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I'm not surprised. I purchased a brand new house and they didn't even offer the option for a heat pump. The government needs to make it mandatory to have one in new builds.
But there has to be a properly trained installer base that simply does not exist in the quantities needed. There are a lot of cowboys offering heat pumps.
One potentially begats the other. If the demand is there then the installer base will follow. That demand is still comparatively low though, which is unlikely to change until the government starts mandating installs. It's a real Catch 22 - demand is low because quality is wildly varied. Quality is wildly varied because demand is low.
You make a good point.
If it's not already, it should definitely be in the regs that new builds need to be heat-pump ready (suitably sized radiators, etc.)
Radiator heat pumps sound crap.
Why wouldn't you have a air to air heat pump. They are far superior? You can still have a hot water tank
Personal preference and working with what's already installed, I guess.
I think this is a long term mistake.
I can't work out why the government is pushing it this way. Air to air does so much more. Works faster, also works as a dehumidifier and can be used as AC, gets more localised temp control.
I do wonder if there is an air to air system for the house with also a hot water tank add on. But I guess not, would need two systems then.
For context, in my home, I'm adding an air-to-air in one room (that isn't currently heated) on a separate exchanger.
But for the rest of the house, when I already have radiators and underfloor heating, I don't want to run 100mm ducting, or fit split units throughout the building. When I do eventually go to a heat pump for the main system (eventually) I'll need to install a new tank funnily enough, as currently I just have on-demand gas-heated water.
I'm don't want to sound like an expert, because I'm not, but I Imagine underfloor heating probably makes all the difference.
Plus a mini split on a room or two can make a big difference. I was just saying I lived in places with radiators (gas) and with mini splits. The mini splits were much better.