Advantages of Heat Pumps

Despite a number of  Heat Pump misconceptions there are many significant advantages of Heat Pumps ranging from reduced running costs and excellent efficiency gains to combining with Underfloor Heating systems. Below are just a few Heat Pump advantages for you to consider.
 

Using Heat Pumps to reduce running costs

One of the advantages of Heat Pumps is that because they move heat rather than creating it by burning oil or gas, they are much more efficient with average savings of over 60% for Ground Source Heat Pumps and 40% for Air Source Heat Pumps. As a result, a heating system using Heat Pumps will provide a realistic return on investment over a much shorter period of time.

Combating unstable oil prices

As you can see from the graph below, oil prices are susceptible to large price hikes, particularly during the winter when you need your heating the most. Heat Pumps totally remove this problem providing cost-effective, reliable heating whenever you need it. Heat Pumps also remove the dependency on unreliable fuel deliveries which can be further delayed during adverse weather conditions – just two more examples of the advantages of Heat Pumps.

Increased efficiency

The efficiency of Heat Pumps is beyond question. For every 4kW of heat moved into your house via Ground Source Heat Pumps, only 1kW of electricity is consumed. This gives a perceived efficiency of 400%, sometimes stated as a Co-efficient Of Performance (COP) of 4:1. In the Case of Air Source Heat Pumps, you can expect a COP of 3:1 which while slightly lower, is a still a huge improvement on boilers which have only around 75% to 80% efficiency rates over their lifespan truly demonstrating the advantages of heat pumps.

 

  Grant schemes for Heat Pumps

  There are a number of renewable energy grants which you may be able to benefit from
  when installing Heat Pumps including the Renewable Heat Premium Payment and the
  Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

The Renewable Heat Premium Payment

The Renewable Heat Premium Payment is one of the advantages of Heat Pumps in that both Ground Source Heat Pumps and Air Source Heat Pumps qualify for payments of £1,500 and £850 respectively. However, these payments cease in March 2012 so to take advantage, call us free today on 0808 145 2340

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which is due for launch in October 2012 aims to provide further Air Source Heat Pump advantages and Ground Source Heat Pump advantages by making payments to owners of these systems for the energy they produce, much like the Feed-in-Tariff for Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) systems.
 

No scheduled maintenance

Heat Pumps are extremely reliable with no regular maintenance required. Our Heat Pumps have a planned life span of 25 years with no loss of efficiency which again demonstrates one of the many advantages of heat pumps especially when compared to boilers which can lose up to 2% efficiency for each year of operation and have a usable life span of only around 12 years. 

Warranty

Another of the advantages of Heat Pumps is that because of our complete confidence in the product, we are able to provide a 5 year parts and labour warranty on our Ground Source Heat Pumps which is separately bonded by independent insurance giving you even more peace of mind. We also provide a 3 year warranty for our Air Source Heat Pumps.

 

Lower environmental impact

Coupling your Heat Pump to a green electricity supply such as Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) can provide your heating, hot water and electricity demands with zero Carbon Dioxide emissions. 

The safety advantages of Heat Pumps

People often don’t consider the dangers that conventional heating systems could pose, particularly as the systems age. Heat Pumps can eradicate these issues as they don’t use volatile or combustible substances.

Low risk of accidents

Almost 150 people a year are killed by home explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning linked to faulty boilers. Our Heat Pumps are completely free from any contaminants which may cause harm to the environment and they do not emit any noxious gasses which could harm you or your family.

Hot water safety

On average nearly 600 people a year suffer serious scalds from hot water and radiators. Most people don’t realise:

• Hot water at 70˚C takes less than half a second to burn
• Scald burns are the third most common reason for the admission to hospital for under 5’s
• 7 children a week require hospital treatment involving painful skin grafting and permanent scarring.

Easy installation

Any competent plumber can install your Heat Pump and in case you have any queries, you’ll have lifetime access to our Technical Support Team. You can also choose from an extensive list of independent installers, all of whom have been trained on our premises and certified by us.