our interview with Bob Beattie we find out what the future has in store for air source heat pumps and what the most common misconceptions are...
Mitsubishi Ecodan 14kW ASHP
In August 2019, we began work on a large extension to the side of our house in Bedfordshire taking the size to roughly 4,200sqft. At the time we had an...
How to control an air source heat pump
When switching from an oil or gas boiler to an air source heat pump (ASHP), in some retrofit projects you may need to introduce some additional devices to get more...
Grant Aerona 3 ASHP
Just over three months ago, we moved from sunny West Sussex to a new build, 4 bed, 3 bath detached house, of brick/slate construction in the Welsh borders. The property is...
What is heat loss and why is it so important?
A good heat loss assessment forms the basis of good design for your heat pump. Get it wrong, and you will either overpay for a bigger-than-you-need heat pump, or you...