Air Source Heat Pumps
Save on energy bills and help the planet by replacing your old gas, oil or LPG boiler with a modern, efficient air source heat pump.
An air source heat pump could be the perfect system to help you reduce your home’s carbon footprint and save on your energy bills. Air source heat pumps are suitable for many types of homes and are the most common type of domestic heat pump, with tens of thousands of installations across the UK.
What are heat pumps?
- Low-carbon technology, that transfers heat from the air, water or ground in order to heat your home a more economical way
- They directly transfer the heat to your home, rather than by generating fossil fuels
How do heat pumps work?
- Heat is gathered from the air outside and passed through a compressor. As it passes through, it is compressed with refrigerant fluid & causes it to heat up.
- Refrigerant fluid turns a liquid into a gas & back again
- The hot refrigerant then passed through a heat exchanger & this is then where it transfers the heat to the water that then flows through radiators
- To cool your home, it Is the same process but reversed
Figure 1.
- An external air source heat pump takes in heat from the ambient air and transfers it to a coolant.
- A compressor increases the temperature of the coolant further.
- The coolant transfers the heat to a hot water reserve tank via a heat exchanger.
- Hot water from the tank is circulated to radiators and faucets in the house.
- Cold water is transported back to the water reserve tank.
- The coolant is cooled by the water and transferred back to the outdoor unit to be heated again.
Will a heat pump work when it’s cold?
- Yes. Even when the temperature is below freezing they can still extract heat from the air outside
How much does it cost to run?
- An average 3 bedroom house is around £1200 per year
- Better insulation in home = less
- Less insulation in home = more
For more information, you can email, call FREEPHONE 0800 222 9722, or simply complete the enquiry form below.