What you need to think about when installing an air source heat pump
Those of you who have followed our journey at My Home Farm will know that we installed our air source heat pump in 2018 when information about heat pump systems...
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Weather compensation: The Lizzie curve
If you’ve ever installed a Samsung heat pump, or come to think of it a Midea or a Hitachi, you will note one similarity. When you set up your weather...
Energy price cap bills are NOT capped at £2,500
The way in which the message has been delivered by the media and press about the energy price cap has led to a lot of confusion. I’ve been inundated with...
RICS Sustainability Report 2022: built environment must progress on decarbonisation
Occupier and investor demand for green buildings continues to rise in the UK as nearly half of respondents report lower rents and sale prices for non-sustainable buildings. In fact, 55%...
How a House Party Can Help You Understand How To Reduce Your Fuel Bill
Hopefully, we have all experienced a good old house party. The best one I had was when I hosted one while my parents went on holiday with my youngest brother...
Saving money on your electricity bill at home – an engineer’s guide
If you have listened to the news recently you will be aware that energy is horribly expensive in the UK. Today electricity is £0.283 a kWh and gas is £0.074...
How efficient could your heat pump be in an ideal world?
There are only a couple of rules that actually make any sense, mostly because they were not written by politicians. The one I want to explore today is the theoretical...
Win Eve Thermo Smart Thermostat
The energy and cost of living crisis in the UK has hit a record high and smart TRVs such as the Eve Thermo are one way of intelligently monitoring and...
Heat pump owner left high and dry and frustrated by lack of consumer protection
In June 2021, Greenfoot (an installer) provided us with a quote for an air source heat pump (ASHP) to replace the oil boiler in our home. Greenfoot also suggested that...
This is not a drill – planning for winter
For us, May and June have not been what we could call warm or summery. Frankly, the weather has been cold, wet and miserable. Typically, on last year’s tariffs, our...
