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"Nathan is one of the UK's clean heat leaders" Chris Stark I help people understand heat & heating industry. My family have been installing heat pump technology for nearly half a century. I run the Guild of Master Heat Engineers BetaTeach.co.uk

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New event aims to help marketing professionals get heat decarbonisation message right Paul Kenny, Director General of the European Heat Pump Association and former Special Adviser to the Irish Government, will be speaking at the Inaugural Heating

For people involved in communications and marketing in the heating sector

www.installeronline.co.uk/heating/new-...

19.02.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Michael, there's a balance for sure. The average home needs 8kW to heat with a DT of 24 between in and out temperaturs. So it only needs around 4000J/s (4kW) when it's a more common DT of 12. What does the homes heat load need to be reduced to with insulation?

29.12.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Michael, heat pumps don't need installation to work. They've been heating UK buildings before this country had natural gas boilers (the first Methane ship didn't turn up to Canvey Island till 1959) ...

A glass fronted Marquee at the house of commens is heated with them πŸ˜‰

22.12.2025 13:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Cliff, who is your council

22.12.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Monika, UK hospitals have thousands of heat pumps...

Here are some at my local

22.12.2025 13:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have a great break everyone.

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22.12.2025 12:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Steve πŸ‘

13.12.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Adrian. Appreciate that. For dyslexic people like myself, who have the ideas in my head but struggle to elucidate them with words AI has been massively beneficial. Mind you, I do end up iterating many more times than most I imagine πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚

24.11.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy… | Nathan Gambling | 37 comments BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy Control πŸ™This post is for anyone trying to navigate the confusion around 'fabric first' and heat pumpsπŸ™ Immediate truth: Heat pump...

People (good people) get very confused about fabric and its potential (it only has one lever) and promote "fabric first" not understanding that heat input has two levers. I wrote this to help people:

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24.11.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, without a doubt. Helping people understand they are everywhere is very helpful. It's estimated there are 5 billion (not million) compressors on the planet. When I ask people to elucidate what they mean by "in reverse" they always struggle to expand on the statement.

24.11.2025 07:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy… | Nathan Gambling | 35 comments BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy Control πŸ™This post is for anyone trying to navigate the confusion around 'fabric first' and heat pumpsπŸ™ Immediate truth: Heat pump...

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23.11.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy… | Nathan Gambling | 35 comments BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy Control πŸ™This post is for anyone trying to navigate the confusion around 'fabric first' and heat pumpsπŸ™ Immediate truth: Heat pump...

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23.11.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We've installed them in Russia. They work fine. Pretty cold out there

23.11.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I was with @janrosenow.bsky.social at this event at the house of commens terrace pavilion. It's a glass fronted Marquee heated with heat pumps. Heat pumps have been heating UK buildings before this country got it's first shipment of Methane in 1959

23.11.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi HumanTravl, yes this is an often used analogy. Arguably not a helpful one. Nothing is in reverse. A heat pump is just an evaporator moving energy to a condenser, whether a fridge, slush puppy machine, air con unit or an air to water heat pump.

You are very correct. Super efficient

23.11.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy… | Nathan Gambling | 35 comments BEYOND FABRIC FIRST : Understanding the Full Picture of Home Energy Control πŸ™This post is for anyone trying to navigate the confusion around 'fabric first' and heat pumpsπŸ™ Immediate truth: Heat pump...

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23.11.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Latest heat pump case study installed by an engineer in the Guild of Master Heat Engineers is now on BetaTeach.co.uk

19.11.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disrupting Zero Disrupt: Inside EDF's 'Express Heat Pump Initiative' - BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast This week on BetaTalk, we're doing something truly special: the FIRST EVER exclusive interview with EDF Heat Pumps about their groundbreaking new "Express" initiative.EDF's new "Express" initiative is...

You've had Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations from @heat-geek.bsky.social Now take a listen to hear what EDF have come up with which is similar

betatalk.buzzsprout.com/509671/episo...

05.11.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks πŸ™ appreciate you taking the time to listen to it

02.11.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hita...Yes...most radiators, most of the time never need hot water.

02.11.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Government Regulators Crack Down on False Radiator Claims 🌑️ The Manufacturers Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC) have the help of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)

Government Regulators Crack Down on False Radiator Claims 🌑️

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01.11.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow... that's interesting. That was fine from asking AI?

11.10.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, very complimentary...Many of the Guild engineers will be HG's

11.10.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Case studies have now started πŸ‘

BetaTeach.co.uk

09.10.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed this. We should do another

09.10.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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BetaTeach Newsletter The Guild of Master Heat Engineers is a peer-assessed network of the very best heating engineers.

All good Ben, just launched the Guild of Master Heat Engineers

www.betateach.co.uk/c/guild

09.10.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice chap. He was recently on my podcast

09.10.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They certainly do

www.betateach.co.uk/p/heat-pump-...

09.10.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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High-Efficiency Air Source Heat Pump Installation in a Grade II Listed Buckinghamshire Property A master heat engineer case study

You can find details of systems here. This particular case study is in an old building. I interviewed the property owner last night for an upcoming podcast

www.betateach.co.uk/p/heat-pump-...

09.10.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BetaTeach Newsletter The renewable energy and low carbon heating newsletter. Connecting you with Master heating engineers.

The Guild of Master Heat Engineers is up and running.

Check it outπŸ‘‡

BetaTeach.co.uk

#heatpumps #energy

09.10.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0