We can guide you through the process of retrofitting an air source heat pump in place of your existing boiler. Careful consideration and calculations form the basis of our recommendation.
Siting of the heat pump and hot water cylinder, timescale and costs are all part of our initial survey.
Each retrofit installation is different, and we want to provide the correct recommendation best suited to your needs.
Heat pumps are low maintenance alternative to other forms of central heating. For example, they require no dependency on oil delivery or endless searching for the cheapest price. If smart heating controls are important to you, everything can be managed from your phone or tablet.
You may be building your own housing project and need advice on a completely new installation. An Air source heat pumps is extremely well suited to modern building construction (Well insulated, underfloor heating etc)
The running and sizing of the installation are important things to discuss at an early stage of design. It also important to consider aesthetics. The visual appeal of the new AA model Ecodan from Mitsubishi looks well placed outside most newbuild houses.
An air source heat pump extracts heat from the outside air in the same way that a fridgeextracts heat from its inside. It absorbs heat from the air even when the temperature is as low as-15° C.
Heat from the air is absorbed at low temperature intoa fluid. This fluid then passes through acompressor where its temperature is increased and transfers its higher temperature heat to theheating and hot water circuits of the house.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government backed financial incentive scheme designed to encourage UK homes to swap to renewable heating systems. Under the RHI, heat pump system owners are rewarded for the renewable heat they generate over a seven-year period.
How much you earn depends on the technology you choose, and the tariffs set out by the government (measured in pence per kilowatt-hour for the renewable heat produced). Payment calculations are based on an estimate of how much heat your home will require from a renewable heating system and how it will perform once installed. As well as the technology itself, performance will also depend on other factors, such as insulation levels and the heat emitters your system uses (for example, low temperature underfloor heating is likely to be more efficient than traditional radiators). Before applying for RHI payments you will need an up-to-date Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which shows how efficient your property is. If your EPC recommends loft and cavity wall insulation it must be installed, and the EPC replaced prior to applying. There are some circumstances under which you may be exempt from this requirement for which you must submit evidence
Anyone who retrofits an air source or ground source heat pump in a single domestic property is eligible for RHI payments (whether they are an owner-occupier or private/social landlord). Self-build properties are the only new-build installations that are eligible. To qualify for RHI payments, your system needs to have been fitted by an installer who has the right training and accreditation under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
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