INSPIRED by guy MARTIN’S home without bills?
If you’ve watched Guy Martin’s Home Without Bills on Channel 4 on Monday evening, you’ll have witnessed how an existing home can be transformed and made more efficient.
Common Question: What heat Pump Does Guy martin have?
Using Google lens, we can ascertain that his heat pump model is a Cool Energy inverTech Air Source Heat Pump CE-iVT18-3PH 8.5kW-18.6kW. If you have watched the show, Guy states that his home is a bit of an energy experiment. For the majority of homeowners, your chosen heat-pump installer will advise you on the heat pump model that’s best for your home.
If you’re based in Scotland and thinking about making your home more efficient, Loco Home Retrofit is a great place to start. We help you plan your journey towards a warmer home and work closely with fantastic heat pump installers so that you can be confident throughout the process.
If you are based in Scotland, we regularly have open home events. This gives you the opportunity to meet people who have already made improvements to their homes and installed heat pumps. See how their real bills look and learn about the work carried out and costs. See if we’re having an event on our Eventbrite.
Meet the people in Glasgow and Scotland who are heat pump happy (with our help!) and lowering their bills by watching our series of short videos on Youtube!
Hear from our Founder, Chris on the Zero Ambitions podcast and learn more about our retrofit one-stop-shop.
Thinking about lowering bills in Scotland? Read our latest blog post: https://locohome.coop/lowering-scottish-energy-bills/
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