Heat Pumps: Air-to-Water

Benefits & Key Features

Advantages of air to water heat pumps

  • Well-suited for new-builds as well as retrofits.
  • Eligible for government grants. 
  • Compact and quiet. 
  • Family-friendly and safer than combustion-based systems. 
  • Ecological choice, as they produce energy by processing air. 
  • Generate more energy than the electricity they consume to operate. 

Disadvantages of air to water heat pumps

  • Decreased efficiency when operating in temperatures below 6°C. 
  •  Another main heating system is needed in very cold locations. 
  • Older models have high noise levels while operating. 
  • Optimal performance depends on good quality insulation of the house. 
  • May need to pay for ancillary works, such as installing new radiators.