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Well intended government schemes that have the desired effect and consumers engage. unfortunately this leads to a shortage of installers to meet demand. Market rules apply. Demand outstrips supply and prices go up. Often leads to lots of cowboys jumping on the bandwagon I’m confident that heat geek installers don’t fall into that bracket.

I do agree but with the bus grant I'll be paying £3.5k so it's only marginally more than the cost of the heat pump if I was to do a self install. Other quotes that I've had are in the same ball park.

Hi All By way of an update: Heat geek have now agreed to honour the original price adjusted with the removal of the radiators and associated labour. I am much more comfortable with a final price of £11,054. Still perhaps a little expensive and I'll be interested to see what sundries they fit. I will updated this thread with comments on the quality of the install and the SCOP achieved which heat geek are guaranteeing at 350%.

Unfortunately they are quoting £6k after the grant so not much difference really. Is the demand for heat pumps so high that installers are now just thinking of a number and then doubling it when it comes to quoting?

As a sparky I consider sundries to be minor items that wouldn't amount to much worth itemising. These sundries are more expensive than the heat pump. Bonkers

This looks really interesting. Have you or anyone you know done this? I am a sparky and have adapted to many other trades whilst doing the build so aren't afraid of taking this on but it looks too good to be true.

Are heat geek any good? After watching many you tube videos heat geek and Adam in particular clearly understand the complexities of heat pump installation and how to get the best from an install. I completely bought into the heat geek sales pitch. This is my experience. In may 2024 I had the heat geek heat loss survey completed and was very impressed with the process. The results were as below: I was then quoted for a recommended install as follows: I then pointed out to the installer that no radiators were required and could these costs be removed from the quote. I also queried what sundries came to £2622 since big ticket items are itemised and I had already installed the heat pump base and underfloor heating. After refusing to remove the radiator costs, trying to justify them as "other work" and no satisfactory explanation of the sundries I contacted heat geek to explain my frustration and to cancel the contract. I was assured that heat geek were sympathetic with my experience and they requested that I didn't cancel the contract and they would allocate a new heat geek installer and start the process again. I agreed to this. At the beginning of this week I had the new heat geek installer complete his survey and the heat loss calcs are now: Not substantially different. My new proposal is: The heat pump, cylinder and associated equipment is identical on both proposals. I am really having difficulty with the Labour to fit the heat pump and cylinder on the new proposal being over £2000 more expensive than the original. The materials and location are identical. I also still have no explanation of what sundries come to such a high cost and strangely the sundries on the new proposal are exactly £802 more than the original quote. This is the same amount as the three radiators that I don't require. I am rapidly losing faith with heat geek and am now exploring other avenues. This is just my experience and hopefully others have fared better.

Floor designer has redone the clacs based on a 500kg point load and the joists will be fine. I will however spread the load over three joists as suggested. Thanks. The ministry of fun will now be able to shower at her leisure without worrying about how much water she's using. Happy days.

Thanks for the response but unfortunately the floor is already in. I'll go back to them and ask the question. Thanks

Hi All, Wasn''t sure which thread this would come under as it relates to both floor structure and heating install. In about six weeks time we will be having our Heat Geek ASHP installation. We have chosen to go with the Newark HG250A cylinder but on looking more closely at the figures for this and it's bigger brother HG300A I'm now leaning towards the HG300A for a minimal price increase. My question is about whether the floor structure would take the additional weight or even if it would take the weight of the HG250A? Should the installer assess this or is it my responsibility to get structural calcs done? The floor is posi joist as the design below: The red circle shows the proposed location of the tank. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Mark

Thanks for the responses fellas. I had thought about the tile thickness but didn't think it was 5mm. I just spoke to the technical guy at tapco and he said exactly what you have stated. Tile thickness and camber will be more than 5mm. Thanks again

Hi All, After almost four years of a very slow and painful build we are about to put a roof on, thank god. I'm using Tapco Slate Classic and according to the installation instructions these should be laid on a 50mm x 25mm batten using 30mm clout nails. Since the clout nails are longer than the batten thickness won't this result in numerous punctures to the impermeable membrane which is recommended? Am I unduly worrying or is this a specification error? I've already resolved one conflict in the installation manual whereby the tapco manual states a minimum 25mm drape for the underlay but the recommended underlay installation states a maximum of 15mm drape. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Hi MaryM, How did you get on with the stuart turner conditioner. I've had a plumber round today who has recommended this product. Regards Mark

Thanks Mark

Hi All, We are now well into our self build and have poured the (Nudura) walls for the first floor. This morning the posi joist company arrived with our joists and we have refused the delivery. Since we are not seasoned builders I'm looking for others opinions on the quality that should be expected from a precision product. Please see attached and give us your opinion on the quality of the joists. Defects that we have highlighted are splits in the cords, splits in supporting blocks, supporting blocks are not manufactured tight to the cords and many of the trimmable ends are not centred between the cords.