Heat pumps: A homeowner conversation with Simon Whysall, Chris Rose, and Alastair Macewan
The Vaillant Podcast is a heating industry podcast designed to support installers with every aspect of their working lives: from mental health to marketing, fitness to finances; installers can tune in to learn how to enhance their earnings, learning and wellbeing. As homeowners look to the ways they can decarbonise their home heating and reduce their impact on the planet, in this this episode of The Vaillant Podcast, we’ll be looking at some of the considerations homeowners may have when making the switch to heat pumps.We’ll cover some of the practicalities relating to the every-day running for a homeowner, whilst also discussing servicing tips and how installers can effectively sell the technology to customers.Joining host Simon Whysall on The Vaillant Podcast are Chris Rose and Alastair Macewan. Having previously been a member of GreenPeace, Chris Rose is the Director of Campaign Strategy Ltd, a communications consultancy working for public sector, NGO, and private sector clients. Over the past two decades, Chris, together with his wife, have worked to renovate his home in Norfolk, which included installing a Vaillant heat pump in 2020.Alastair Macewan is the owner of Ecoplumb, a coastal heating and plumbing company, specialising in renewables, gas and oil for domestic, leisure and marine. Starting the company in 2004, it was born after Alastair saw the need for a move towards a more sustainable future.Episode links and resourcesFor more information on how Vaillant is proudly supporting installers with diversifying into renewable solutions, please visit www.vaillant.co.uk/businesssupport and follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.For more information on BUS (Boiler Upgrade Scheme): https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/boiler-upgrade-scheme-busLearn more about our award-winning aroTHERM plus here: https://www.vaillant.co.uk/for-installers/products/arotherm-plus-71424.htmlFor installers keen to learn more about the MCS certification scheme, visit https://mcscertified.com/Renewable technology training courses available from Vaillant can be found at: https://www.vaillant.co.uk/for-installers/training/online-training/ To listen to other episodes of both The Vaillant Podcast and the Technical Series visit: