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Heat Pumps
Heat Pumps are a method of providing heat for your home.
The ground is warmed for most of the year by the sun. You can
use a heat pump to draw up the small amounts of heat stored in the
ground and concentrate it into more significant useful heat in your
home.
Heat pumps consist of pipe coils that can be installed
vertically down a borehole into the ground or laid in shallow
trenches underground. The absorbed
heat enters your home via a heat exchanger producing a gentle
increase in temperature.
In 2005, the council installed ground source heat pumps in
eight council-owned bungalows as a trial project.
A briefing has been produced, showing the results of this
project.
Download the briefing: Results of the Ground
Source Heat Pump Trial (PDF 65KB)
Cost to Install
£4,000 to £6,000 (although systems can be scaled to any size)
Grants
Advantages of heat pumps
- The efficient pump creates 3 times more heat than the energy it consumes
- Low maintenance and high industry standards
- No visual impact since the pipe coils are underground
- Heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling systems
- Planning permission is not always required
- Heat Pumps will reduce your fuel costs
Our Heat Pump trial
In 2005, we installed Ground Source Heat Pumps in eight
council-owned bungalows as a trial project.
As a result of the trial, we are now installing Heat Pumps in
many more council homes.
Follow these links to more information about the scheme
- Watch the
BBC Look North feature about the scheme (opens Media
Player)
- Download the case study (pdf
955KB)
- Download the briefing: Results of Heat Pump Trial (Pdf 65 KB)
For more information on the scheme, contact Andrew Ellis andrew.ellis@harrogate.gov.uk