Ground Source Heat Pumps, What are they all about?
Imagine never having to worry about turning your heating controls down to save money.
Imagine your home being constantly warm and comfortable.
Imagine a heating system that uses renewable energy, requires no regular maintenance and is completely safe with no local greenhouse emissions.
Welcome to your heat pump from The Osiris Group.
Proven Technology
Although relatively new to the UK, heat pumps are a proven technology pioneered in Sweden where 97% of all new houses are built with heat pump heating systems.
Low Running Costs -
Moving Heat from Your Garden into Your Home
Heat pumps work by collecting heat from your garden and moving it into your home - essentially a refrigerator working in reverse. The technology works so well that even when freezing outside - your home is still warm and snug.
Best of all, because you are moving heat, rather than creating it by burning oil or gas, the system is much more efficient with average savings of up to 70% on your annual running costs.
Lower Environmental Impact - When coupled with a green electricity supply your heating, hot water and electricity demands create zero Carbon Dioxide emissions, making a real contribution to the reduction of green house gasses.
25 Year Life Span with No Regular Maintenance - Based on fridge technology heat pumps are extremely reliable with no regular maintenance required. Our pumps have a planned life span of 25 years with no loss of efficiency (oil boilers can lose up to 2% efficiency for each year of operation and have a usable life-span of about 12 years).
Imagine your home being constantly warm and comfortable.
Imagine a heating system that uses renewable energy, requires no regular maintenance and is completely safe with no local greenhouse emissions.
Welcome to your heat pump from The Osiris Group.
Proven Technology
Although relatively new to the UK, heat pumps are a proven technology pioneered in Sweden where 97% of all new houses are built with heat pump heating systems.
Low Running Costs -
Moving Heat from Your Garden into Your Home
Heat pumps work by collecting heat from your garden and moving it into your home - essentially a refrigerator working in reverse. The technology works so well that even when freezing outside - your home is still warm and snug.
Best of all, because you are moving heat, rather than creating it by burning oil or gas, the system is much more efficient with average savings of up to 70% on your annual running costs.
Lower Environmental Impact - When coupled with a green electricity supply your heating, hot water and electricity demands create zero Carbon Dioxide emissions, making a real contribution to the reduction of green house gasses.
25 Year Life Span with No Regular Maintenance - Based on fridge technology heat pumps are extremely reliable with no regular maintenance required. Our pumps have a planned life span of 25 years with no loss of efficiency (oil boilers can lose up to 2% efficiency for each year of operation and have a usable life-span of about 12 years).
Easy and Safer than conventional Gas boilers.
Easy Installation
Any competent plumber can install the heat pump and in case you have any queries you have lifetime access to our technical support team. The groundwork required is simple and again we are on hand every step of the way to help.
Safer than Gas, Oil and LPG boilers
Almost 150 people a year are killed by home explosions and Carbon Monoxide poisoning from gas central heating boilers, while the environmental consequences of oil pollution from oil tanks leaves homeowners liable to a £20,000 fine should their system leak.
Our heat pumps use food safe glycol in their ground loop, are completely safe and free of any contaminants which may harm the environment.
Hot Water Safety -
On average 570 people a year suffer serious scalds from hot tap water and radiators.
Here are some shocking figures on water safety
Five Year Parts and Labour Warranty
We are so confident in our products each one comes with a 5 year warranty certified by guarantee.
Any competent plumber can install the heat pump and in case you have any queries you have lifetime access to our technical support team. The groundwork required is simple and again we are on hand every step of the way to help.
Safer than Gas, Oil and LPG boilers
Almost 150 people a year are killed by home explosions and Carbon Monoxide poisoning from gas central heating boilers, while the environmental consequences of oil pollution from oil tanks leaves homeowners liable to a £20,000 fine should their system leak.
Our heat pumps use food safe glycol in their ground loop, are completely safe and free of any contaminants which may harm the environment.
Hot Water Safety -
On average 570 people a year suffer serious scalds from hot tap water and radiators.
Here are some shocking figures on water safety
- Hot water at 70°C takes less than a half second to burn
- Scald burns are the third most common reason for under 5's admission to hospital
- Each week 7 children require hospital treatment involving painful skin grafting and permanent scarring.
- Heat pumps provide safe operating temperatures for domestic hot water and radiators. Traditional oil and gas boilers are unable to do this due to the fear of legionella contamination, however the Ice Energy heat pump overcomes this by pasturising the water cylinder at least once a week. The lower operating temperatures for radiators also provide a much safer home environment for small children.
Five Year Parts and Labour Warranty
We are so confident in our products each one comes with a 5 year warranty certified by guarantee.
All About Ground Works
The
ground works are a vital part of any heat pump installation. Here at
Ice Energy it is our intention to find the best solution at least cost
to the client. The options vary depending on the amount of land and
budget available.
Ground loops consist of a series of pipes buried in the garden at a depth of 1 metre. The ground temperature at this depth is fairly constant between 7 and 13°C throughout the year. The heat pump uses a ground loop (pipe) with a water and glycol mix to "capture" some of this heat.
There are two main types, and the one to use depends on the amount of land available:
Ground loops consist of a series of pipes buried in the garden at a depth of 1 metre. The ground temperature at this depth is fairly constant between 7 and 13°C throughout the year. The heat pump uses a ground loop (pipe) with a water and glycol mix to "capture" some of this heat.
There are two main types, and the one to use depends on the amount of land available:
Compact Collectors-
The patented compact collector allows a ground loop to be used where space is at a premium. The collectors can be buried flat to reduce the depth of the earthworks or vertically to reduce the area needed for the panels.
The patented compact collector allows a ground loop to be used where space is at a premium. The collectors can be buried flat to reduce the depth of the earthworks or vertically to reduce the area needed for the panels.
Bore holes offer a solution where
very little land is available. A vertical hole is drilled to a depth of
50 to 80 metres through the rock underneath the garden.
Streams, rivers and lakes
The option also exists to bury a pipe on the bottom of a lake or river and collect heat from the stream water.