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Steve Ellison

Steve Ellison

Assistant Training Manager, Grant UK Expertise: Oil Renewable Technical

Steve has over thirty five years of experience within the plumbing and heating industry, working in both the domestic and commercial sectors. For well over a decade, Steve was involved with the training and development of plumbing and heating engineers and, in 2013, Steve joined Grant UK where he spent his first year working in the Sales and Technical Support Teams.

After a year with the Company, Steve joined Grant UK’s Training Academy as a Trainer and Assessor and today, he delivers oil and renewable product training as well as certified industry courses including OFTEC and ERS.

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What heat pump installers need to know about R290
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Technical Renewable

What heat pump installers need to know about R290

R290 refrigerant, which is commercially known as refrigerant grade Propane, is being increasingly used in air source heat pumps because it is a more eco-friendly refrigerant option. If you are a heat pump installer interested in working with R290 heat pumps, there are some important differences you need to be familiar with. In this blog, we will explain about the importance of understanding R290 refrigerant including safety considerations and best practices for installation.

Best practices for installing air source heat pumps
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Technical Renewable

Best practices for installing air source heat pumps

The number of air source heat pump installations taking place each year is increasing and more qualified heat pump installers will be needed if future heat pump installation targets are to be achieved. It is important than any engineer looking to work with heat pumps is suitably trained to ensure that the systems they install are correctly fitted and commissioned to provide their customers with years of reliable, low carbon heating. This blog talks through some of the key stages of the installation process.

How to do a heat loss calculation for an oil boiler installation
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Technical Oil Legislation

How to do a heat loss calculation for an oil boiler installation

The changes to Part L Building Regulations, which came into effect on 15th June 2022, stipulate that a full room by room heat loss calculation must be carried out prior to installing a boiler. Grant UK has developed an Oil Heat Loss Calculator to help with this requirement so to support installers with understanding how to use this calculator, we have shared this blog which includes a step-by-step guide about how to carry out a heat loss calculation for an oil boiler installation.

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