BUS Grant requirements (conflicting info)

[Chanmenie]

Just now, HughF said:

Yep, that's a bargain, given the retail price (which is unreasonable)...

Yeah they are bloody expensive, not up to a Stiebel Eltron though they are really expensive.

I do also think the Veismann indoor unit is very neat compared to most separate DHW tanks and associated gubbins, it doesn’t take up much more if any space than a traditional ( non slimline ) tank 

[Rudski]

11 hours ago, HughF said:

Any install by a heat geek or other competent installer... Buffer bad...

So when I've looked for a heat Geek, it brings up an installer local to us, only one mind you then has this caveat below, doesn't really inspire confidence, have they just registered on their website for more work?

 

Heat pump installs performed by this installer are not guaranteed or monitored by Heat Geek

 

[HughF]

1 hour ago, Rudski said:

So when I've looked for a heat Geek, it brings up an installer local to us, only one mind you then has this caveat below, doesn't really inspire confidence, have they just registered on their website for more work?

 

Heat pump installs performed by this installer are not guaranteed or monitored by Heat Geek

 

To be honest, the hydronic design of these things is so piss easy, I could sketch it out on an envelope for you and you could just get a plumber to press it all up. 
 

It’s not rocket surgery this stuff.

 

 

[Rudski]

27 minutes ago, HughF said:

To be honest, the hydronic design of these things is so piss easy, I could sketch it out on an envelope for you and you could just get a plumber to press it all up. 
 

It’s not rocket surgery this stuff.

 

 

One, try getting a plumber around here! Two, it might be Piss easy but getting a plumber, see one, and try getting one that likes to go out of his comfort zone from a fag packet sketch, I understand reading on the pages of FB heat geeks etc the bad news will always be more prevalent than the good news stories, but it seems depending where you are in the country and the amount of people installing systems that do not do what they're supposed to do is significant, or maybe these people are expecting too much from these systems, OR have been promised something they haven't been given.

 

I've dropped a guy an e mail who is accredited by the Heat Geek scheme, but he's 1 1/2 hrs away from us 😟 so we'll see if interested.

[JohnMo]

32 minutes ago, HughF said:

hydronic design of these things is so piss easy

Especially with UFH. Pipe from heat pump to 3 port diverter. Each side of diverter, to either to UFH hot port or cylinder top coil tapping. Return piping from UFH cold port to heat pump, cylinder return tees into return from UFH. Strainer in return line prior to heat pump and after tee.

 

Heat geek design done. 22mm fine up to 6kW generally, unless long runs. Up 10kW 28mm on primary runs.

 

Bigger the heat pump the better the quality of 3 port diverter you need, to reduce pressure loss. The other thing to assess is system volume, for cycling.

[HughF]

21 minutes ago, Rudski said:

One, try getting a plumber around here! Two, it might be Piss easy but getting a plumber, see one, and try getting one that likes to go out of his comfort zone from a fag packet sketch, I understand reading on the pages of FB heat geeks etc the bad news will always be more prevalent than the good news stories, but it seems depending where you are in the country and the amount of people installing systems that do not do what they're supposed to do is significant, or maybe these people are expecting too much from these systems, OR have been promised something they haven't been given.

 

I've dropped a guy an e mail who is accredited by the Heat Geek scheme, but he's 1 1/2 hrs away from us 😟 so we'll see if interested.

Just get him on time + materials and tell him to crack on, you’re only paying him to sling pipe and press fittings.

[BotusBuild]

On 22/01/2025 at 21:04, Dillsue said:

Does the BUS grant even apply to new builds?? Isn't it for replacing fossil fuelled heating.

Yes, just had mine installed

[BotusBuild]

On 22/01/2025 at 12:09, Rudski said:

we hadn't planned for anything else upstairs

I did plan for UFH both floors, but do wonder what will be on when given the way our house is built.

We are getting the BUS grant, the HP is installed and working, but the UFH is not yet connected upstairs. Maybe this a way round it for you. Put the manifold into a cupboard and just isolate it 😁