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Government U-Turns, Heat Pump Chaos and Heat Geek's AI Revolution

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 Recorded before Labour’s November 2025 Budget. Since we hit record, the rumoured cuts to the heat pump grant did not happen – but the EV tax plans are very real and still coming down the road. In this episode, you’ll hear our live reaction to those rumours as they were breaking, plus a deep dive into what they would have meant for installers and homeowners. We start with the talk of slashing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to low-income households only, and what that would do to the thousands of small heating businesses that retrained, retooled and invested on the promise of long-term heat pump support. Was the UK ever really serious about net zero – or was it always politics first, policy later? From there we get into: EV pay-per-mile taxes – how road pricing could hit drivers who went electric in good faith, and why new levies feel like moving the goalposts mid-game. Digital IDs & control – joking (kind of) about a future where your car won’t even start if your tax isn’t paid, and how fast we’re sliding into an always-on, always-tracked digital world. Bill Gates’ climate “U-turn” – reacting to a viral clip where Gates plays down climate as an existential threat after years of catastrophic messaging. We unpack what’s spin, what’s fair, and what it means for public trust. Climate anxiety & developing nations – are young people being scared into hopelessness, and are poorer countries being held back by Western net zero expectations while we still burn the bulk of the fossil fuels? On the technical side, we explore: Heat pumps vs air con – why air-to-air systems (air con used for heating) are finally getting a look-in on grants, and when they make more sense than traditional air-to-water heat pumps. Heat Geek’s “Zero Disrupt” AI platform – an app that scans your home, designs a system and guarantees a real-world efficiency. We break down how it works, what it could mean for pricing, and whether it really solves the disruption problem. Of course, it wouldn’t be Piped Up without some chaos from the field: A mysteriously “screwed” pipe that might just be content bait A genuinely dangerous cylinder install that needs ripping out and redoing A radiator pipework monstrosity that should be a crime against copper James walks through what’s wrong, how to fix it properly, and what you’d realistically pay. We also react to a 5-day plumbing course doing the rounds on social media, and talk honestly about competency, qualifications and why shortcuts in training usually end up as someone else’s nightmare job. To round things off, James shares life two weeks into going fully self-employed – the freedom, the stress, chasing invoices, sourcing parts yourself, and why he still wouldn’t go back. If you care about where UK heating, energy policy, AI and the trade are really heading – beyond the headlines and marketing – this episode is for you. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Industry Updates 00:00:50 Heat Pump Grant Cuts: Rumor or Reality? 00:07:59 Electric Vehicle Pay-Per-Mile Tax Proposal 00:14:35 The Future of Energy: Nuclear, AI, and Automation 00:16:15 Bill Gates' Climate U-Turn 00:25:51 Heat Geek's Zero Disrupt: AI-Powered Heat Pump Design 00:34:14 Air-to-Air Heat Pumps Added to Grant Scheme 00:40:01 The Five-Day Plumbing Course Controversy 00:45:12 Nightmare Installs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 00:59:22 Life as a Self-Employed Heating Engineer 01:08:03 Behind the Scenes: Column Radiator Installation Challenges 01:13:25 Growing the Podcast and Final Thoughts
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