Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A

Mars Mlodzinski
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The Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners’ Q&A series is your go-to resource for expert advice on heating systems and renewable energy solutions. Whether you’re new to heat pumps or a seasoned homeowner looking to optimise your setup, this series is designed to answer your most pressing questions. Each episode, we dive into the topics that matter most to you, guided by real questions from our community forums. Our panel of industry experts breaks down complex concepts, offers practical tips and shares their insights on the latest technologies – making sure you have the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your home’s heating and energy systems. Join us as we explore everything from buffer tanks and system design to automation and energy efficiency, all with a focus on helping homeowners achieve the best possible performance from their renewable heating systems. Subscribe now and never miss an episode of the Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners’ Q&A! Website: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RenewableHeatingHub If you have any questions that you would like us to discuss in a future episode or suggestions of topics please email editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2 days ago

    Are We Letting Undertrained Heat Pump Installers Loose On Homeowners?

    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. Please support us by getting a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide Use the Renewable Heating Hub Heat Pump Installer Finder tool: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/reliable-heat-pump-installer-uk/ Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: https://amzlink.to/az0PcYSpz4WZ0 Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: https://amzlink.to/az0hkHqoyZ2xS 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk If you would like to sponsor an episode please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  2. 17 Jun

    Why Does Every New Heat Pump Come with an Unreadable & Useless Controller?

    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. Please support us by getting a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: https://amzlink.to/az0PcYSpz4WZ0 Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: https://amzlink.to/az0hkHqoyZ2xS 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk If you would like to sponsor an episode please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  3. 10 Jun

    Everyone's Buying Batteries But is Anyone Doing It Right?

    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. This video is sponsored by Stiebel Eltron: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/stiebel-eltron Stiebel Eltron free webinars: https://www.stiebel-eltron.co.uk/en/service/showsandevents/hpnextshowsandevents.html Please support us by getting a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: https://amzlink.to/az0PcYSpz4WZ0 Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: https://amzlink.to/az0hkHqoyZ2xS 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk If you would like to sponsor an episode please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  4. 3 Jun

    Has the Heat Pump Industry Given Up on Telling the Truth?

    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 Please support us by getting a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: https://amzlink.to/az0PcYSpz4WZ0 Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: https://amzlink.to/az0hkHqoyZ2xS 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk If you would like to sponsor an episode please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  5. 27 May

    Air-to-Air Heat Pumps: Everything UK Homeowners Need to Know

    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. Participate on our dedicated air-to-air heat pump thread: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums/renewable-heating-air-source-heap-pumps-ashps/a2a-vs-a2w-which-heat-pump-would-you-pick Please support us by getting a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/go/ultimate-guide Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: https://amzlink.to/az0PcYSpz4WZ0 Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: https://amzlink.to/az0hkHqoyZ2xS 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk If you would like to sponsor an episode please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min

  6. 03/12/2025

    Can You Install a Heat Pump Before Insulating Properly?

    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. Sponsored by: EON Next: https://bit.ly/RHH-EON Check out our new book The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Pre-order now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-heat-pumps-a-comprehensive-resource-for-homeowners/ Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: amzn.to/3NVndlU Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: amzn.to/4bWkPFb 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums If you would like to sponsor an episode or be a guest on our panel, please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  7. 26/11/2025

    What Truly Makes a Great Heat Pump Installer in the UK?

    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? Check out our new book The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Buy now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-heat-pumps-a-comprehensive-resource-for-homeowners Get connected with the best heat pump installers in the UK: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/reliable-heat-pump-installer-uk Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: amzn.to/3NVndlU Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: amzn.to/4bWkPFb 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums If you would like to sponsor an episode or be a guest on our panel, please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  8. 21/11/2025

    Are Heat Pump Warranties Being Quietly Shortened Behind Homeowners’ Backs?

    Ideal Heating’s installer cashback warranty scheme... is it a fair model or homeowner rip-off? And with Rachel Reeves signalling turbulence around future heat pump subsidies, what does this mean for homeowners, manufacturers and installers? In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Wheeler (Vito Energy) and Barry Sharp (Renewable Heat) for an honest breakdown of: – Why Ideal is incentivising SHORTER warranties – Whether installers may be tempted to cut corners – How homeowners can check if they’ve been short-changed – Why extended warranties are becoming a battleground – What Rachel Reeves’ announcement really means for BUS – Whether the UK heat-pump market could collapse if subsidies vanish – What needs fixing FIRST: pricing, policy, MCS, eco-funding or the spark gap? – Is Adia the next big break through for heat pump installations? Check out our new book The Ultimate Guide to Heat Pumps. Buy now: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/the-ultimate-guide-to-heat-pumps-a-comprehensive-resource-for-homeowners Get connected with the best heat pump installers in the UK: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/reliable-heat-pump-installer-uk Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: amzn.to/3NVndlU Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: amzn.to/4bWkPFb 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums If you would like to sponsor an episode or be a guest on our panel, please send an email to editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/renewableheatinghub Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub Email: editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk Got more questions? Comment below or email us at editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
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The Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners’ Q&A series is your go-to resource for expert advice on heating systems and renewable energy solutions. Whether you’re new to heat pumps or a seasoned homeowner looking to optimise your setup, this series is designed to answer your most pressing questions. Each episode, we dive into the topics that matter most to you, guided by real questions from our community forums. Our panel of industry experts breaks down complex concepts, offers practical tips and shares their insights on the latest technologies – making sure you have the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your home’s heating and energy systems. Join us as we explore everything from buffer tanks and system design to automation and energy efficiency, all with a focus on helping homeowners achieve the best possible performance from their renewable heating systems. Subscribe now and never miss an episode of the Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners’ Q&A! Website: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums Instagram: https://instagram.com/renewableheatinghub YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RenewableHeatingHub If you have any questions that you would like us to discuss in a future episode or suggestions of topics please email editor@renewableheatinghub.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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