- Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish4 days
Over its lifetime, yes, but initial cost of a heat pump is higher.
- 4 days
If they’re replacing a boiler in a hot water system it can either be a bit more expensive or a LOT more expensive. If it’s pumping heat into the water it’s not so bad. But if you have to run duct work or put up a bunch of mini splits costs start going way up.
But if it’s a hot air system it shouldn’t be much more than adding A/C, and if it already has A/C it’s just a reversing valve.
- 4 days
The premise of the video is basically saying that with the available grants in the UK, it’s possible to save money making the conversion.
- 4 days
That’s excellent to hear. Sticker shock is a big reason people don’t use heat pumps
- 4 days
Yeah, but I think the government is failing in regards to heat pumps. Especially with the heat wave, if they promoted the fact that heat pumps can heat and cool, people who at least get the chance to be sticker shocked.
- SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish3 days
People should not be looking at the purchase price, they should be looking at total long term costs. Especially since the US is not going to stop random wars anytime.
- 3 days
If you don’t have the money for the initial purchase you’re never going to see the savings because you’ll never buy it
- 4 days
I keep hoping the government finaly implements their promise to shift taxes from electricity to fossil fuels.
- 4 days
UK is doing that now. My bills going to drop to under £75/month at this rate, with a heat pump and I had the gas connection removed years ago.
I kinda wonder what that means for the gas network longer term as more people disconnect from it. They still need to maintain the same pipes under the road and I won’t be paying for it, but some of my neighbours still do. Will their fee to maintain it have to go up at some point?
- 4 days
I think I just saw something today about no more tax on a utility. I can’t recall for sure though, so don’t hold me to it.
