I've seen a lot of info about Air to Water Heat Pumps recently, and new SEAI grants (€3,500) are becoming available for these in a couple of months.
However, there is also going to be a grant for Air to Air heat pumps (€600).
These are basically inverted fridges. They try to cool down the air outside (like a fridge) and the heat generated is transferred inside. If you've ever been on a package holiday to Spain, the A/C unit on the wall of your apartment is one of these. They can do both cooling and heating. Apparently, they are ideally suited to Irish climate for heating, because air is moist and temperatures never fall too far below zero.
The COP score is between 3-5 depending on size of unit, which means for every 1 unit of energy you put in, you get between 3-5 units of heat energy out.
I am thinking of getting one of these for an extension that I have. There doesn't appear to be too many suppliers to residential customers. These guy seems to know what he talking about:
http://heatpumps.scanhome.ie/
Has anyone any experience of these that they could share?
However, there is also going to be a grant for Air to Air heat pumps (€600).
These are basically inverted fridges. They try to cool down the air outside (like a fridge) and the heat generated is transferred inside. If you've ever been on a package holiday to Spain, the A/C unit on the wall of your apartment is one of these. They can do both cooling and heating. Apparently, they are ideally suited to Irish climate for heating, because air is moist and temperatures never fall too far below zero.
The COP score is between 3-5 depending on size of unit, which means for every 1 unit of energy you put in, you get between 3-5 units of heat energy out.
I am thinking of getting one of these for an extension that I have. There doesn't appear to be too many suppliers to residential customers. These guy seems to know what he talking about:
http://heatpumps.scanhome.ie/
Has anyone any experience of these that they could share?