A great low carbon alternative to gas central heating systems
Air source heat pumps are a great low-carbon alternative to gas central heating systems for both heating and hot water. They work by extracting the heat from outside air using a compressor and a refrigerant to turn it into usable energy for your home.
Heat Pumps can provide both heating and cooling at the touch of a button
Our heat pumps have some of the highest efficiency ratings on the market, so you know that you have the most efficient system available.
One factor to consider is the how much time you are home during the day, the more electricity you use the quicker you will see the return on investment. It’s important to balance the energy you use, trying to use the most electricity during the day.
Getting an Air source heat pump installed means that you can avoid the volatile prices associated with gas and oil. The heat pump will use electricity but when paired with a solar installation can reduce your energy bills massively.
The government has recently reduced VAT on all air source heat pumps to 0% reducing the cost of installation considerably.
Air-source heat pumps are significantly more efficient than traditional gas boilers. Installing an air-source heat pump will reduce your home’s carbon footprint.
An Air Source heat pump will take moisture out of the air reducing condensation and mould in your home.
Air Source Heat Pumps use the same technology as an air conditioner. The only difference between an air conditioner and a heat pump is that the heat pump has a reversing valve which changes the flow. This means that when you require heating in the home the hot air is absorbed from the outside air and is increased inside the air source heat pump to be used inside the home. When the home requires cooling this process is then reversed so that the heat pump removes the hot air from inside the home and blows cold air into the home.
Heat is taken from the air outside and it is pumped or blown over a heat exchanger inside of the Air Source Heat Pump.
The refrigerant gas then goes into a compressor causing the pressure and temperature to rise.
They work by extracting the heat from outside air using a compressor and a refrigerant to turn it into usable energy for your home. The process is similar to air conditioning systems by transferring air between outside and inside of the building to either heat or cool the building accordingly. There are two types of Air source heat pump which are available, these are Air to Air and Air to Water. The Air to Air system works by taking heat from the outside air and increasing the temperature of the air and then heating the building by circulating that hot air around the building. Air to Water systems work by extracting the heat from outside air and then increasing the temperature and then the system can heat the building using hot water fed to your radiators and also from circulating the hot air around the building like in the air to air example.
