Adrian, Carmarthenshire: lives in a built-in-1800 stone detached house with attic insulation and double glazing
[.text-size-large]“We weren’t eco warriors. Our oil boiler had come to the end of its life and to replace it we would have had to move the tank to the middle of our driveway. There’s no gas here so we had to bite the bullet and look at other options. We had a couple of quotes for an electric boiler but this came with an astronomical cost of electricity. We use a lot of electricity in this house – I have two children and the tumble dryer is always going.”[.text-size-large]
“The installers had to change the water tank and put pipes under the floorboards straight out to the heat pump. They replaced most of the radiators and did the job in about three days.
The house has never been so warm – it is kept at a constant temperature of 19 degrees in the day. I work from home so I can’t just turn it off in the winter.
The technology was a big jump for us. I have an app which helps me control it.
The technology is amazing – we’ve got down to -6 degrees this winter and it was still warm in the house. The cost is the main factor, but it will get better value when they change the gas and electric unit pricing system. I would say to go for it.”
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