Heat Pumps – your questions answered

Posted on January 20, 2022February 12, 2022 by Phil Beardmore

Are you thinking about using a heat pump to heat your home or business?

My Pay-As-You-Feel e-book will help to answer the most frequent questions that I get asked:

Is it true that heat pumps use less energy than a gas or oil boiler?
Do I need to upgrade my electricity supply?
Do I need to upgrade my insulation?
Are heat pumps noisy?
How long does it take a heat pump to warm up?
Should a heat pump be run at a low temperature?
Do I need secondary heating?
Do I need underfloor heating, or larger radiators?
What is the carbon footprint of a heat pump?
What is the life expectancy of a heat pump?
Can a heat pump provide enough hot water for a bath?
Should I have solar electricity or solar thermal with a heat pump?
Should I install a heat pump now, or wait?
What are the lifetime running costs of a heat pump?
What should I look for in a heat pump installer?
Will a heat pump work with micro-bore pipes?
Should I have a ground source heat pump?
How heat pumps work

Once your order has been completed you will be taken to a download page, where you will be able to download the ebook.

Now available on Kindle! Click here to download.

I am not a fan of Amazon, as I consider their business practices to be harmful to the environment. However I want as many people as possible to have access to impartial energy saving advice, therefore I have decided to publish the book on Amazon. For every £1 that Amazon take in fees, I will invest £1 in cooperatively-owned renewable energy generation.

If you have already received an energy advice package from me, and you have decided you do want a heat pump, then click here to find out how I can help you understand how it will be designed to heat your home or business comfortably, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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