Air source heat pump installation by Greenstone
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Our Air Source Heat Pump Solutions
What is an Air Source Heat Pump?
An Air Source Heat Pump is one of the most commonly used and simplest of heat pumps to install and can provide an efficient renewable energy solution to heating your property.
They take heat from the outside air and pump it across refrigerant-filled coils that generate super-heated gases for the purpose of heating water to high temperatures, either for hot water use or space heating, through a radiator or underfloor heating system.
An Air Source Heat Pump runs can work at temperatures as low as -25c.
How does an air source heat pump work?
An Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) works like a fridge in reverse. It takes energy from the air and, using a system of heat exchangers and compressors with a refrigerant, multiplies this up to heat enough hot water for both heating systems and hot water taps.
Efficiency
An Air Source Heat Pump in the UK can provide a Coefficient of performance of 1:3. This means that for every 1 unit of electricity that goes into the Heat Pump, 3 units of heat are provided.
What are the benefits of an air source heat pump?
- No groundwork is required during installation
- Minimal space is required
- Can be used for both heating and hot water
- Low maintenance and lasts twice as long as a conventional boiler
- Add a solar panel (solar PV) system to your off grid system to increase your savings further by offsetting the electricity required to run your heat pump. Please contact us for advice
How does an air source heat pump work?
Heat pumps are a source of renewable energy as they take a low grade heat (from the air or ground) and transfer it into a high grade heat.
Air source heat pumps extract energy from the air even as low as -15°C. Extracting this low grade heat at this temperature is still enough for the heat pump to multiple or amplify this heat to 65°C. Therefore, satisfying your heating and hot water demands.
At each core of a heat pump is the compressor which has refrigerant fluid, it’s the process of the refrigerate fluid which captures the energy from outside and boils at very low temperatures (lower than -15°C) which changes its state from a liquid to a gas. This changing of state is the process which amplifies or multiples the energy. The increased energy enables the heat pump to deliver water at high flow temperatures and meets the power required to heat your home.
History
The first heat pump created was in 1856 by Peter von Rittinger who used the heat pump to dry salt in salt marshes in Austria. As any product since its conception, there have been many improvements and applications for heat pumps. The UK is relatively new to this type of heating compared to Scandinavian countries where they have been using this technology for over 40 years. Due to the lack of fossil fuels these counties had to be proactive if their choice of heating systems.
How much could I save with an air source heat pump?
Renewable Heat Incentive Calculation – Example
100kW Air Source Heat Pump installation
| Installation cost |
£55,000 |
| Potential saving on Oil cost |
£4,380 |
| RHI income |
£7,069 |
| RHI and Saving benefit |
£11,449 |
| Estimated payback |
4.8 |
MCS Certification
We are MCS certified:
“MCS is a mark of quality and demonstrates compliance to industry standards that companies strive to meet. It highlights to consumers that companies are able to consistently install or manufacture to the highest quality every time.”
More information on MCS can be found here www.microgenerationcertification.org.
Since it’s classed as a renewable technology it will qualify you to receive the renewable heat incentive. The renewable heat incentive together with the savings you make against your old heating system is designed to pay off the capital cost of the installation and equipment.
For domestic installations the payment from Ofgem directly to you last 7 years. More information from Ofgem can be found here.
For commercial installations the payment from Ofgem directly to you last 20 years More information from Ofgem can be found here.
2 Netherfield Farm Close
Penistone
Barnsley
S36 7AE
Call: 07989 585583
Email: info@greenstoneheat.co.uk