04/03/2022
WHAT IS A HEAT PUMP?
Nobody knows!
.......EXCEPT it makes heat from cold! .....and now Russia has invaded, everybody wants one.
Many plumbers can't answer this basic question .....so what hope is there?
....and is it a con? Why not Solar PV or other renewables?
Well its not a con. Even when its freezing outside, remember those boring physics lessons, we are still 273 deg C above absolute zero - that's a lot of energy in that cold outside air.
So, if we are only pumping all that free heat (Yes its a heat PUMP! ) into our homes, and if the electricity to run the heat pump only costs one third of the equivalent value of the heat we are pumping, then we are getting twice as much energy that we are buying for free. That was such a long sentence, but think about it.
So ,this is where Russia comes in. The recent events are about to ensure that all gas/electricity prices will go through the roof. Energy prices for an average dwelling are forecast to reach £3k by the end of the year. If we don't all pull together in Europe and conserve/use as little energy as possible, there isn't going to be enough to go around. Of course, this also helps our pockets as well as the environment.
The bottom line is that the more of us who switch over to heat pumps means that we our going to reduce demand on the grid (and our pockets) by over 50% and still maintain the same level of comfort (and wastage!) in our homes and places of work.
Vlad (King of the Heat Pumps)
