How does Air Source Heat Pump work?

A heat pump operates by extracting heat from the air outside your home, even in cold weather, and transferring it to a specialized liquid known as a refrigerant. The refrigerant absorbs the warmth and undergoes a phase change, transforming into a gas. Through compression, the gas becomes even hotter. This heat is then transferred to a separate water source, which is distributed to a central heating system to warm up the entire house. The gas subsequently condenses back into a liquid, and the cycle repeats itself.

Before you decide to install one

To optimize the efficiency of heat pumps, it is crucial to have well-insulated buildings that can maintain a comfortable temperature without significant heat loss. Therefore, before considering a heat pump, it is important to ensure that your home is adequately insulated.

Another requirement for heat pumps is the presence of a hot water cylinder. If your property does not already have one (e.g., if you have a gas combination boiler), you will need to consider the installation location within your property.

Heat pumps generate heat at a lower temperature compared to traditional central heating systems and from a financial standpoint, heat pumps are most advantageous for properties currently using storage heaters or LPG boilers for heating.

Keep in mind that although the heat pump unit itself doesn’t occupy much space, it needs to be installed outside in an area with sufficient airflow. Air source heat pumps contain a fan that generates a low background noise, so it is important to consider your neighbors when determining the placement of the unit.

At Heat Me Plumbers, we are here to help you with any new plumbing and heating projects you have planned. 

We employ professional, polite, punctual gas safe registered engineers who have many years of experience installing air source heat pumps.
When fitting a heat pump, our team have attended and completed dedicated trains for heat pump installation. This way you and those around you will be safe and the appliance will work to its full potential as it will be installed by a trained engineer to the highest standard.

A new air heat pump installation isn’t a small investment and at Heat Me Plumbers we understand what it takes to make the right choice.

We can recommend the best brand of the heat pump that will suit your budget and requirements.

Our promise:

  • Clarity and transparency – we believe being honest goes a long way and builds strong customer relationships. What we quote is what you pay, not a penny more.
  • Friendly service – no grumpy plumbers here.
  • Customer satisfaction – our aim is to finish the job, where everyone is happy before, during and in the end.
  • Tidiness – we value customers’ property and will always leave the job clean and tidy.
  • Quality workmanship – we don’t take shortcuts and all the jobs are carried out buy the highest standards and best practices possible.

The installation itself will take no more than 2 days. We will explain everything that needs to be done over these 2 days from start to finish. We will do our best not to disrupt you and your family while the work is being carried out. 

We feel it is important to offer all of our customers’ aftercare once we have installed a new heat pump. This is just to ensure you that if a problem was to arise, then we would be on hand to help fix anything that may go wrong.
We always provide our customers with the best solutions, so why not give us a call and speak directly to one of our gas engineers who will be able to answer all your questions in regards to your project.