Energy Saving Trust Heat Pumps

Ground source heat pumps gshps use pipes that are buried in the garden to extract heat from the ground.

Energy saving trust heat pumps. Unlike standard compressors that can only operate at full capacity two speed compressors allow heat pumps to operate close to the heating or cooling capacity needed at any particular moment this saves large amounts of electrical energy and reduces compressor wear. Ducted heat pumps and heat pump controls upgrades are eligible for on bill repayment when installed in a single family home condo or townhome that is part of a duplex triplex or fourplex property. A number of innovations are improving the performance of heat pumps. Controls must be included in energy trust s list of qualifying products controls must either have an outdoor temperature sensor and be configured with a 35 f furnace lockout or be a qualified web enabled model that is connected to the internet.

They can still extract heat when air temperatures are as low as 15 c. Rina have produced a guide to help give information for anyone considering a community heat project. The exact cost depends on the size of your home and your insulation. The energy saving trust s est heat pump field trial conducted as two phases between 2008 and 2013 presents reliable data on the in situ performance of both air and ground source heat pumps.

This heat can then be used to heat radiators underfloor or warm air heating systems and hot water in your home. The energy saving trust monitored 83 heat pumps in residential properties across great britain from april 2009 to april 2010. The exact cost depends on the size of your home and your insulation. A field trial of heat pumps on the energy saving trust s website in september 2010.

Low cost heat heat pumps are one of the lowest cost sources of heat click here to compare heating costs of different heating systems. This incentive can be combined with the 700 heat pump incentive. The energy saving trust has published results from heat pump field trials that includes useful information that may help you when developing your project. Air source heat pumps ashps absorb heat from the outside air to heat your home and hot water.

If you have large garden space outside you could consider a ground source heat pump. Ashps need electricity to run but because they are extracting renewable heat from the environment the heat output is greater than the. What are the advantages. Findings from phase i of this project were published in a report entitled getting warmer.

Fitting a typical air source heat pump could cost between 9 000 and 11 000 according to the energy saving trust. A ground source heat pump circulates a mixture of water and antifreeze around a loop of pipe called a ground loop which is buried in your garden.