Everything Electric Podcast Artificial Irrelevance? Or can AI enable boiler-price heat pump installs?
Dec 1, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Adam Chapman, founder of Heat Geek and expert in heat-pump installations, reveals how AI is revolutionizing home heating. He discusses the innovative Zero Disrupt AI design tool that drastically cuts installation costs while maintaining efficiency. With installations dropping from ~10k to ~3k, he emphasizes the minimal disruption of modern heat pumps and their long-term savings compared to gas boilers. Adam also highlights the synergy between AI, renewable energy, and heat pumps, paving the way for a more sustainable future.
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Data-Driven Minimalist Heat Pump Design
- Heat Geek used 3 years of real-installation data and house scans to design AI-driven, minimum-change heat pump installs.
- The AI determines the exact radiators, cylinder and piping needed to guarantee target efficiency and reduce overspecification.
Buy By Efficiency, Not Flow Temp
- Choose heat pump offers by guaranteed seasonal efficiency (e.g., 340%+) rather than technical flow temperatures.
- Pick the minimum interventions the AI recommends to hit that efficiency to lower upfront cost and disruption.
AI Slashed Upfront Costs Dramatically
- AI-enabled design and automation cut typical installs from ~£10k to ~£3k by removing unnecessary parts and labour.
- That price drop makes heat pumps cheaper than average boiler replacements and accelerates uptake.
