Eco Services

+ Air Source Heat Pumps

Living in central London, the only heat pump that Staunch and Flow recommends is the Air to water heat pump.

Take the latent heat out of the atmosphere to heat your home.

Air source heat pumps remove the heat from the atmosphere. This in turn is used to heat your under floor system, radiators or air convectors as well as the hot water in your home.

How do air source heat pumps work

Air source heat pumps create heat the same way as a bicycle pump creates heat. If you put your thumb over the end off a bicycle pump. When you apply pressure on the pump, your thumb will start to burn under the heat produced. This is the same way a fridge works but in reverse. The air source heat pump will still work in temperatures down to –15.

Heat pumps do need some electricity to work. However it is only a small pump. This is nothing like the energy used in a conventional boiler.

Unlike gas or oil boilers, heat pumps deliver heat at lower temperatures over much longer periods. Thus in the winter they might have to be on 24/7. This has two major effects:

• Your heating is on all the time. It is very unnatural for the body to change temperatures all the time, as with conventional heating. This is most noticeable on winter mornings when a sudden change of temperature can wake people up. It is much more natural for the house to be at a constant temperature of 19 – 21.
• As a consequence of the temperature being much lower, the radiator temperature is also much lower. This is fine and happens because the heat output from your radiators has been designed to be of a certain temperature output. As a result larger radiators may need to be installed to compensate. Under floor heating is ideal for Air source heat pumps which give out heat at lower temperatures over longer periods of time, as well as fan assisted heat convectors.
• Lower fuel bills than Gas, Oil and especially if you are using conventional electric heating.

The benefits of Air source heat pumps

• It will reduce your carbon footprint.
• No fuel deliveries required. As the air is the heat source.
• As apposed to a conventional boiler. A heat pump has very little moving parts. So very little to go wrong and very little to maintain.

+ Solar Thermal

We are experts in Solar heating Installations and are both Worcester Bosch and Valliant registered installers. Imagine harnessing the warmth and energy of the sun so that it provides you with cheap hot water, reduces your energy bills, and makes your home more environmentally friendly.

By installing solar panels on the roof of your home, it is possible. The solar system works alongside your existing boiler. Solar hot water (also called solar thermal) is the most widely adopted form of domestic renewable energy.

Call Solar for London now (020 7820 3156) to find out how much your borough is offering towards a solar water heating system!

Some of the 31 London Boroughs who have signed up as partners to Solar for London are offering Solar Rewards up to £1,500 (cash discounts) and the Department of Trade and Industry is offering grants of £400 through their Low Carbon Buildings programme.