Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!
Last seen: Oct 9, 2026
Posted by @paul1098 Just had my first quote of over £18k so if that's the general cost of an ASHP + central heating install for a small 2 bed ...
Sound level calculation for air source heat pump permitted development noise compliance using MCS 020 a) against the fixed 37 dB(A) limit. See this u...
Samgsung Quint is an A2W heat pump that also does A2A in a single outdoor unit. It can provide hot water heating, space heating via hot water to radia...
Posted by @justin However, there are a couple of other things that should be considered: The system must be for heating purposes only.PD excludes sy...
Posted by: @jamespa I suppose it could be a noise argument? That's right, you can have a wind turbine (subject to restrictions) as permitted deve...
Posted by: @temperature_gradient I'd argue the core problem is that currently the 'Boiler Upgrade Scheme' doesn't do what it says on the tin, it ca...
@ltron2 The EPC on our house is A-92, however that is because we have a 6.6kW of solar PV on a south-facing roof. Without the solar, it is C-77, so...
@ltron2 We currently have a gas boiler for hot water and central heating complemented by an Air-to-Air (A2A) system that provides very efficient he...
Posted by: @paul1098 I have just been thru' my heat loss calcs and realised that I hadn't revised it for the double glazing we added. I've also rev...
@paul1098 As you have no pipework or radiators present, and the house is not occupied that many weeks per year, it would be well worth looking into...
It's interesting that Norway with a much colder climate than the UK has the most heat pumps per 1000 households of any European country, at 632 in 202...
SPONSORS
Degrees of Separation
Latest Posts
-
RE: Replacing Storage Heaters with a Heat Pump in a Stone Cottage
I always thought the same but I have seen m3/m2 quoted ...
By Paul1098 , 22 minutes ago
-
RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
Yes to the final sentence. There are actually two cont...
By JamesPa , 29 minutes ago
-
RE: Missing flow temperature in Heat Geek proposal
@ashp-bobba It is very pleasing to me to hear that the ...
By Toodles , 29 minutes ago
-
RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
The main issue is that the items you want to power are ...
By JamesPa , 7 hours ago
-
RE: battery storage without solar
Also don't forget that in you may not be able to use th...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
One practical safeguard is to separate the calibration ...
By EnergyStorageTech , 10 hours ago
-
RE: Nook batteries from Octopus
Until Octopus publishes the electrical limits, the key ...
By EnergyStorageTech , 14 hours ago
-
RE: tepeo ZEB UK Support & Info Thread
There is at least one large scale system in this catego...
By Toodles , 23 hours ago
-
RE: Getting closer to a finished Haier system
Apart from sealing the external Primary Pro joints and ...
By Singlespeed , 1 day ago
-
RE: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
@jamespa Hope someone tries it! As a consumer, I woul...
By Batpred , 2 days ago
-
RE: Air-to-Air Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning: UK Heating and Cooling Q&A
Our latest Homeowners’ Q&A episode has just dropped...
By Mars , 2 days ago
-
RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus with sensoCOMFORT and weather compensation
Yes, its described in the sensocomfort manual. Its als...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
-
RE: Heat Geek installations: share your experiences
My summary, highlighting the oddities.
By Batpred , 2 days ago
-
RE: Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A Podcast
What a day yesterday! Two podcasts recorded, brilliant ...
By Mars , 3 days ago
-
RE: Adding additional Solar Panels to a DC coupled battery system
I too use AI when researching online. It's able to co...
By Transparent , 3 days ago
SPONSORS
