Heat Pumps: anyone have one/thought about it?

[200sols]

Just to manage expectations, I doubt you’ll ever get it for £3k unless the grant is significantly increased.

Half the cost is labour and that’s only going to go up. Heat pumps themselves are not getting cheaper because they already benefit from economies of scale.

The only benefit it’s potentially from competition and the race to the bottom. As it stands, other installers seem to be letting Octopus crack on with that - just look at the prices @Ron-ski is getting for and easy install with no radiator changes.

If the government move the green levies from electricity to gas, that may change the game mind.

Thing is most boiler or heating replacements are forced and time sensitive, its easier and cheaper to just whack in another gas boiler. Just another impediment to the mass uptake.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Thing is most boiler or heating replacements are forced and time sensitive, its easier and cheaper to just whack in another gas boiler. Just another impediment to the mass uptake.

Yup and they also don’t actually do the work to make sure what they are installing is optimal for the property.

 

[ryhoper1]

Is that Northern power? If so that's promising to hear.

yup

although after northern power grid were messing me about for months, they sent clancy docra out as a separate job to update my cut out so a smart metre could be fitted. Their engineer took over supervision and sorted the whole job upgrading the fuses and cut outs for myself and my neighbours that are on the same loop.