Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A

Heat pump noise, running costs, confusing heat loss calculations and winter settings — Graham Hendra tackles the questions worrying homeowners on the Renewable Heating Hub forums.

As the heating comes back on, so do the questions. Should you leave your heat pump running overnight? Can you keep your existing radiators? And why do different installers give you such different answers about the size of system your home needs?

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📕 Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshow

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📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps

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🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals course

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Heat pumps work, but badly designed and oversized installations can leave homeowners facing appalling comfort, reliability and energy bills.

JT Stewart returns to join me for a frank transatlantic discussion about America’s heat pump industry. Why are heating systems routinely oversized? Why are installers still relying on outdated rules of thumb? And how can a homeowner receive a $2,000 electricity bill after supposedly upgrading to efficient technology?

Please support Renewable Heating Hub by exploring our books, courses and audio guides:

📕 Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshowhttps://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/britains-heat-pump-shitshow/

📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumpshttps://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals coursehttps://learn.renewableheatinghub.co.uk/fundamentals.html

Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

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Plug-in batteries could make home battery storage more accessible across the UK, but can you simply connect one to a wall socket, and what should you understand before buying?

In this episode we speak with John Southern, Operations and Strategy Director at the Energy Storage Association UK, about the opportunities, practical limitations and safety questions surrounding plug-in batteries in the UK.

We explore how these products differ from professionally installed home batteries, why your consumer unit and household wiring enter the conversation and the work being done to develop UK standards. John also explains why making a battery easier to connect still requires careful product design, testing and clear consumer guidance.

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Please support Renewable Heating Hub by exploring our books, courses and audio guides:

📕 Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshowhttps://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/britains-heat-pump-shitshow/

📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumpshttps://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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📙 Heat Pumps Explainedhttps://link.amazon/B0g9cmDYa

🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals coursehttps://learn.renewableheatinghub.co.uk/fundamentals.html

Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

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Are Britain’s new homes really fit for the future? I'm joined by George Clarke, TV architect, and Ben Laverty from Mitsubishi Electric to explore new towns, new builds, low-carbon homes and why the British public deserves better from the housing industry.

“I personally feel like we’ve let the public down,” says George, in a conversation that challenges how we design, build and plan our homes, while recognising the economic pressures, planning difficulties and skills shortages that make meaningful change so challenging. From the positioning of houses and windows to insulation, heat pumps, solar panels and ventilation, we discuss why better housing needs a thoughtful approach from the very beginning, with comfort, affordability and environmental performance considered together.

Expect strong opinions, practical insights and plenty of laughs as we explore what it would take for Britain to build better.

Please support Renewable Heating Hub by exploring our books, courses and audio guides:

📕 Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshow https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/britains-heat-pump-shitshow/

📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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📙 Heat Pumps Explained https://link.amazon/B0g9cmDYa

🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals course https://learn.renewableheatinghub.co.uk/fundamentals.html

Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

Join the Renewable Heating Hub forums for independent homeowner advice, technical discussions and real-world heat pump experiences: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums

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In this episode of the Renewable Heating Hub Podcast, I'm joined by TV architect and Mitsubishi Electric ambassador George Clarke, alongside Rob McGaughey, Head of Smart Cities and Heat at ScottishPower.

Together, they explore the practical realities of moving away from fossil-fuel heating; from designing homes properly and improving their fabric to installing, commissioning and operating heat pumps successfully.

Topics covered include:

• Why good low-carbon design starts with orientation, glazing, insulation and a fabric-first approach

• The importance of accurate heat-loss calculations and property-specific system design

• What homeowners are most concerned about when considering a heat pump

• Why installation quality, commissioning, training and aftercare are essential

• George’s experience of replacing his gas boiler with an air-source heat pump

• How heat pumps operate differently from traditional boilers

• Building consumer confidence and looking beyond negative headlines

• Connecting heat pumps with solar panels, batteries, EVs and smart energy tariffs

• Why every home and every household needs a tailored solution

It’s an honest, practical and entertaining conversation about comfort, cost, carbon and the future of heating Britain’s homes.

