Ampworth

Ampworth works out solar panel and heat pump figures for UK homes using the methods published in the MCS standards, and shows the working, so a figure on a quotation can be checked rather than taken on trust. Use it to: - Size a solar system from a postcode, a roof direction and a year of electricity use, including the panel count, a battery and the savings. - Estimate a house's heat loss from its fuel bills, and see whether a quoted heat pump looks the right size. - Check a single figure: solar output, shade factor, how much generation is used at home with or without a battery, room heat loss, radiator flow temperature, hot water cylinder size, heat pump noise for permitted development, running cost against the current fuel, and whether solar panels and batteries can connect under G98 or need G99 approval. - Get simple explanations of how it all works: heat pump efficiency, flow temperatures, batteries, MCS certification, grants and the paperwork around an installation, with links to the full guides. Ampworth is for householders weighing up or buying a system, and for anyone checking an installer's figures. It covers the United Kingdom only. Its answers are for understanding and checking: an installation still needs a survey and a design from a certified installer.