-
I'm not actually wrong though, yes they are used in europe but the houses in the UK have been sized for 40 odd years with a temp that's isnt designed for HP. They also aren't insulated unless it's a new build for the spec that is required to make them work out cheaper.
So there for spending 20 or 30 grand to make it carbon neutral is a flawed especially when you will probs not save that money over the life time of the product.
Therefore the gas boiler although overall might not be cheaper to run compared to a heat pump if you do some costing it'll be cheaper over the lifetime of the product.
Also my aunt in italy just got a HP installed, Cylinder, Solar and it was 47k euros. Hard to see how that system will be implemented here when the grants dry up as folk aint spend 2/3 grand replacing a boiler never mind 20/30 or 40 grand to do it right.
I'm also not against HP's, I have the tickets to do them I just dont see the demand for them here when in reality a lot of the stuff installed with the grants is the same as the free boiler fiasco we've had for a long time. Poorly installed a lot of the time as it all down to making as much money as possible from it and by the time the people realised the company has changed names and they have no liabilitys at that point.
If they changed the grant system to say a cheque that the home owner can get there own installer in and they can cash that cheque against the value of the job the stand would go up massively but right now its only folk who know how to navigate the system that can access it.
You are reading a single comment by @konastab01 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
konastab01
Thankfully, you are wrong on this. Heatpumps are used throughout northern Europe, which have much lower temperatures through the winter than we do.
The problem with UK housing stock is the lack of insulation, something that has been exacerbated by a lack of government will to mandate proper insulation in new build homes.