A heat pump will provide you with energy efficient heat all through winter, and come summer will cool your home effectively.
If you suffer from asthma, a heat pump can help by reducing the relative humidity of the room, and filtering out dust particles and other allergens by trapping them inside the air filters. Reducing the humidity makes it easier to breathe and also makes the room feel less 'stuffy'.
Heat pumps are also child friendly as there are no open flames or hot heating elements. Most heat pumps are mounted high on the wall or hidden away so the prying little fingers of children cannot get inside.
Most air conditioners today are 'split type' inverter heat pumps. A 'split type' air conditioner basically means you have an indoor and and outdoor unit with pipework connecting the two. An inverter heat pump means that the compressor speed is varied by the use of a DC inverter and speed drive. This enables the compressor to slow down in speed to maintain a constant temperature rather than cycling between full capacity and switching off every 10 to 15 minutes. Always opt for the inverter type heat pump as it will save you money on energy.
An electric heater converts electricity into heat, whereas a heat pump simply transfers heat from one source to another. This means that you can have heating or cooling by moving heat into or out of your room. It also means that heat pumps are very energy efficient as they can transfer up to 4kW of heat into your home for every 1kW of power used. Compare that to an electric heater that only generates 1kW of heat for every 1kW of power used.
Benefits of installing Ground source heat pump:
The efficiency: The efficiency of ground source heat pump is much greater than any other heating system. This lets you enjoy the best of heating benefits at much lesser the cost.
Cost and savings: Any ground source heat pump of 8-12k.w. will cost you anywhere between £6,000-£12,000.
A ground source heat pump obtains heat from water present in pipe that meets the ground that can thereafter be easily circulated via heating system.
The average temperature existing below ground is somewhere between 8 degree and 13 degree Celsius. The whole process tends to cool the fluid. However, it can also be re-circulated back via the ground. The ground will help the system to absorb more amount of heat prior to being passed via the heat pump the second time.
Heat pumps are not actually capable of generating electricity. However, they are highly capable of generating heat and can easily be operated in reverse pattern to provide cooling effect. The pumps require some amount of electricity to operate. However, the ground source heat pumps are quite energy efficient and can easily produce heat energy up to five times for each electrical energy unit.
