For those of us looking to reduce our environmental impact, you might have considered installing a heat pump at home instead of having a traditional gas boiler
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The varying costs of installation will leave many people priced out entirely, Mike Foster, CEO of the not-for-profit trade association Energy and Utilities Alliance told Express.co.uk."A heat pump will cost you more to run using its average efficiency compared to a gas boiler and its average efficiency. You'd have to pay as much as £13,000 upfront for the privilege of having a system that costs you more each year to operate.
According to a document by UK Power Networks seen by Express.co.uk, it can take up to 14 weeks for a heat pump to be installed, as permission is needed from the local authorities to dig up roads and connect the pump to the main electricity cable. Mr Foster said: "Heat pumps are a great technology in the right property. Fitted well, they can use they convert basically one unit of electricity to three units of heat, roughly speaking, which is a good return.
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