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  • Air source heat pump COP

    by Mars 27 March 2022

    With energy prices continuing to skyrocket, understanding your air source heat pump COP (coefficient of performance) is of paramount importance if you want to know if your heat pump is…

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  • Check your home heat loss and insulation with a thermal imaging camera

    by Mars 15 March 2022

    Insulation and heat loss are going to become terms and practices we’ll all need to embrace as we strive to lower heating carbon emissions and bills. One of the easiest…

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  • Sustainable composting toilet

    by Mars 11 March 2022

    We recently received a sustainable, composting toilet from TROBOLO called the TeraBloem to check out and it’s perfect for anyone that needs a toilet where there’s no connection to mains…

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  • Going bivalent: ASHP + HVO

    by Mars 22 February 2022

    This is the third winter that we’re heating our home with an air source heat pump and the experiment continues. As regular followers of our blog and YouTube channel will…

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  • Our bivalent heat pump and HVO biofuel – are we still green?

    by Mars 13 January 2022

    How much things have changed in 12 months. In January and February 2021 we were going through a cold winter and our air source heat pump was cost-effectively keeping us…

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  • Our heat pump, solar production and the weather – a year in review

    by Mars 1 January 2022

    As part of our ongoing sustainability journey at Home Farm, we annually review our solar production, air source heat pump efficiency and the weather for the past 12 months.

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  • Smart bulbs – a bright idea?

    by Mars 29 December 2021

    Used correctly, smart home devices such as plugs and bulbs can make your home more sustainable. Teckin sent us some of their smart plugs and smart bulbs to review.

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  • Ho, ho, ho for HVO – will it be a warm Christmas?

    by Mars 25 December 2021

    As everyone that follows our blog and YouTube channel knows, we are big advocates and supporters of heat pumps, but we are also firm believers that homeowners should have options…

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  • Check your electricity tariff to see if you’re being overcharged

    by Mars 24 December 2021

    As air source heat pump owners, the running costs of our central heating system are based on the price of electricity. For us, the sweet spot as a tariff is…

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  • The cost of being green

    by Mars 24 November 2021

    As the headlines from COP26 vanish from news-tickers, it’s a good time to reflect and take stock of our personal sustainability journey. Our air source heat pump is about to…

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