Better Planet was approached by the owner of this property in Oxfordshire who was interested in replacing two oil boilers with a heat pump system.
The client was looking to reduce running costs, but there was also a strong element of environmental motivation.
Ground source was chosen over air source due to the higher efficiency of a ground source system. While there was space to install horizontal loops, it was deemed to be too disruptive to the nice garden. Therefore a borehole option was chosen.
Location: Oxfordshire
Project Summary
Main Equipment
- A 40 kW ground source heat pump from Nibe
- A 500-litre heat pump cylinder
- A 300-litre buffer tank
- A heat meter
- Internet connection to Nibe Uplink for remote control and monitoring of the system
Ground Collector
- 5 boreholes with an aggregate depth of 760 meters
- A ground manifold
- Flow and return pipes between the manifold and the heat pump
Services provided by Better Planet
- Design, installation, and commissioning of the system
- A room-by-room heat loss calculation
- An assessment of existing radiators
