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I'll be the one defiantly doing heat pump+ground source heat pump +solar+underfloor heating ! just need some work experience before I do the actual training Mike ! +need to get oil and LPG ! is a shame all this hard study I did on natural gas 
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I am interested in solar thermal, the cost of things is too much for me though so i cant see me doing it anytime soon and I still think there won't be much of a market up here at the moment due to the cost
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MickW
It was recently announced that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will be rolled out in Scotland as well as England, so I guess demand will increase when that happens.
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do you think this is better then the manufacture ?...as if I do manufacture one I can then not have match problem installing there products as when on training well get hands on it ! speaking of worcester .
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MickW
Truthfully, no!
The last time I spoke to DECC they said that the RHPP, which is the grant part of it would be announced during the week of June 6th, but that didn't happen. Now they are saying "as soon as possible", but my guess is that it will be in the next week or so.
I'm told that the RHPP grant for solar thermal will be £300, if the kit & installer are MCS accredited, and that the installation will be eligible for the RHI starting in October next year. The actual figure for the incentive hasn't been announced yet either.
Although the fact that the government are dragging their feet on this is actually damaging the renewables industry, I have to say that I'm not sorry as it gives me a little more time to get the whole industry behind my campaign to have small business exempt from the OTT paperwork side (QMS) of MCS.
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We are getting there! Pretty well all the major boiler manufacturers are 100% behind it as well as the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) and plenty of influential bods from industry. I meeting with the main men from the MCS steering group next Tuesday, so fingers crossed!
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only £300 ???? wasnt that long ago the government gave you £400 towards a new boiler.
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That Extra Mile
The MCS must be simplified to allow easier access for smaller firms. The Renewables market won't thrive unless both large and small companies are able to compete effectively. Thanks to all of those who are working to make this happen.
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MickW
That's true, but don't forget that this time they get the £300 and possibly a similar amount every year for the next 20 years.
That will create a demand and is exactly why I am working so hard to remove this barrier for small business.
Did you know it was me that started the petition and campaign for the boiler scrappage scheme?
I've got to shoot out now, but I'll come back later and tell you about the figures for installations and who fitted what in boiler scrappage boilers.
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Kimou
It's a no-brainer. Of course I'm going to get into it. You'd be nuts not to.
It's a bit like asking Pamela Anderson if she'd do x-rated once her career's going downhill...oh wait, she did! :dizzy2:
Once the Consumer Market sees the difference between the working practises of plumbers compared to the jump-on-the-band-wagon merchants then our neatness and practicality will win hands down. Look how many times you see the work of builders that throw in bathrooms themselves. That's never going to change. No pride, you see.
It's a bit like asking Pamela Anderson if she'd do x-rated once her career's going downhill...oh wait, she did! :dizzy2:
Once the Consumer Market sees the difference between the working practises of plumbers compared to the jump-on-the-band-wagon merchants then our neatness and practicality will win hands down. Look how many times you see the work of builders that throw in bathrooms themselves. That's never going to change. No pride, you see.
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That Extra Mile
Realize we're off on a tangent here but the campaign to reduce VAT on boilers to 5% is important too. We're London based - most Victorian/Georgian houses/flats are small and poorly insulated with very little space outside. Heat pumps and biomass aren't suitable, solar thermal might work but only if space is available inside and you own the roof! The Government needs to understand that in these cases renewables aren't an option. The answer? Incentivise people to upgrade to the next best thing - modern 'A' rated boilers with up to date controls.
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Mmmm, solar in Scotland? Can you point me in the nearest direction of the sunshine mate? LOL
I completely agree with this post and here in lies the problem, we as heating engineers know this, or should do whereas the big companies using sales reps and semi trained installers do not, we also have the same problem out in the country side with old buildings, therefore it is in my opinion that our industry is no longer splintered and that more focus be made of fit for purpose installs and the whole industry needs to be encompassed under one body instead of being fractured with specialists trying to convince the customers that an inapropriate system is the only and best option
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