Air Source & Ground Source heating

There is only 5% Vat on domestic heat pump installations. Heat pumps have been available in homes since the 1970s, providing heating and hot water. The recent rises in fuel costs have expanded the market, improved the technology and reduced the price.

Blue Flame Services Ltd are trained air source heat pump installers. Training was completed at the Hull Air Source Heat Pump Installer Training Centre and on site working on real systems.

Tim Kemp says "We've had excellent training and having completed many installations are confident that we are offering a worthwhile service to our customers. I have installed a heat pump on my own home now."

What types of 'heat pump' are there?

The 'heat pumps' come in two kinds - air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps..

Air source - a standalone unit which can combine with a boiler or other heat source. It extracts heat from the air, and pipes hot water into your heating system or hot water cylinder - just like a boiler. A simple, high performance installation within a sensible budget. They can provide hot water and heating up to 65°c.

Ground Source - the slightly more efficient big brother to the air source heat pump - but a more demanding installation. A network of pipes are buried approximately 1.2 meter deep to extract gentle heat from the ground. Ground source heat pumps can provide up to 55°c temperatures. As with all heat pumps, they are more economical when running at lower temperatures. If you have the space and you don’t mind if we dig some trenches, then ground source heat pumps can offer significant savings on running costs compared to a boiler and a benefit over air source heating. Generally about double the cost of an air source heat pump installation, with about a 10% efficiency gain.

Who will benefit most from an 'Air Source' or 'Ground Source' installation? Better insulated new build properties. New builds with well-designed heating with a heat pump in mind. Buildings heated by oil or LPG boilers. Buildings using a lot of hot water. Swimming pools - all year round economical heat without a boiler. Under-floor heating systems - the perfect heat pumps. Where will Blue Flame install air & ground source heating systems? Although based in Maryport, Blue Flame Services Ltd will complete an air or ground source heat pump survey or installation at properties across the Lake District and Carlisle. How confident are Blue Flame in the quality of their heat pump based heating systems? Blue Flame's director and in-house renewable energy expert has an air source heat pump fitted on his own home and can demonstrate the system first hand. Download the Air Source heat pump fact sheet - click here Call us today on 01900 816672 to book a heat pump survey and obtain a price.

Prepare a solid base for the air source heat pump outside	Mount the heat pump and connect the 2 pipes and wires into the heating in the building	Fitting Wire the boiler (if needed) so that the heat pump controls it.
Flush, fill and test the system including setting up the heating controls in the building	Set the temperatures for maximum efficiency for the system and plenty of hot water	Hand over and demonstration to the customer or end user.