diff --git a/libpyvinyl/BaseCalculator.py b/libpyvinyl/BaseCalculator.py
index 2bb26e2..76f3785 100644
--- a/libpyvinyl/BaseCalculator.py
+++ b/libpyvinyl/BaseCalculator.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import logging
 import os
+import hashlib
 
 from libpyvinyl.AbstractBaseClass import AbstractBaseClass
 from libpyvinyl.BaseData import BaseData, DataCollection
@@ -382,6 +383,11 @@ def __call__(self, parameters=None, **kwargs):
             new.parameters = parameters
         return new
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        a = dill.copy(self)
+        a.init_parameters()
+        return int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(dill.dumps(a)).digest(), "big")
+
     @classmethod
     def from_dump(cls, dumpfile: str):
         """Load a dill dump from a dumpfile.
diff --git a/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Collections.py b/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Collections.py
index 78ada2e..2a3dea6 100644
--- a/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Collections.py
+++ b/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Collections.py
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ def new_parameter(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.add(new_parameter)
         return new_parameter
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        """
+        Returns a hash for the parameter list
+        """
+        h = 0
+        for parameter in self.parameters:
+            h = h + hash(self.parameters[parameter])
+        return hash(h)
+
     def __contains__(self, key):
         """
         Returns True if the parameter exists
@@ -383,7 +392,9 @@ def add_master_parameter(self, name, links, **kwargs):
 
         for link_key in links:
             if link_key not in self.parameters_dict:
-                raise RuntimeError("A link had a key which was not recognized.")
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"A link had a key which was not recognized: {link_key}"
+                )
 
         master_parameter.add_links(links)
         self.master.add(master_parameter)
diff --git a/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Parameter.py b/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Parameter.py
index 43c102b..f767acc 100644
--- a/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Parameter.py
+++ b/libpyvinyl/Parameters/Parameter.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import math
 import numpy
+import hashlib
 from libpyvinyl.AbstractBaseClass import AbstractBaseClass
 
 from pint.unit import Unit
@@ -506,3 +507,6 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             string += "    " + str(option) + "\n"
 
         return string
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha256(self.value).digest(), "big")