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📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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📙 Heat Pumps Explained https://link.amazon/B0g9cmDYa

🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals course https://learn.renewableheatinghub.co.uk/fundamentals.html

Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

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In this episode of the Homeowners’ Q&A podcast, I'm joined by Simon Baseden from AAC Group to compare air-to-air and air-to-water heat pumps.

They explore heat loss calculations, system sizing, installation costs, whole-house heating, cooling and the common design mistakes homeowners should avoid.

Can an air-to-air heat pump replace a boiler and heat an entire UK home? Is air-to-air really cheaper than air-to-water?

And how do installers heat bedrooms, hallways and other rooms when warm air cannot easily travel through closed doors?

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📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

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Heat pumps work. So why do so many installations fail?

Mars is joined by JT Stewart from Slipstream for a revealing transatlantic investigation into heat pumps in Britain and the United States.

Although the two countries use the technology very differently, homeowners on both sides of the Atlantic are being hit by familiar problems: oversized systems, poor design, inadequate training and sales processes that can put profit before performance.

Britain has largely embraced air-to-water heat pumps. America is dominated by air-to-air and ducted systems. But does either country genuinely install them well?

Mars also examines how these failures compare with the problems uncovered in his book, Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshow.

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📕 Britain’s Heat Pump Shitshow https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/britains-heat-pump-shitshow/

📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide

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Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

Join the Renewable Heating Hub forums for independent homeowner advice, technical discussions and real-world heat pump experiences: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums

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MCS has spent years presenting itself as the badge homeowners can trust when choosing a heat pump installer.

But has it actually protected them?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A Podcast, Mars speaks with experienced heat pump installer Barry Sharp from Renewable Heat about the failures of the old MCS system and whether the newly redeveloped scheme can finally deliver meaningful protection for homeowners.

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🎧 Heat Pumps Explained: A Jargon-Free Guide for Homeowners

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🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals course

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The UK has a new government, a new Energy Secretary and a fresh opportunity to reshape the future of domestic heating.

But will the latest policy changes actually make heat pumps more affordable, more reliable and more attractive to homeowners?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A Podcast, Mars speaks with Charlotte Lee, Chief Executive of HPA UK, about what the new government could mean for heat pumps, home electrification and the wider renewable heating sector.

The conversation examines the removal of VAT from household electricity and asks whether this first intervention goes far enough to address the long-standing price imbalance between electricity and gas.

Charlotte also discusses the future of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the £7,500 and £9,000 grants currently available to eligible homeowners and whether the scheme could become vulnerable as the government reprioritises spending.

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📘 The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps

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🎧 Heat Pumps Explained: A Jargon-Free Guide for Homeowners

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🎓 Heat Pump Fundamentals course

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Use code INTRO50 at checkout to receive 50% off the Heat Pump Fundamentals course this summer.

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Do solar panels really make a heat pump cheaper to run or is the supposed “perfect marriage” between solar PV and heat pumps more complicated than homeowners are led to believe?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A podcast, Mars is joined by Richard Burrows from Pirate Heating Supplies to examine what actually happens when solar PV, heat pumps, battery storage, electric vehicles and smart tariffs are brought together in a modern electrified home.

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Are poor heat pump installations being blamed on the technology when the real failure begins at the design desk?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A podcast, Mars is joined by heating engineer and design consultant Rob Berridge for a blunt examination of what thousands of homeowner complaints reveal about Britain’s heat pump rollout.

They explore why some homes remain cold after installation, why high electricity bills can often be traced back to weak hydronic design and why room-by-room heat-loss calculations are only the beginning of a competent system design.

Rob explains the importance of system water volume, emitter sizing, flow rates, index circuits and low-temperature operation – and argues that too many installations rely on buffer tanks as a substitute for proper engineering.

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Most homeowners spend weeks researching which heat pump to buy. But what if the machine itself isn’t the biggest factor determining comfort, efficiency and running costs?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A Podcast, we're joined by Liam Knowles from The Heating People to investigate one of the most overlooked stages of a heat pump installation: commissioning.

We explore what proper commissioning should actually involve, why so many heat pumps are left running at fixed flow temperatures, how weather compensation should be configured and why simply getting the radiators hot is not proof that a heating system has been commissioned correctly.

