Author: Princes LHS

Why you should use an MCS accredited company for the installation of renewable energy solutions.

Written by Princes LHS on November 25, 2022. Posted in Energy Saving, Environmentally-friendly homes, Latest News.

Renewable energy is one of the best ways to power your home by improving your carbon footprint and reducing your household bills and installing them properly is essential for these benefits. The Microgeneration Certificate Scheme provides you with protection by certifying and assessing for microgeneration installations. Princes LHS is an MCS-accredited company and has been since 2011 so you can trust that all installations by us are fully covered. There are many benefits to choosing an MCS-accredited company and it is important to take the time to find the right company for you

Consumer protection

One of the main benefits of MCS accreditation is protection for the consumer. The scheme certifies all installers to ensure they are compliant with all necessary standards and that all jobs are done properly. It also proves protection should you find something wrong with the installation further down the line. All MCS-accredited companies must also offer insurance and warranties to keep you protected after installation. All companies in the scheme must also be a member of a TSI-approved consumer code to provide even more protection.

Higher installation quality

As the scheme assesses installers, a higher level of quality is expected for all installations. Companies under the scheme are experts in renewable energy and our team will install a system that suits the needs of you and your home. Higher installation quality also means fewer maintenance and repair bills further down the line. Our experienced engineers carry out all work to the highest standard every time.

Qualify for financial grants and support

Having a system installed by an MCS-accredited company gives you eligibility to apply for government grants such as the Renewable Heat Incentive to go towards the installation costs. By choosing a company not accredited with the scheme, you risk being ineligible for these grants and therefore receive no money towards your installation costs. We’ll help you qualify for all relevant grants.

Ensure you are mortgage eligible

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has stated that all new and existing solar PV installations must be MCS certified to avoid the risk of being ineligible for a mortgage. By choosing an MCS-accredited and experienced installer like Princes LHS, you know you’re covered no matter what. You’ll also ensure you’re eligible for home insurance policies to keep your property protected.

Competitive finance offers

Many finance companies required MCS certification as a way to prove quality and assurance in an installer. By choosing one of these companies, you may have access to more competitive finance packages to help you pay for your installation in the best way for you. We can advise you on all available options and the best solution for your needs.

MCS-accredited companies offer many benefits to their consumers and with over 10 years accredited, Princes LHS has experience in high-quality installations at competitive prices. Whether you’re looking for a renewable energy solution for your home or your business, you can trust us to offer our guidance and expertise at every step. Get in touch for more information about our installations.

Benefits Of Battery Storage

Written by Princes LHS on October 28, 2022. Posted in Latest News.

Increasing innovation and development have helped to improve the technology found in battery storage over the last few years.

Batteries are used to store electricity generated from PV Panels or Wind Generators local to the point of generation. Stored electricity can then be used when it is needed.

SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BATTERY STORAGE?

– 24/7 backup protection

It will protect your home during a power cut, keeping your lights, wi-fi and refrigerator running.

– No grid connection?

Electrify your home even if it doesn’t have a national grid connection.

– Reduce your grid costs

Solar is already less expensive than on-grid power.

– No wind or sun?

The battery can store energy for future use.

– Monitor your solar energy use

Receive alerts via your smartphone, and monitor your use in real-time.

We can correctly specify the battery size, storage and usable energy capacity it requires to meet your home’s electricity needs.

If you would like to know more about how you can benefit from battery storage then get in touch with one of our experienced team members. We have extensive knowledge about how they can be installed and what the cost will be – you might even benefit from a grant.

Why you should replace your aged boiler with a more energy efficient system

Written by Princes LHS on September 30, 2022. Posted in Latest News.

An old boiler must work a lot harder to produce energy, making it less efficient, meaning higher energy bills.
It can also create harmful pollutants!

Replacing your boiler with more energy efficient products can help you to lower you bills and decrease your carbon footprint.

How can I replace my boiler?

Here at Princes LHS, we provide and install systems that can replace or assist your boiler:

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From the initial survey to the final installation, everything is dealt with by our experienced in house team. We have been MCS accredited installing renewable energy systems for over 10 years since 2011, and have been registered as a limited company since 2006.

Get in touch to see how we can help replace your boiler.

Get money off the cost and installation of a heat pump

Written by Princes LHS on August 26, 2022. Posted in BUS.

Did you know you could be eligible for a £6,000 green grant for the installation of a heat pump? In a one off, upfront payment when removing a fossil fuel boiler.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) was introduced earlier this year and it will run till 2025. The aim of the scheme is to encourage property owners to install low carbon heating systems, heat pumps, to replace their fossil fuel burners.

Am I eligible?

You are eligible for the grant if you live in England or Wales, you own your property and you have an energy performance certificate with no outstanding recommendations for cavity wall or loft insulation.
The grant is not available for social housing, new builds (apart from certain self-builds) or properties that have already had government funding or support for a heat pump or biomass boiler.

How much is the grant?

£5,000 off the cost and installation of an air source heat pump.
£6,000 off the cost and installation of a ground source heat pump.

