Just had a meeting with a representative from the company that gave us free roof and room insulation on our 1983 build home (happy with how that went)
They're saying they've that there's a new Renewable Heating Incentive that we're eligible for that would give us £3039pa (£253.25pm) if we had a Air-source heat pump system installed to replace our gas combi boiler.
Included in the installation of the air conditioning unit outside we'd get a hot water tank installed in the loft as well as all the radiators replaced in the house (something that I had been looking at recently!)
They'd also provide 10 years of cover for the installation as well as 4 hour call out - included for free.
The costs would be £15,500 for the install but charged at £199 per month (on finance). With the RHI form the government we'd actually be £54pm better off.
Factoring in the projected cost savings of around £20 a month, compared to gas, it kind of seems like a win win for us (and yes I understand that they're making a tidy profit with these as well)
The idea of going all electric appeals to me (if we get solar panels installed we could live off grid!) but my previous experience with Electric Storage Heaters also showed me how bad it can be.
So, anyone had one installed? Good idea? bad idea? how loud is the air conditioning unit? Will it work in spite of my old house that doesn't have the best insulation in the world?
They're saying they've that there's a new Renewable Heating Incentive that we're eligible for that would give us £3039pa (£253.25pm) if we had a Air-source heat pump system installed to replace our gas combi boiler.
Included in the installation of the air conditioning unit outside we'd get a hot water tank installed in the loft as well as all the radiators replaced in the house (something that I had been looking at recently!)
They'd also provide 10 years of cover for the installation as well as 4 hour call out - included for free.
The costs would be £15,500 for the install but charged at £199 per month (on finance). With the RHI form the government we'd actually be £54pm better off.
Factoring in the projected cost savings of around £20 a month, compared to gas, it kind of seems like a win win for us (and yes I understand that they're making a tidy profit with these as well)
The idea of going all electric appeals to me (if we get solar panels installed we could live off grid!) but my previous experience with Electric Storage Heaters also showed me how bad it can be.
So, anyone had one installed? Good idea? bad idea? how loud is the air conditioning unit? Will it work in spite of my old house that doesn't have the best insulation in the world?
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