5 Reasons to Apply for Heat Pump Funding Now

Heat pumps are already making a massive difference globally and in the UK as a clean heating source; they are here to stay. Here is why heat pump funding could transform the cost of living for the better in your home, too.

After using traditional heating methods in your home for a significant number of years, it can often feel like there just isn’t a suitable alternative worth pursuing, and your property must stay the way it is. However, this is simply no longer the case.

Why is the UK Government providing heat pump grants?

Government funding for air-source heat pumps and ground-source heat pumps is changing the way UK homeowners look at heating. We are all coping with a burgeoning cost of living crisis and we are all equally facing a shared responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint to achieve the U.K.’s Net Zero ambitions and protect our environment.

That’s why now is a great time to look into replacing your old gas boiler with low-carbon heating systems, like heat pumps.

1. Keep your energy bills down, whatever happens

Replace your boiler with an air source heat pump system to reduce your bills permanently.

If the fuel crisis of the past year has taught us anything, it’s that gas and oil prices are wildly unpredictable.

Clean air source heat pumps draw from a year-round natural resource that does not raise questions about affordability. It is a system that is easy to control financially, delivering peace of mind to your household, whatever else may be happening in the world!

2. Increase efficiency, effortlessly

Heat pumps are more efficient than fossil fuel heating systems like gas boilers.

A heating system like a gas boiler will never achieve 100% efficiency, even if it works perfectly. The boiler itself generates heat, contributing to your carbon output and putting pressure on ongoing maintenance and repairs when needed.

Your heat pump draws on heat that already exists in our atmosphere, rather than generating it using gas. Not only does this put less pressure on the environment but it also reduces strain on maintenance reducing dependency on additional fuel resources, increasing the lifespan of a typical heat pump to around 25 years (compared to boilers which typically last around 10 years.)

3. All the flexibility you enjoy now, if not more

Extract heat and produce energy how you want, when you want.

It’s a common misconception that due to the unpredictability of the weather, (especially British weather,) it is not possible to control the level of heat in your home, making some of the more extreme days in the summer and winter uncomfortable.

However, like any traditional heating system, you can control the temperature in your home by setting your thermostat and timer. Your heat pump installer will instruct you on how to run your system to your exact requirements.

4. It is a renewable energy technology

Energy-saving measures like heat pumps don’t just save money on bills. They save the planet using energy efficient heating methods.

Unlike an inefficient heating system, heat pumps draw upon low levels of energy from the outside air and the heat exchanger converts it into a comfortable temperature for your home. this low carbon heating system alternative is a perfect example of renewable energy. It has the potential to completely end our reliance on fossil fuels for home heating.

5. Heating systems are all headed this way

Heating methods like this are going to be the way of the future but we can enjoy the benefits here and now.

The energy-saving benefits highlighted in this article can only mean one thing; heating technology is headed increasingly in this direction, reducing reliance on carbon-intensive boilers and non-renewable energy resources.

In the UK, gas boilers are already being phased out in new build homes. Furthermore, the increase in cavity and loft insulation sweeping the nation is a fantastic companion to heat pumps, reducing reliance on energy, even more, to help control a comfortable atmosphere in the home.

Funding for air-source heat pumps is available now

Heat pump installations are already happening in your area. We will introduce you to fully registered heat pump installers in your region.

The Energy Company Obligation currently supports heat pump installation alongside a variety of whole-house retrofit energy-saving measures. In addition to this, the Great British Insulation Scheme will help fund energy-saving improvements in thousands more homes.

Find out if you are eligible for heat pump funding supported by your energy suppliers as part of these schemes, and let Residential Energy Services take care of the rest.