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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve successfully claimed £2,000 from Halifax for my heat pump install 🥳

To be eligible for the Green Living Reward the install has to be within 1 year of getting a mortgage/refixing.

You also need to have a current account with Halifax.

#heatpump #heatpumps

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Climate Visuals @climatevisuals.bsky.social · 14d

New pictures!

Today we're excited to be launching the first images from our new resource of engaging, accessible and real-life images of heat pumps across the UK, free for non-profit, editorial and educational use.

Find out more and view the images:
www.climatevisuals.org/heatpumps/

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · 29d

Yes!

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thanks! I used CL Signs in Stockwell who aren’t specialists but have done a few heat pumps before. They did it in situ after the install. I’ve been told wrapping is fine for Vaillants but not spray painting.

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨Heat pump wrap ✨Before and after ✨

I just got my Vaillant heat pump wrapped in grey.

Do you prefer it before or after?

#heatpumps

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Sep 6

@joalsop.bsky.social is the queen of modulating gas boilers! It would be awesome if boilers could be changed by the engineer when doing servicing.

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Aug 29

🏢 How are flats heated in England and Wales? 🏦

🔥 45% of 11+ storey flats use communal heating, at least half relying on fossil fuels

🏡 75% of low-rise flats (1-3 storeys) use fossil-fuel heating

⚡ 60% of high-rise flats use electricity for individual heating

www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...

Understanding how flats are heated in England and Wales

Decarbonising flats requires a nuanced, multifaceted approach with distinct strategies based on their heating fuel types

www.nesta.org.uk

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well, electricity levies and heat pumps are in the news this morning…
… and we have a brand new Nesta report out on levy reform.

We’ve looked closely at all the options, and this is what we think the best approach is…
www.nesta.org.uk/report/how-t...

How to make electricity cheaper

Reforming the levies on energy bills

www.nesta.org.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 29

Only 1630 more comments to go.... 😆

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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · May 29

🏡 In partnership with The MCS Foundation, we've designed a website to help consumers transition to a heat pump, with free, impartial tools and guidance.

Homeowners can find out how much a heat pump might cost, the best type for their home, and find an installer: www.getaheatpump.org.uk

Your trusted source of information on heat pumps

Learn about the future of home heating with Get a Heat Pump: offering independent information, tools and guidance for homeowners.

www.getaheatpump.org.uk

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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · May 29

Today, the 1 metre ruling requiring a minimum of 1 metre between a heat pump & property boundaries has been lifted for homes in England, meaning thousands of homeowners can make the first step to getting one.

🔖 Our new explainer outlines the planning process for getting a heat pump: bit.ly/4mAIDo0

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 29

Today is the day! The heat pump 1m rule finally gets lifted. Getting my own heat pump installed later this year (planning no longer required!) 🥳

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Planning change makes heat pump installations easier for homes

The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 23

🔥 1,600 heat pump visits in one year
🔥 Over 900 hosts signed up
🔥 47 installers registered

www.nesta.org.uk/blog/one-yea...
@codrinacretu.bsky.social @alasdair.co @madgabes.bsky.social @kieranran.bsky.social @markobroin.bsky.social

One year on, Visit a Heat Pump sees over 1,600 visitors

Our research has shown visits make a clear difference to people’s attitudes, knowledge and confidence on heat pumps

www.nesta.org.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 13

4 meters!!

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 13

Do you know of a conservation areas in the UK that allow heat pumps fronting a highway?

We'd love any examples! Thanks in advance 🙏

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 9

Perhaps a better link to share with the details: mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/21/w...

Unless you can move the heat pump to be further from your neighbour’s nearest window, these changes are unlikely to help you I’m afraid.

Warm Homes Plan and heat pumps

There has been widespread coverage in national media following the launch of the Warm Homes Plan by DESNZ. The Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and deliver warmer, cleaner...

mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 9

🔥 Heat pump 1m rule comes to an end on 29th May! 🥳

Here is the statutory instrument: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/56...

@joalsop.bsky.social @betatalk.bsky.social @thesuburbanpirate.bsky.social @acjsissons.bsky.social @annieleymarie.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org @chrisbaraniuk.com

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025

This instrument amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) (“the GPDO”). The GPDO provides, for the purposes of section 59 of the Town an...

www.legislation.gov.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · May 9

🔥 Heat pump 1m rule comes to an end on 29th May! 🥳

Here is the statutory instrument: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/56...

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025

This instrument amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) (“the GPDO”). The GPDO provides, for the purposes of section 59 of the Town an...

www.legislation.gov.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Apr 30

New heat pump consultation out today on UK Government grants:

- Extend to Air to Air & heat batteries

Options being considered to help spread the installation cost of a heat pump include:

- Hire purchase
- Hire purchase “plus”
- Leasing, like leasing a car

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Families to get more choice over home upgrades

Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home's heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs

www.gov.uk

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Apr 11

Eeek >> Gas boilers now biggest source of air pollution in central London elementallondon.show/news/gas-boi...

Gas boilers now biggest source of air pollution in central London, study shows - elemental

A new study has revealed that gas boilers used for heating are now identified as the primary contributor for NOx emissions in London.

elementallondon.show

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Mar 14

🔥 Do we need to mandate the open protocol that all boilers and controls have to work with? 🔥

DESNZ consultation says boilers & controls just need to be compatible with 1 open protocol - so some will be incompatible with each other?

I suggest OpenTherm as the mandated open protocol. Am I wrong?

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Mar 6

@nicola.qeng-ho.org might have a view on the lowest you can set combi boiler tap water, as she worked on the Cambridge Architectural Research report that recommended 42 degrees

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hi! If you have a combi boiler (no hot water tank) you can set the flow temp for radiators as low as you want.

For tap water setting 42c is lowest you are advised to go

Let us know how you get on!

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · Mar 6

NEW: Helen Jeffrey was excited to have a heat pump installed after moving home - but something wasn't right. It was costing her far more than expected.

So she decided to investigate. And soon met an internet stranger who was able to help.

MY LATEST: www.thereengineer.pro/p/an-interne...

‘An internet stranger helped solve my heat pump puzzle’

Gadgets can monitor heat pumps and reveal their workings

www.thereengineer.pro

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Katy King @katyking2.bsky.social · Mar 6

Great new piece on heat pump monitoring and optimisation from @chrisbaraniuk.com
open.substack.com/pub/thereeng...

Cameo from heat pump Bsky aficionado @acjsissons.bsky.social

‘An internet stranger helped solve my heat pump puzzle’

Gadgets can monitor heat pumps and reveal their workings

open.substack.com

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