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Ground Source Heat Pumps

Get free quote comparison service for ground source heat pumps today! Ground source heat pumps are a brilliant way to earn money whilst saving the environment. They are eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive, which is a government scheme that means they will pay themselves off over time and you'll earn a profit. Our quotes are free and no-obligation, and we can find ground heat pump companies all over the UK.

Ground source heat pumps save up to 6,400kg of carbon dioxide emissions per year - so you'll be warm, rich, and smug! The installation takes a week or two, but heat pumps require no annual servicing, will last for 25 years or more and will save you money from the first day they're installed. They work because the temperature of the earth 7 metres below our feet is constant year-round, so the heat from this can be collected and concentrated to provide heating or hot water for your home, which the government will pay you to do! Get solar panels here if you're after those.

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Renewable Heat Incentive

First Phase This applies to installations from August 2011. The precise amount available is not yet determined by the government. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (the DECC) has announced an approximateion of £1,250 per ground source heat pump unit, or £850 per air source heat pump unit.

These are a one-off payment.

Second PhaseThe Renewable Heat Incentive tariff will apply initially only to ground source heat pumps. Air source heat pumps will continue to be supported by the one-off payment scheme above. The RHI will pay 4.5 pence per kWh for household-sized systems for a period of 20 years. This means that the average system will pay itself off over 5 to 10 years depending on the fuel type of the household.

What are Heat Pumps?

Ground source heat pumps heat your home using heat in the ground. They use pipes buried in your garden to extract heat from the ground. This can then be used to heat your radiators, provide hot water or to power underfloor heating systems.

A metre or two into the Earth stays at a fairly stable temperature year-round, so ground source heat pumps can even be used either in the winter, or in the summer. A pump circulates fluid through pipes buried in your garden, which absorbs heat from the earth. When this fluid returns in a pipe to the surface, it is passed through a heat exchange. Low-grade heat goes through a compressor so it can be concentrated into a higher temperature so the heat is useful for heating water to provide central heating or hot water.

The fluid, now cooled down, then flows back through the underground pipe system, heating up again and therefore continuing this cycle.

What about Air Source Heat Pumps?

These work in a similar way to heat pumps, but do not involve any pipes under the ground. An air source heat pump extracts heat from the air in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from it's inside. Air source heat pumps can extract heat from outside even if the temperature is as low as -15 degrees Celsius, although they obviously are much more efficient during the summer months when it's warmest. The advantage of these pumps is that they are much cheaper and easier to install that ground source heat pumps, although they aren't eligible for the RHI at the moment.

Heat Pump Prices

Heat pump prices typically start from about £9,000 up to about £17,000. This is to get the system totally set up and installed. A few factors will affect the price:

  • The size of your home
  • The state of your home's insulation
  • The layour of your garden

    As well as payments from the Renewable heat Incentive, you can make savings on your bills by installing a heat pump. These depend on:

  • Your current central heating system
  • Fuel costs
  • Relative efficiencies of current and previous system
  • Hot water provision
  • Temperature setting using the controls

    • Heat Pump Calculator

    Fill out this form as best you can to get an estimate for how much a system would cost you, how much you could earn back from it, and then how much carbon dioxide your system would save.

    About Us

    We can provide quotes for anywhere in the UK. Our office is based in Saffron Walden, a town just south of Cambridge. Our company has existed for three years in the home improvement market, particularly concentrating on energy efficiency. For example, we also can provide quotes for solar panels, insulation, central heating and double glazing.

    Give us a ring if you want to chat about anything we offer on our free-phone number: 0800 0845076.