Size Really Does Matter When It Comes to a Heat Pump!

Is your heat pump too big? We revisited Judith Leary Joyce’s Victorian home in St Albans (featured on the channel last year) after she discovered her heat pump was oversized AND she'd been running it all wrong! The Everything Electric community spotted the problem before she did! Here's what happened next. Judith’s Retrofitting Journey Episode:    • This Victorian Home is Now 75% More Energy...   Leah Robson https://www.yourenergyyourway.co.uk/a... Judith’s Latest Book “What the Builder Won’t Tell You”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Builder... 0:00 – Intro 1:00 – What "heat pump size" actually means 1:27 – Judith’s heat pump 3:56 – The fix: reinstating radiators & replumbing the system 4:24 – Why heat pumps need simplicity 4:57 – Oversizing vs undersizing 5:38 – How to actually run a heat pump 6:21 – The counterintuitive rule: switch it ALL on to save money 8:59 – Retrofitting numbers from 25,500kWh to under 6,000! 11:09 – Judith's advice to others 12:15 – Concluding thoughts Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show Check out our sister channel Everything Electric CARS:    / @fullychargedshow   Support our StopBurningStuff campaign:   / stopburningstuff   Become an Everything Electric Patreon:   / fullychargedshow   Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Everything Electric newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on X: https://x.com/Everyth1ngElec Follow us on Instagram:   / officialeverythingelectric   To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: [email protected] EE NORTH (Harrogate) - 8th & 9th May 2026 EE WEST (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th June 2026 EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026 EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026 #fullychargedshow #everythingelectricshow #homeenergy #cleanenergy #battery #electriccars #electric-vehicles-uk