Heat Pump

Kompany Car said:
Yep as @Citizen of Legoland said you need an EPC. Just had a look at mine and it’s 17k without the discount, 9.5k with the discount and will save about £330 per year so it’s still around 29 yrs to break even.

They need to make it cheaper so the break even is around 8-10yrs, which pushing it, is about the life of a good combi boiler.
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I’ve got an EPC, hence why I didn’t understand why I wouldn’t get the discount. But as you and others have posted, the returns over such a long period of time aren’t worth the expensive initial outlay. Even if I wanted to buy a heat pump those kind of returns would put me off buying a heat pump. I’d rather buy solar panels as most of my money goes on electricity, not on gas.
 
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jrb said:
Just been on Heat Geek, typed in my address, amended my property details from 2 bathrooms to 1 bathroom and got a clear and well laid out instant quote for a heat pump, installation, heat Geek Assurance and yearly saving. You can’t fault that as there’s no hidden extras or a person doing they survey and coming up with a figure off the top of their head.

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Renew the heating industry - HeatGeek

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According to Heat Geek, my property isn’ eligible for a BUS grant. Out of interest, I’d like to find out why.

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Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

You could get a grant to install a heat pump or biomass boiler. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
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Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) - Property owners

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Look at getting an air-air heat pump to heat your house and a heat pump water heater for your hot water. Installation is minimal, and you could come in under £7500 for the lot.

Kompany Car said:
Yep as @Citizen of Legoland said you need an EPC. Just had a look at mine and it’s 17k without the discount, 9.5k with the discount and will save about £330 per year so it’s still around 29 yrs to break even.

They need to make it cheaper so the break even is around 8-10yrs, which pushing it, is about the life of a good combi boiler.
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F'kin 'ell! How big is your house!? Seriously, I got a quote in Sweden for a bore hole thermal pump with installation for about 13K (at 25% VAT) so there's a lot of mark up in that price.

An air-water pump will last about 10-15 years, so the price needs to come down to make it viable.
 
blueish swede said:
Look at getting an air-air heat pump to heat your house and a heat pump water heater for your hot water. Installation is minimal, and you could come in under £7500 for the lot.


F'kin 'ell! How big is your house!? Seriously, I got a quote in Sweden for a bore hole thermal pump with installation for about 13K (at 25% VAT) so there's a lot of mark up in that price.

An air-water pump will last about 10-15 years, so the price needs to come down to make it viable.
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Well according to the site about 245 sq m, I think it gets this from the EPC cert. Probably would be described as a large family home.

Quotes for ground sourced heat pumps, which i have looked into in the UK, are astronomical.
 
blueish swede said:
Look at getting an air-air heat pump to heat your house and a heat pump water heater for your hot water. Installation is minimal, and you could come in under £7500 for the lot.


F'kin 'ell! How big is your house!? Seriously, I got a quote in Sweden for a bore hole thermal pump with installation for about 13K (at 25% VAT) so there's a lot of mark up in that price.

An air-water pump will last about 10-15 years, so the price needs to come down to make it viable.
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Heat Geeks quoted me an estimated £12,371 for a heat Pump installation.

Octopus Energy confirmed a fixed price quote of £3,288 for a heat pump installation.

There’s something going on with heat pump installation prices. 2 companies can’t be £9000 apart, can they?

Octopus Energy may have included the Government heat Pump grant of £7,500, whilst Heat Geeks definitely didn’t?
 
Straight forward question. Is this a good deal?

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Based on available property information, we think a 7-panel system with A Giv-Energy 5.2kWh Battery would be a great fit for your home

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£8.199. Includes the £1000 discount.

PS. I need to look into the annual savings.
 
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