Join our panel of experts in this myth busting session which will explore common ground source heat pump misconceptions. An opportunity to ask our panel of experts about the benefits and opportunites for ground source heat pumps – exploring the points below:
Myths
- What is the benefit of using thermal storage?
- Heat pumps cannot be put into older buildings
- Heat pumps need a lot of land
- Heat pumps cannot generate hot water
- Heat pumps are noisy
- Heat pumps cost more to run than gas
- You can’t have ground source upstairs because you have to have underfloor, you can’t have radiators
- You need a lot of land for ground source
- You have to spend a fortune on insulation
Questions
- How will heat pumps help us to achieve net zero?
- How much will it cost to swap from a gas boiler to a ground or air source heat pump?
- Which is better – air or ground source?
- Can I use a lake or river instead of the ground? What are the benefits of this?
- Can heat pumps be deployed successfully in existing buildings?
- Can I run a heat pump purely off onsite generation such as solar power?
Chair: Stephen Bielby, Operations Manager and Secretariat, GSHPA
Panel:
Laura Bishop, Chair, GSHPA
Geoff Ellison, Member, GSHPA
Neil Lawson, Council Member, GSHPA
Ken Kneale, Council Member, GSHPA
