ASHP - where to start?
Hi folks. Finally starting our new build this year (well hopefully!) in the west of Scotland. We are going for an ASHP preferably with UF heating. The house is going to be "upside down" with bedrooms on the ground floor and living area on the first. My wife really wants UF on the first (living) floor, so looking for recommendations there.
We also have a plumber / heating engineer in the family who is offering to go on a course so he can become accredited and fit the system for us so we can
Welcome
if you’re planning a house that is airtight and well insulated, don’t bother with RHI as it will never pay back the “MCS Premium” that it will cost to get it installed. Beware you can’t just “do a course” to become MCS accredited and there is significant cost to the person who wants to become a registered installer. This isn’t just about becoming certified on an ASHP install, there is significantly more to it.
I would focus on getting the heat demand down and then