How do Heat Pumps work? Just like boilers they provide heating and hot water.
Often people can get caught up with the ins and outs of a technology, but do you know what's going on with the diaphragm expansion vessel in your boiler?
Is a heat pump really 3x more efficient than a new gas boiler?
The efficiency of your Air Source Heat Pump can exceed 350%, this is because they transfer heat rather than generate it like traditional electric, gas or oil heating systems. That means that for every unit of electricity it takes to power your pump, it produces upwards of three units of heat. To offer some perspective, an electric heater operates at around 95% efficiency, so it takes one unit of electricity to produce one unit of heat.
+350%
more efficient than your gas boiler.
£7500
Government contribution.
Will a heat pump be enough to heat my home even in the depths of winter?
Heat pumps work by sucking-in vapour from the outside air, and compressing it under high pressure in order to generate heat.
It doesn't matter how cold the initial outside vapour is, meaning even in the depths of winter when it's freezing cold outside your home and you family will remain nice and toasty on the inside.
-20°C
The temperature at which you’ll still be producing heat
Will the heat pump be noisy?
All heat pumps make some level of noise due to their working components. We are an MCS Certified installer which means all of our heat pump installations are MCS Certified, are eligible for the government Renewable Heat Incentive and are guaranteed to have a decibel noise rating of 45 or less at a 1-metre distance. That's less noise than the average home fridge makes and a little more than leaves rustling outside.
45db
The approximate noise level at a 1-meter distance from the pump.
10db
The approximate noise level for your neighbours at a 4-meter distance.
It pays to have a heat pump from GESS, in fact it pays £7,500.
The UK Governments Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) means you can get an upfront £7,500 grant to use to install a Heat Pump