We are a MCS certified installer, so we can advise on whether you are eligible for the grant. We can also apply for the grant for you.

Give us a call on 01691 624336, email us at mail@princeslhs.ltd or get in touch via our contact form.

Should I have an air or ground source heat pump?

Written by Princes LHS on July 28, 2022. Posted in Heat Pumps.

How they work?

Air source heat pumps work by extracting heat from the outside air, and a ground source heat pump takes heat from the earth.

The heat from either can then be used to heat the home. Via radiators, underfloor heating systems and they can provide hot water.

Should I choose a air or ground source heat pump?

They are a few factors that you will need to consider when choosing between an air source heat pump or a ground source heat pump, the two mainly being budget and outdoor space.

Ground source heat pumps require the ground to be dug, so it is a more timely and expensive option compared to an air source heat pump, however this means that you will not be able to see any equipment on the outside of your property. The benefits of an air source heat pump are that it is quicker and cheaper to install, as they do not require any land to be dug up. Though they will be mounted on the outside of your property, they look a bit like air conditioning units.

What are the benefits of heat pumps?

Low running costs
Reduces carbon emissions
Safer systems
Provide cooling
Long life span
Grants available for installation

Our installers will be able to discuss all of this with you in detail to help find you the right solution. Contact us today:

01691 624336
07792 624336
mail@princeslhs.ltd
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BOILER UPGRADE SCHEME

Written by Princes LHS on February 17, 2022. Posted in Energy Saving, Environmentally-friendly homes, Heat Pumps.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a new incentive launched by means of the UK Government to motivate the set up of low-carbon heating systems, such as warmth pumps, over fossil gas boilers.

The scheme is presenting capital provides of £6000 to assist limit the value for households of putting in eco-friendly heating systems. This upfront supply can make the choice of selecting renewable electricity or even less expensive than putting in a fossil gasoline boiler!

With this new scheme, the Government is persevering with to supply extra incentives to improve these choice options via drastically decreasing the preliminary value and installation. Making low carbon heating an extra low-priced and attainable choice for house owners or businesses.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme alongside the low going for walks value and preservation of warmness pumps make them financially attractive as nicely eco-friendly!

WHY IS THE BOILER UPGRADE SCHEME BEING INTRODUCED?

The funding on the scheme is designed to assist house owners to find the money for the upfront charges of low-carbon technologies, such as floor supply warmness pumps and biomass boilers.

Ministers have additionally stated that they hope the scheme will assist to develop purchaser self-assurance in the applied sciences available, in order to improve enterprise demand.

The scheme is a necessary side of supporting the authorities meet its internet zero-emissions goal through 2050, and to assist segment out fossil gas heating in properties of the fuel grid, the authorities has said.

WHY IS THE SCHEME FREE?

Due to climate change, the UK Government is trying to extensively reduce carbon emissions, and changing old, inefficient boilers with modern, A-rated fashions is simply one way they can make a sizeable reduction.

In addition, the effectiveness of current boilers ability they are less expensive to run, considerably supporting to minimize the heating payments of low-income households and these at danger of gas poverty.

However, for many households, the value of obtaining a new boiler can be big and it’s, for this reason, the Government and some of the greatest electricity corporations in the UK grant boiler grants. These allow households to accumulate a backed boiler and, in some cases, a free boiler.

If you would like to apply for the grant please get in touch via our contact form. Or give us a call on 01691 624336 / 07792 624336 or email us mail@princeslhs.ltd.

Solar turns this garage into an energy generating hub to provide the whole home with clean, green power

Written by Princes LHS on January 19, 2021. Posted in Energy Saving, Solar PV system, Uncategorized. No Comments on Solar turns this garage into an energy generating hub to provide the whole home with clean, green power

Garage & outbuilding roofs can be an ideal & discreet place for installing solar panels, particularly if you’ve been put off installing them on your house roof for aesthetic reasons.

For this customer in Shrewsbury his slate roofed garage was the perfect spot for installing his new solar array, & is made even more discreet thanks to the use of roof integrated panels.

Our installers carefully removed the slates to install the GSE mounting modules before reinstating & sealing to ensure the roof is watertight.

Ten Jinko 3.2kW panels were installed complete with maximisers, along with a Solis inverter.

On this install our team opted for the award winning GivEnergy battery system with hybrid inverter. This storage system is able to provide back up power in the event of a black out & charge directly from the solar PV & the grid utilising a flexible energy tariff. As you’d expect from the latest technology the system has built in WiFi & the customer can monitor through the cloud via the web or an app.

As you can see, the battery & inverter take up very little space within the garage so you’d hardly know it was there! This install has turned the customers garage into a discreet, clean energy producing ‘hub’ to power the whole home!

Seamless, integrated solar PV roof installation & the latest Myenergi technology

Written by Princes LHS on January 18, 2021. Posted in Energy Saving, Environmentally-friendly homes, Solar PV system, Uncategorized. No Comments on Seamless, integrated solar PV roof installation & the latest Myenergi technology

We’ve just finished this solar PV installation at this beautiful cottage in Market Drayton. What makes this install really special is that the panels have been seamlessly integrated into the roofing tiles, sitting flush with rather than on top of the roof as with traditional solar arrays.

