Central heating by electricity: heatpumps

An air-source (in the picture)  heat pump heats the house by using electricity. It replaces the gas central- heating boiler.  Indeed, the heat-pump firm will take the boiler away with them! This really cuts your domestic emissions of carbon dioxide massively!  It’s best of course in combination with using a renewables-only electricity-supplier.   A heat pump does cost money but then a climate-emergency is a climate-emergency.  To help, the government does (July 2020) provide a subsidy. Direct your browser towards the Energy Saving Trust for more info.  (They have lots of other suggestions, tips and helpful stuff. )

Heat pumps come in three types.  The picture shows a air-sourced one. A second type uses a lattice of pipes sunk a spit or so into the lawn (if you have one) while the third involves boring down (it is not as far down as you might think ! ) to the hot – well, pleasantly-warm – strata below.  Then cold water gets pumped down only to return pleasantly warm! Marvellous!

 

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