Comfort Solutions
You may have heard a lot about ducted heat pumps recently and wondered why they are such big news. It’s because they can really help you and your family reduce your carbon footprint.
Here are some of the main ways they can do this.
Many homes in New Zealand are still heated by gas or oil-fired systems. These fossil fuels are known to pollute the planet and really contribute to your carbon footprint.
Ducted heat pumps are a renewable low-carbon form of heating and as such, they can seriously lower your family’s carbon footprint.
Heat pumps are very efficient and can heat your home throughout. In fact, they can generate over three times more heat energy than they use to run. This is far more efficient than a gas boiler, which only converts ninety per cent of its energy into heat to warm your house. This efficiency can also be reflected in your energy bills—heat pumps are far cheaper to run than a gas heating system.
Heat pumps are electric, which is a fuel that doesn’t produce anywhere near the carbon that gas, coal or oil do. Furthermore, electricity itself is getting greener, as a lot of it is now being generated by renewable sources.
Ducted heat pumps can work alongside solar panels, meaning that although your heat pump will mean you’re using more electricity, it shouldn’t be reflected too starkly on your electricity bill. Also, if you have had solar panels installed along with your heat pump, you know that a lot of the electricity you’re using is renewable.
A gas boiler generates a lot of nitrous oxide, a nasty greenhouse gas that is worse than carbon. However, ducted heat pumps produce no nitrous oxide at all.
If you’re considering ducted heat pumps for your home, please get in touch. We can find the right solution for you.
