Households ‘will be saddled with shoddy heat pumps under net zero plans’
Defective heat pumps will be fitted in new homes under net zero plans, the Government has been warned.
From 2027, new homes will be fitted with a heat pump as standard under rules that are expected to be introduced within weeks.
But while heat pumps installed under Government grant schemes in existing homes must be fitted by accredited technicians, there are no such standards for new homes.
I'd be more concerned about that new home being built in a shoddy manner as builders shove them up to meet shoddy targets formulated by a shoddy government basing its decisions on shoddy science and shoddy technical advice leading to shoddy policies implemented by shoddy Ministers with the backing of a shoddy civil service.
It isn't only shoddy Ed.
7 comments:
I guess "shoddy" means that it doesn't work very well. It wouldn't blast out a lovely warming glow that penetrates layers of damp cold clothing and warms the bones on a dismal winter morning. And could do jacket potatoes on an icy night. That would presumably be one of the non-shoddy ones they currently have.
Who thinks the houses built around these 'shoddy' heat pumps will be any better?
How would the new house owner know if was not functioning well?
The expectation will already be low.
Is this special pleading by the British Association of Heat Pump Installers, or something like that?
Asking for a friend.
Sam - yes, we may be confident that the non-shoddy ones, although expensive, do eventually warm wet clothes draped over a radiator.
decnine - I don't - I wouldn't but a new house at the moment.
Doonhamer - only by carefully monitoring costs and consumption I imagine, plus previous experience with other systems.
Peter - it certainly looks like it.
Nothing new, When we replaced our old boiler the installer found that the indirect loop for hot water had been connected 'upside down' - which explained why it always took a long time to start heating.
The question is whether or not the fear of shoddy work will justify an extensive independent inspection before issuing a 'certificate' with all the risks of extra costs, bureaucracy and the inevitable corruption.
DJ - I suppose it depends how shoddy a heat pump can be. If expensive components fail just after the guarantee or it is much noisier than it should be or significantly less efficient, then certification could be worthwhile, assuming the certification process isn't shoddy.
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