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Are cheap heat pump installations storing up problems for homeowners? As more companies promise faster, cheaper and “minimal disruption” heat pump installations, many homeowners are left wondering what they’re really giving up in return for a lower upfront price.

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners’ Q&A Podcast, we're joined by Sean Hogan from Aventus Eco to examine one of the biggest debates in the UK heat pump industry. Can you really install a heat pump without upgrading radiators? Is keeping your existing cylinder a sensible compromise? Are higher flow temperatures a false economy? And what happens when electricity tariffs change?

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Why do some heat pump systems deliver outstanding performance while others leave homeowners frustrated, cold and facing higher energy bills?

In this episode of the Homeowners’ Q&A Podcast, we sit down with Mark Hall to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the UK heat pump market: installer competency.

From three-day training courses and heat loss calculations to radiator sizing, buffer tanks, weather compensation and system commissioning, Mark explains why heat pumps require a very different skillset to traditional boiler installations.

Mark also explains why achieving a SCOP of 4.0+ isn’t difficult when systems are designed correctly and why many of the UK’s underperforming systems can be traced back to basic design and commissioning errors rather than problems with the heat pump itself.

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Your heat pump's controller might be the dumbest piece of tech in your house. In this episode of the Homeowners' Q&A Podcast, we sit down with Graham Hendra, now working as a heat pump developer at Haier, who has just returned from meetings in China where the question of controller intelligence was front and centre. He's candid about what the industry is getting wrong, why heat pump uptake in the UK remains stubbornly low and what a genuinely smart heating system might look like in five years' time.

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Home battery sales in the UK have doubled in two years. Every solar company has added one to their quote. Every energy supplier has a deal. But is anyone actually explaining what you need to know before you spend thousands of pounds on a box of cells bolted to your wall?

In this episode of the award-winning Homeowners' Q&A Podcast, James Clark from Elite Services Group offers an honest, unfiltered conversation about what the industry gets right, what it gets badly wrong and what every homeowner needs to understand before committing.

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The heat pump industry has a marketing problem. And it's not just the big energy companies getting their adverts banned by the ASA... it's happening in installer proposals, manufacturer brochures and kitchen table conversations every single day.

In this episode of Homeowners' Q&A, we sit down with Simon Wardle of Ultimate Renewable Supplies for a frank conversation about the misleading claims that are leaving homeowners cold, confused and out of pocket.

Topics covered:

→ The kW badge: why the number on the side of your heat pump is almost always a best-case figure measured at conditions that rarely exist in a British winter

→ "Your radiators will be fine": how zero and minimal disruption installs are creating a new generation of homeowners with rooms that never come to temperature

→ Buffer tanks: why they're still being slung in as standard, what they're actually costing you in efficiency and when they're genuinely needed versus when they're a sticking plaster for poor design

→ "Cheaper to run than gas": the electricity-to-gas price ratio and whether this claim can ever be made honestly

→ Warranties: why homeowners routinely don't know if they're covered for two years or ten... and whose fault that actually is

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In this episode of Homeowners' Q&A, we sit down with Simon Baseden of AAC Group for a frank, expert-led conversation covering everything homeowners need to understand about A2A systems.

From the fundamentals of how A2A differs from traditional air conditioning, to the realities of weather compensation, zoning, defrost cycles and hot water provision, Simon answers the questions your forums have been asking for months.

We also tackle the BUS grant head-on, including why the £2,500 offer may not go as far as the headlines suggest, which properties are genuinely well-suited to A2A and why the MCS certification landscape remains a significant obstacle to mainstream adoption.

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In this episode we challenge one of the biggest assumptions in the UK retrofit and heat pump space: Should insulation always come first, or is ‘fabric fifth’ actually more realistic (and better) for the average home?

Natasha Ackroyd, Rhiannon de Wreede, Danny Murphy, Richard Burrows & Graeme Ross take an unfiltered look at the realities homeowners face: budgets, sequencing, installer messaging, risk, disruptive works, real-world constraints and whether the industry is giving people useful advice.

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In this episode we're joined Barry Sharp, John Wood & Richard Williams.

We dive into the big question that every UK homeowner is asking: how do you find a heat pump installer you can truly trust with your home, your comfort and your money?

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