To achieve this our team removed the roof tiles to expose the roof battens in the area where the panels were to be installed. They then fitted the innovative GSE roof mounting system to the batten, with flashing system to ensure the roof is weatherproof, before reinstating the tiles.

GSE Integration is an in-roof mounting system, allowing the building integrated installation of standard solar panels on new builds or roof-renewal properties. The system has the advantage that it fits with most solar PV panels available on the market.

Photovoltaic modules can be installed in all roof types.

The panels themselves are fitted with solaredge optimisers & an inverter to provide superior efficiency, optimise energy output & minimise shading. This clever design also means each panel can be monitored individually.

To make use of all their clean, green energy the customer also opted for an electric vehicle charger.

We installed the super ingenious & award winning Myenergi Zappi car charger along with their Harvi, an energy harvesting wireless sensor. This intelligent device allows the Zappi to be installed without the need for a hardwired transformer. To make this install fully ‘smart’ & to provide the other devices with internet we used the Myenergi hub which works with an app & allows the customer to control their system from anywhere in the world!

Stunning self powered, sustainable new build in Whitchurch

Written by Princes LHS on January 7, 2021. Posted in Environmentally-friendly homes, Heat Pumps, Solar PV system, Telsa Energy Powerwall, Uncategorized. No Comments on Stunning self powered, sustainable new build in Whitchurch

Our team are starting the New Year by adding the final touches to this beautiful new build property in Whitchurch.

The customer contacted us asking for renewable energy options prior to the construction of their build. We recommended & have now installed an air source heat pump complete with unvented heat pump cylinder & a full underfloor heating system.

To complement the heating system & to make this stunning property a fully self-powered home we installed a solar PV roof integrated system, with inverter & a Tesla Powerwall to enable the client to store the energy from the panels & continuously power their home day & night. This home will be fully sustainable & capable of fuelling itself with clean energy 24/7 even in the event of a grid outage!

Our renewable technology & low carbon installation includes:

Samsung air to water heating (EHS) air source heat pump installation comprising of 300ltr unvented heat pump cylinder
Underfloor heating system zoned accordingly & consisting of staple type on ground floor & spreader plate on first floor complete with all pipework, manifolds, pumps, actuators & Neo smart control stats
Roof integrated 6kW solar PV array with 10kW solar Edge inverter to harvest & convert the energy from the sun
Tesla Powerwall battery system to enable the customer to store & consume their own clean, green energy
Commissioning & handover pack with MCS documentation to support RHI application

We are particularly proud of this project because as well as providing the renewable energy systems we also completed all of the electrical & plumbing first & second fix work at this property. Our skilled team of plumbers & electricians made an amazing job of the full package which included:

Exterior lighting & power to electric gates
LED downlights throughout with dimmer switches
Kitchen electrical installation with supply to AGA & power to kitchen island including decorative pendant lighting & USB sockets
Data cabling & USB sockets throughout
Dimmable suspended feature lighting in glazed gable apex above piano
CCTV system
Honeywell intruder alarm system with pet PIR detectors & panic button
All plumbing & heating works to complement heat pump installation including fitting of hot & cold pipework from hot water cylinder to bathrooms, ensuites, kitchen & utility as well installation of all sanitary ware & towel rails.

We think this home looks absolutely stunning & we can’t wait to see it when the ground works are finished. It’s a real achievement by the whole team who were involved, from planning stages right through to handover.

Eco friendly heating system & solar technology for home in Whitchurch

Written by Princes LHS on December 23, 2020. Posted in Energy Saving, Environmentally-friendly homes, Heat Pumps, Heating, Solar PV system, Telsa Energy Powerwall, Uncategorized. No Comments on Eco friendly heating system & solar technology for home in Whitchurch

The team at Princes LHS have just finished the design & installation of an air source heat pump & solar array at this property in Whitchurch.

The customer got in touch with us for an assessment to see how installing an air source heat pump could benefit them. They were currently fully reliant on a condensing gas boiler. Following our technical survey & EPC assessment we calculated that by installing a 16KW Samsung air source heat pump the customer could save in excess of £10,000.00 over a 7 year RHI period!

We also advised the customer that a hybrid set up would be beneficial, so in this instance the existing relatively new gas boiler was to stay in place & the system will automatically switch over from the heat pump in the event that the temperature drops below 2 degrees celcius. This meant that the customer did not need to upgrade all of their radiators & kept disruption to a minimum, plus there is always the option to remove the gas boiler in the future & allow the heat pump to provide all of the heating requirements.

Our customer also decided to go ahead with the installation of 5.58KW Solar PV system complete with a fully intergrated Tesla Powerwall home battery to store clean energy for use at any time, & a Myenergi eddi energy management system to divert excess power from the PV to the hot water system. Excess energy can also be exported back to the grid to save the customer even more on their energy bill!

We’re really happy with how this installation has turned out & more importantly so is our customer who has already started saving on their energy bills & significantly reducing their carbon footprint!