Air Source Heat Pumps
When it comes to keeping warm, roughly 9 out of 10 UK homes currently rely on a gas combi boiler. Heating our homes and buildings is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions in the UK.
Air source heat pumps (ASHP) are one of the most effective and sustainable heating alternatives for homes and businesses. By absorbing energy from outside air, they can heat a home and provide hot water.
All Around Air Source UK Ltd are one of the leading companies for air source heat pumps. If you are looking to reduce the cost of your energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint contact us today.
How does an air source heat pump work?
Air source heat pumps work by absorbing energy from the air outside your home. This energy can be used to heat your water and provide this to your radiators, underfloor heating systems and warm air convectors in your home.
ASHPs rely on electricity to run. However, as they extract renewable heat from the environment, they can provide more heat than they use in electricity. This makes them an energy efficient way of heating a home. While gas combi boilers have a 90% maximum efficiency, ASHPs can achieve an efficiency of 300% across the seasons as mentioned by Scottish power here. For every one kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used, you can get up to three kWh of useful heat into a home. If you would like more information on Air source heat pumps get in touch with us today.
Some of the advantages with air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps have many advantages, including the fact that they offer low carbon emissions and lower fuel bills. The government offers various incentives to help with the cost of installing an air source heat pump. Which could see you earn money from choosing an air source heat pump. Other advantages include:
Green heating solution
Unlike gas boilers, an air source heat pump does not produce carbon when operating. Only using electricity to operate.
Reduced energy bills
Air source heat pumps are highly efficient heating systems that have the potential to lower your energy bills depending on your current heating system.
Low maintenance
Heat pumps are often referred to as ‘fit and forget’ technology as they require very little maintenance and can be left alone to heat your home.
Lengthy lifetime
The operating life of an air source heat pump varies depending on the model but many can last for up to 20 years, with some even stretching as far as 25 years.
Space Saving
Because air source heat pumps are installed outside the property you save space internally. No fuel storage is required saving further space. For more information get in touch with us today.
“A gas engineer recommended we replace our gas combi boiler due to its age, we have always been conscious of the environment and knew this was our opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint and save some money on our energy bills. All Around Air Source first installed new insulation to maximize the benefits of our new air source heat pump which they installed after the insulation. They are a great company and very professional”
John Holden
Fixby, Huddersfield