Air Source Heat Pump

Air source heat pumps absorb heat from the outside air. This heat can then be used to warm water for radiators or underfloor heating systems, or to warm the air in your home.

What can a Air Source Heat pump Installation do for you?

• An air source heat pump extracts heat from the outside air in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside.
• An air-to-water system uses the heat to warm water. Heat pumps heat water to a lower temperature than a standard boiler system would, so they are more suitable for underfloor heating systems than radiator systems.
• It can extract heat from the air even when the outside temperature is as low as minus 15° C, this means it works all year round.

The unit can be fitted to a wall or placed directly on the ground outside the home where it will have plenty of space to get a good flow of air.  To reduce your home’s CO2 emissions further, consider installing solar electricity or some other form of renewable electricity generating system to power the compressor and pump.

When pairing these two systems together you get fantastic results. Eu Ray (Euro Radiant Floor Heating) reported adding a heat pump instead of a gas boiler can save up to 30% with ground source and 20% with air source. With the continual rise in fuel prices this combination will not only protect your pocket but also the environment.

With a Heat Pump you can also emits heat through over sized radiators and fan heaters, however this method is not as efficient as underfloor heating as the pump has to run at higher temperatures. In our office we have a Stieble Eltron Air Source Heat Pump running on fan heaters, this works perfectly and has definitely brought the bills down, the only downside would be the slight humming noise of the fan heaters in the office.