Post AcGj3tXQdMv8se0xaS by tryst@meow.social
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 (DIR) Post #AcGj3tXQdMv8se0xaS by tryst@meow.social
       2023-11-25T11:04:14Z
       
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       Did you know that an air source heat pump costs £5,400 to £8,000 retail, and you can get a grant from the Government of up to £7,500 towards the cost of buying and installing it?There are probably catches like you have to use an MCS registered installer, which would increase the price a bit, but even factoring that in, with the grant, the difference between air source heat pump and a combi boiler of comparable output is only a grand or so.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcGj3uTZ9DQPmxDOCm by tryst@meow.social
       2023-11-25T11:13:40Z
       
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       Unfortunately, there is a lot of FUD being circulated about heat pumps, e.g., they don't work in cold weather (they do, and are actually ideally suited to our climate in the UK), they're not as powerful (they are), they're noisy (only 40-60 dB(A) at 1m, comparable to a fridge or modern dishwasher), they only work with underfloor heating (they work just fine with radiators)
       
 (DIR) Post #AcGj3vK209OOPflHyy by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-11-28T15:02:49Z
       
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       @tryst I'd need to spend quite a lot getting radiators upgraded to be able to operate at a lower water temperature.  So, yes, doable but alas it's not just the heat-pump price; and since my electric prices are ~3x my gas prices, I'm not sure I'd actually save anything on the energy.