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Farmhouse fits air source heat pump
Breaking away from existing fuel cost
When an off-gas farmhouse in rural Norfolk needed a new heating system, owner and tenant agreed that energy efficient low carbon warmth was the way forward, rather than a replacement oil-fired boiler. So Dimplex SmartRad® fan convector radiators with a Dimplex air source heat pump offered a straightforward retrofit solution.
The four-bedroom home, built in the late 1980s, had used an oil boiler to power a wet central heating system, but a combination of rising fuel prices and increasingly erratic heating performance as the boiler aged prompted the decision to switch.
Occupier David Miller explains: “The owner of the property and I share an interest in energy issues. We agreed that we wanted long term sustainability as well as increased independence from rising fossil fuel prices and were both already familiar with heat pumps. Once we heard about SmartRad, it was the obvious system to choose.”
Installer Bill Rodger of NFSE Ltd describes the installation. “The SmartRad heaters were easier to install than a conventional radiator, very simple to put in, even retrofitting to the existing system – the push fit connectors made it straightforward. Because they’re a low temperature system, they need a high flow rate to work well, but this was easily achieved, as they contain only five percent of the water of a typical wet radiator; plus, this also meant they were smaller and lighter to install.”
More information: www.dimplex.co.uk
One Response to “Farmhouse fits air source heat pump”
ecoadmin says:
Heat pumps are said to be one of one of the most efficient forms of domestic heating. What’s more, air source units are particularly ideal for retrofits as they do not require ground collectors to be installed!