Air to air heat pump experience This is an account of my journey trying to fit my home with an alternative energy source and the discoveries I made along the way. I live in a 1920s semi-detached house with double glazing, cavity wall and loft insulation and a Worcester Bosch Greenstar gas central heating boiler. … Read more
Heat pump in a 1970s bungalow Aware that our ageing gas boiler would inevitably fail during the winter (in the summer it’s never on, as spare solar PV heats the water though our solar immersion diverter), taking advantage of the Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to replace it with a heat pump seemed the logical … Read more
Experience of installing a heat pump Section 1 – how our journey started Over the last few years, we have been thinking about reducing our carbon footprint as have a lot of other people. The key changes that would have the most impact are moving to a more plant based diet, reducing the amount of … Read more
Background The house is approximately 18 years old, and previously had a standard gas boiler for heating and hot water. The rear of the house has an open plan area, which is a combination of the original kitchen and an extension that was added in 2006. The flooring in the extension part of the open … Read more
Heat Pump: RED 16kW Installer: SA Energy Ltd fWe’d heard only recently about heat pumps but became interested when a resident nearby had one installed under the RHI grant scheme. This scheme ended in April 2022 (although other grants are now available). On the face of it, our house would possibly not be an ideal … Read more