ground source heat pumps

[Chugnut]

Has anyone installed one or live in a house with one ?

Would be very interested to hear how you rate them - please PM me.

Cheers.

They are a good option if you can't get mains gas. They are cheaper to run than LPG or oil, but there are a number of variables to consider.

I had a quote and I would have needed 3 x 50 metres of trench, with a gap of 2 metres between each trench. This would have occupied the majority of the garden. Bore holeing or compact panels for the ground loop array are expensive alternatives.

If you are using underfloor heating throughout, you've got the room for the slinky, you can't get mains gas, and you have a good electricity supply, get on Economy 7 or 10 and use it throughout the night. They will then be cheaper to run than oil. Try to avoid radiators as they usually need to be 33-50% bigger to deal with the lower water temps.

The idea is to prevent it power cycling too much during the day as they can be pretty juicy, no one likes their lights dimming either.

[TimberWolf]

They are a good option if you can't get mains gas. They are cheaper to run than LPG or oil, but there are a number of variables to consider.

I had a quote and I would have needed 3 x 50 metres of trench, with a gap of 2 metres between each trench. This would have occupied the majority of the garden. Bore holeing or compact panels for the ground loop array are expensive alternatives.

If you are using underfloor heating throughout, you've got the room for the slinky, you can't get mains gas, and you have a good electricity supply, get on Economy 7 or 10 and use it throughout the night. They will then be cheaper to run than oil. Try to avoid radiators as they usually need to be 33-50% bigger to deal with the lower water temps.

The idea is to prevent it power cycling too much during the day as they can be pretty juicy, no one likes their lights dimming either.

If you want cheap underfloor heating get an upper floor floor flat. Make it South facing flat with large windows if you want even lower heating bills. And paint walls black if you like it really hot or want to sell excess heat.

[PRC1964]

If you want cheap underfloor heating get an upper floor floor flat. Make it South facing flat with large windows if you want even lower heating bills. And paint walls black if you like it really hot or want to sell excess heat.

I plan to solve my heating issues by moving somewhere hot.