Air Source Heat Pumps
Air source heat pumps are now fast becoming the most relevant and cost-effective alternative to a gas or oil boiler, for heating your home or business.
If you are completely off gas or oil and reliant on electric only, or LPG only (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), then an air source heat pump is very likely going to be the perfect upgrade to help you lower your carbon footprint and combat rising energy bills.
Collectively, the 26 million gas boilers in UK homes produce twice as much climate-heating carbon emissions as all the nation’s gas-fired power stations put together.
UK power stations produce around 41 million tonnes of carbon, versus 92 million tonnes for domestic boilers.
Data from OFGEM also shows that domestic gas boilers collectively produce eight times as much nitrogen dioxide as all the gas fired power stations in the UK. NO2, is an air pollutant linked to tens of thousands of early deaths every year in the UK.
Although gas boilers will be banned in new builds from 2025, we understand that fossil fuel heating is still going to be with us for a very long time so we are not turning our back on fitting boilers because in many instances an air source heat pump is just not suitable for many homes in the UK, due to poor insulation or siting issues.
This said, as a business, we are on this journey to promote renewable and low carbon heating wherever the opportunity presents itself and where a property ticks all the boxes for an air source heat pump installation, we pride ourselves on having the knowledge and expertise to provide the correct advice and skills within our business to install an air source heat pump as a genuine alternative to a boiler.
Please see the post “Is a heat pump right for me?” To see whether your house would be suitable.
Why Choose a Heat Pump?
The reason air source heat pumps are such a sensible choice for lowering your carbon footprint and saving on your fuel bill, is that for every 1 kW of electrical energy used to power an air source heat pump, you get between 2.5 kW and 4 kW of useful heat energy in return.
Coupled with the fact you can now buy electricity from energy suppliers that harvest their electricity from 80% to 100% renewable sources such as wind, solar PV or Hydro, there’s never been a better time to go fully electric and stop burning oil or gas.
If you would like to understand in a bit more detail see our blog article “How Does an Air Source Heat Pump Work?“
£7,500 towards new Air Source Heat Pumps (Boiler Upgrade Scheme)
It is true that installing an air source heat pump is more expensive than replacing your boiler which is why, from April 2022, the government introduced the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to help subsidise the cost of installing low carbon heating into your home.
This replaced the old ‘Renewable Heat Incentive’ which used to drip feed payments back to customers quarterly over 7 years.
From Monday 23 October 2023, installers will be able to apply for new a new increased grant amount of £7,500.
This new scheme will certainly encourage more air source heat pump enquiries, due to the fact that the voucher is issued right at the beginning, meaning it reduces the outlay cost to the customer and payback on your investment will come sooner.
All this is subject to the air source heat pump system being designed and installed by a Certified MCS Installer, ( Microgeneration Certification Scheme), which of course we are.
Learn more about why you should always use a Certified MCS Installer.
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• All prices are subject to VAT at 20% excluding materials..
* Price shown includes 10% discount applied when the Air Source Heat Pump Service and Cylinder Service is combined at the same visit.
