Background In October 2024 we finally replaced our Worcester Greenstar combi boiler with an Octopus Heatpump installation of a Daikin Altherma 3 monoblock Airsourced Heat-pump and 180 litre hot water tank. So two months on how well does it work? Is it keeping the house warm? Is it costing more or less money to run? […]
Category Archives: Energy Efficiency
Posts and case studies to appear on the energy efficiency page. See also sub categories
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Jan
Jan
In this case study Kev Matthews tells us how he’s navigated the Wiltshire Planning system on his journey to install an Air Source Heat Pump in his Calne home… …With the Boiler Upgrade Scheme from the UK government contributing £7500 (England and Wales) towards the cost of installation, it’s never been a been a better […]
26
Nov
Nov
We hope you enjoy this post from Zero Chippenham’s James Bradbury on how he’s saving money and carbon in his home by ‘load shifting’. The post is kindly taken with permission from James’s website Introduction Domestic energy use costs money and causes carbon emissions. You may wish to reduce both. One way is to add […]
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Nov
Nov
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) is technology that’s typically only installed on highly air-tight and insulated new build Passivhaus standard houses. Even bulk house builders will revert to trickle air vents for ventilation rather than install this technology. So is it possible to perform a relatively inexpensive DIY installation on an old leaky house […]
07
Nov
Nov
Our home is a 1970’s 4 bed in Monkton park (extended from 3-bed in the 90s) and we have been there since 2022 – we love our home and wanted to make it more sustainable! The house has solar PV, a battery and a heat pump, as well as an electric car charger. When we […]
23
Oct
Oct
Our four thermal cameras are now open to hire for FREE (Chippenham Residents only) for the Autumn – Winter 2024 season. To hire one of our free thermal cameras please fill out the form on our Thermal Camera Scheme Page Our scheme administrator Chris will be pleased to help you once you’ve filled out the […]
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Oct
Oct
Our Octopus Heat Pump journey started in late October 2023. We’d been with Octopus Energy as an electricity and gas supplier for a couple of years and made good use of their Intelligent Octopus tariff. We wanted to decarbonise our house, and the last significant step on that journey was to get rid of gas. […]
15
Oct
Oct
Our friends at Wiltshire Climate Alliance are once again helping to coordinate Wiltshire and Swindon’s Green Open Homes event 2024. Green Open Homes is an opportunity to ask a local Chippenham or Wiltshire resident about an energy saving improvement that they’ve made, and see if it might work for you. People who have made energy […]
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Jun
Jun
Octopus Energy are rapidly becoming one of the major Heat Pump installers in the UK. This is largely due to their highly competitive pricing, which after the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme £7500 grant is applied, puts the installation cost on a par, or sometimes less than a new gas combo-boiler. It is possible to obtain […]
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May
May
Zero Chippenham members Jan and Trevor describe their experience of an Air Source heat pump installation in their 1970s house in Chippenham. The Myths Air Source Heat Pump? “It makes too much noise”, “It doesn’t keep you warm enough”, “it’s too expensive”. BUT it does take you away from fossil fuels for keeping your home warm and […]