Why You Need Weather and Load Compensation on Your Heat Pump

Do you actually understand how weather and load compensation affect your heat pump’s performance? Most homeowners don’t, and that’s costing them. We break it down with: Michael Lacey, Sean Hogan, Liam Knowles, Ken Bone & Dan Cadd. Big thank you to Vaillant for sponsoring this episode: https://vaillant.co.uk Enter our giveaway for a chance to win a 6-panel solar installation (sponsored by Egg): https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/win... Buy Bodge Buster: Heat Pump Guide for Homeowners: amzn.to/3NVndlU Buy From Zero to Heat Pump Hero: amzn.to/4bWkPFb 🔗 Subscribe for more episodes and check out our website at Renewable Heating Hub for resources and advice: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Don’t forget to subscribe for more expert discussions on renewable heating: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums If you would like to sponsor an episode or be a guest on our panel, please send an email to [email protected] 🌿 FOLLOW US HERE 🌿 Renewable Heating Hub: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk Renewable Heating Hub Forums: https://renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums YouTube:    / renewableheatinghub   Instagram:   / renewableheatinghub   Email: [email protected] Got more questions? Comment below or email us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes! 0:00 Intro 1:33 What is weather compensation? 2:47 What is load compensation and how is it different to weather compensation? 5:12 Can you use weather and load compensation in system design? 6:39 Positioning of controllers and sensors for optimal performance 8:41 Giveaway 9:23 Why is weather compensation still not being activated by installers and why do they default to set flow temperatures? 16:09 Should homeowners know how weather comp works and be able to adjust it themselves? 20:36 Would you have to set weather compensation curves differently for UFH versus radiators? 22:37 How can homeowners check if an installer has enabled weather compensation on their system? 27:19 Do systems like Homely and Havenwise overwrite heat pump weather comp settings and is it better to use controllers that came with the heat pump? 32:17 How easy is it to set ToU tariffs on a Vaillant heat pump? 34:13 Can you get wireless controllers and sensors to manage load compensation? 35:13 What’s the one tip to take away for homeowners on using weather comp successfully? 36:09 Conclusion 36:37 Outtakes