In episode 14 of our podcast series 'Serious about sustainability', Russell Dean from Ecodan, architect and Ecodan Ambassador, George Clarke, and Laurent Widloecher, Product Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, 'debunk' commonly held myths associated with air source heat pumps.
00:00 Intro
01:25 Heat pumps are a new and unproven technology.
02:02 Heat pumps are not powerful enough to heat my home in cold weather.
03:05 Heat pumps take a long time to warm up a home.
05:03 Air source heat pumps are noisy.
07:31 Planning permission is required before you can install an air source heat pump.
09:00 Heat pumps take up too much space outside and inside.
11:07 Heat pumps are only suitable for new-build homes.
13:24 Heat pumps only work with underfloor heating.
15:05 Heat pumps are high maintenance.
15:40 Heat pumps have a short life span.
17:26 Heat pumps are expensive.
20:09 Heat pumps are complicated to programme and use.
21:50 Renewable heating incentives are difficult to apply for.
22:09 The UK Government is forcing people to scrap their working gas boilers.
23:33 Heat pumps are imported products and not manufactured in the UK.
23:59 A heat pump is more expensive to run than a fossil fuel solution
27:59 Electricity is not a clean, green fuel type.
29:06 Heat pumps are not available if you live in an apartment or flat.
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