Air Source Heat Pumps
About Air Source Heat Pumps
In the month of October 2021, the government announced their plans to stop the sale of gas boilers after 2035. With this, the launch of their grant scheme to encourage more homeowners to switch to air source heat pumps when their boiler needs replacing.
Here at Aquatec NW, we have a wealth of experience in installing air-source heat pumps (ASHP). ASHP serves as an alternative method to heat your home and is considered the ideal solution to reduce your energy costs and carbon footprint compared to either gas or electric heating. We install a range of different heat pumps and we are accredited installers for Nibe & Mitsubishi.
There are many advantages of air-source heat pumps, as they can work for either heating or cooling your home. It can use these versatile and affordable solutions for space heating or water heating.
How do Air Source Heat Pumps Work?
The mechanics of an air-source heat pump is relatively straightforward; the system transfers heat from outside to inside a property/building and vice versa. Under the principles of vapor compression refrigeration, an ASHP uses a refrigerant system involving a compressor and a condenser to absorb heat at one place and release it at another.
What are the advantages to Air Source Heat Pumps:
- Benefit from saving on your energy bills
- List ItemBetter for the environment, as you reduce your carbon footprint #1
- ASHP can be used for either heating or cooling
- You could be eligible for money towards ASAP via the renewable homes incentive (RHI)
- ASHP can be used for both space heating and domestic hot water
- Fully operational even at low temperatures
- Lower ongoing maintenance
- Longer lifespan
- High Seasonal Coefficient of Performance (SCOP)
- It can be easily installed
- There is no need for any fuel to store