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Today's guest is Nick Eastwood, the Technical Director of Secon Renewables. Nick really knows his stuff! If you're looking to learn more about renewables, be sure to check out their training courses. 

All the way from Sunny Scotland, it's the incredibly handsome, smart, humble hunk. B Sharp - that's great advice right there.    ENJOY!   I always learn so much from conversations with Barry, you probably will too. 

We're back after a much needed break! Revitalised (ish!) and ready to go! Fresh off the back of Kimbo Betty's brilliant mastermind day of learning all thing hydronics, water quality, degree minutes and more.  Stay tuned for an interesting announcement!

Matt Rice from Oso Hot Water is today's guest. Top quality hot water cylinders that perform to the highest level, a must for heat pumps, and boilers alike!

We contiue where we left off with Heating Installer of the Year, Nick Irlam.

Heating Installer Of The Year - Nick Irlam is today's guest. Nick is known for tackling larger projects and doing them to a very high standard. He has a knack of making it sound very simple! There's a load of work that goes into getting one of these larger bespoke projects started.  Find out just how much by listening.

A different episode this week. We have Steve Hall from WT Hall Builders. I met Steve at the Ripon Green Fair, his views on doing things right in terms of insulating and reducing air leaks in building made absolute sense to me. We need more Steves!  If you're looking for a conscientious builder. Steve is your man. 

Arran Woodford is today's guest, he loves a Viessmann boiler and heat pump? Do you?    We discuss why Arran will never be MCS registered.   We cover all sorts in this episode. Look out for our new feature at the end of the podcast! 

All the way from Sunny Sweden and the Esbe Factory. What a company this is!  Amazing to hear all the history of the place on a factory tour and learn abuot the ethos of this family run business that's 118 years old! Darren Myers is heading up the UK team as they look to expand into the market over here.  Henrik Hallberg is the Technical Innovation Manager at Esbe, he talks us through some of their...

HEAT PUMP WEEK!   Mark joins us from Green Home Heating. A great episode with lots of nuggets to take away. If you're not doing video to promote your business, get on with it!

A really smart controller for your heat pump! If you haven't heard of Homely, check this out! If you have heard of Homely you'll want to listen anyway!

What the hell is heat pump week? Let's find out with Emma from IMS Heat Pumps. September 23rd-29th 2024

The one you've all been waiting for! Mr Damon Blakemore, say no more! Heat Pump Hero Damo is here to answer your questions! Let's go.

Craig from C Brookes Heating is this week's guest. Craig has been fitting air source heat pumps for a number of years, after making the switch from boilers. Low temperature heating design is where it all began for Craig after completing Kimbo's course. 

Flushing of heating systems using Ricky's wonderful invention. Once you've used that, you'll want to fill it back up to the German Standard VDI 2035. Very good, very nice.

Do you know Rich Burrows? No, but thanks for the tip! This week we discuss the success of the installer show, Esbe valves, Inta kit and Only Fans - what more could you want? That's not a rhetorical question - let me know on Instagram please.

Mark joins us to discuss the business side of running a renewables company. Knowing your numbers is so vital to ensure success. We discuss the sometimes lonely world of running your own business and the mental health side of things.    

The journey from from gas work to fitting heat pumps. Tune in to listen to the start of Mark Hall's journey as he renovates his forever home and fits his first heat pump in a 300 year old property.

Does exactly what it says on the tin! If you're fitting heat pumps, this is a must have in your armoury! No more bad backs from hauling heat pumps. 

There are changes afoot! Have a listen to see what MCS has planned after taking on feedback from  installers and homeowners alike.

Barry Sharp is today's guest. We look back at the Installer Show, discussing the noticeable increase in heat pump manufacturers compared to last year's show.  What does Barry think the cork in the bottle is regarding rolling out the number of heat pumps, it certainly seems the demand is now there. So, how do we fulfill it?

ARRRRGH ME HEARTIES!! Friend of the show Richard Burrows is today's guest. For those that don't know Rich, he's an independent online plumbing merhcant. We've used Rich personally for years, his industry knowledge is vast and he's always on the end of the phone to help his customers with any technical questions we may have!  We chat about what can be done to make heat pumps more affordable, and co...

How can we raise awareness about Heat Pumps? Emma has some good views on this! If you're looking to become an MCS heat puimp installer, Emma recommends some decent websites to make the paper work side of things more straight forward. 

A brief episode covering some common questions asked about heat pumps. 

Today's guest is Martyn Bridges from Worcester Bosch. Director of Technical Services, Martyn has been in the game for a considerable time! There's lots to be gleaned from this episode as Martyn makes a strong argument for Hybrid Systems.  Do you think we'll see hybrid set ups become part of the governement funded grant?    Let's see.