In some parts of the world there have not been enough ground source heat pumps installed for people to understand their advantages and disadvantages properly. The United Kingdom is such a place; Germany and Switzerland have many more heat pumps systems per capita, and have had them for many years. In those places where there are many heat pumps installed problems with ground source heat pumps are well known. These problems will become well known in the United Kingdom, as heat pumps become more popular as they will, under the Renewable Heat Incentive. (more…)
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