I’m still of the stance that heat pumps work well, if the house heating system is designed/adjusted to accomodate.
Modern insulation, large radiators/underfloor heating? Ideal candidate, you’ll hit decent efficiency most of the time.
1930s house with little insulation, and un-calculated radiators thrown in and run at 70’C?
You might as well be using bare electric heating at a lower install cost.
So the push for ASHP/GSHPs needs to be a two pronged attack: Get places ready to receive them, then install them.
coolboole@infosec.pub 7 months ago
I’m not surprised. I purchased a brand new house and they didn’t even offer the option for a beat pump. The government needs to make it mandatory to have one in new builds.
MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 7 months ago
But there has to be a properly trained installer base that simply does not exist in the quantities needed. There are a lot of cowboys offering heat pumps.
YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
One potentially begats the other. If the demand is there then the installer base will follow. That demand is still comparatively low though, which is unlikely to change until the government starts mandating installs. It’s a real Catch 22 - demand is low because quality is wildly varied. Quality is wildly varied because demand is low.
coolboole@infosec.pub 7 months ago
You make a good point.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 7 months ago
If it’s not already, it should definitely be in the regs that new builds need to be heat-pump ready (suitably sized radiators, etc.)
Wanderer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Water heat pumps sound crap.
Why wouldn’t you have a air to air heat pump. They are far superior? You can still have a hot water tank