Real Home Tour: How This Heat Pump + Solar + Powerwall Setup Beats Gas Prices

If you’ve got a heat pump (or are thinking of getting one) and your electricity bills have spiked, this video is for you.

Join us on site in Cheshire, where we explore how one homeowner combined a Vaillant 7 kW heat pump, 20 solar panels, and a Tesla Powerwall 3 to create a system that keeps their bills rock-bottom year-round.

You’ll learn how solar and battery storage can balance your heat pump’s energy usage, maximise off-peak tariffs, and even beat gas-equivalent prices when set up correctly.

What You’ll Learn:
▪️ How heat pumps work (and why they can be expensive to run)
▪️ Why insulation and efficiency are key before adding solar
▪️ How solar panels & batteries reduce heat pump running costs
▪️ The best tariffs and charge-rates for heat pump owners
▪️ Real-world setup: Powerwall 3 + Expansion Pack = 27 kWh storage
▪️ How systems like SigEnergy SigenStor compare
▪️ Smart tips like tariff flipping and COP optimisation

Chapters:
00:00 Why Heat Pumps & Solar Work So Well Together
00:42 How Heat Pumps Work (Fridge-Backwards Analogy)
02:06 Costs, Grants & Efficiency Explained
03:32 Insulation & Heat Loss Tips
05:08 When Solar Panels & Batteries Make Sense
06:39 Off-Peak Tariffs (Octopus Cosy, Go, etc.)
07:36 Battery Sizing & Expansion Tips
09:15 Tesla Powerwall 3 Explained
10:16 Charge Rates & Time Windows
11:15 Heat Pump Setback Temps & Efficiency
12:14 Balancing Solar, Storage & Heat Pumps
12:53 Choosing the Right Battery System (Powerwall 3 vs SigenStor)
13:37 Tariff Flipping Strategy
14:35 Warranties & Lifespan
15:55 Do You Need the Same Installer for Solar & Heat Pumps?
17:01 Noise Levels: Real-World Comparison

💬 Questions? Reach out!
Got a heat pump and want to know if solar and batteries could work for your home? Drop a comment below or reach out to our team for friendly, engineer-led advice — no hard sell, ever.

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