The number of households with heat pumps needs to increase tenfold in the rush to net zero — one couple tells Martina Lees how they fitted one on a tight budget
The air to water thing is huge in the Netherlands too. I think it is because it’s the traditional way of heating the house. So people looking to replace it will want the same thing.
It’s even so that the word heat pump only is used for the air-water units, not the air-air ones, those are called airconditioners.
We changed to an electric boiler and air heat pumps, and have archived quite the reduction, certainly when the gas price went sky high.
It’s even so that the word heat pump only is used for the air-water units, not the air-air ones, those are called airconditioners.
The names and tech all overlap and it gets messy. But you can certainly buy an ac unit that doesn’t heat. Hence why I specified heat pump, it is a heat pump.
The air to water thing is huge in the Netherlands too. I think it is because it’s the traditional way of heating the house. So people looking to replace it will want the same thing.
It’s even so that the word heat pump only is used for the air-water units, not the air-air ones, those are called airconditioners.
We changed to an electric boiler and air heat pumps, and have archived quite the reduction, certainly when the gas price went sky high.
But there is a lot of resistance to the idea.
The names and tech all overlap and it gets messy. But you can certainly buy an ac unit that doesn’t heat. Hence why I specified heat pump, it is a heat pump.