Heat pump installation costs

[WalksWithTurkeys]

You need to have a word with yourself if you think you will find the answer to that question on here.

I recently repainted my kitchen. I had lots of really useful help on this forum e.g. how to take down cabinets and how to remove bits of panelling between cabinets and walls.

I’m guessing those who know the answers to my questions in this thread won’t talk, and those that will talk don’t know!

 

[denso13]

I’m guessing those who know the answers to my questions in this thread won’t talk, and those that will talk don’t know!

Good grief, nobody knows what your specific circumstaces are, nobody knows what is involved.

Get a survey done and ask them what you want to know.

 

[gas112]

Think this woman maybe able to help you with the amount of information you have given

 

[dilalio]

@WalksWithTurkeys so, can you tell us how you obtained the figure you have mentioned? Online form you filled in or did you have a conversation with someone and, if so, who was that someone?

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

so, can you tell us how you obtained the figure you have mentioned? Online form you filled in or did you have a conversation with someone and, if so, who was that someone?

I got a few online quotes for my house, a 3 bed bungalow with double glazing, good loft insulation, screed floors and cavity wall insulation. 7 radiators, six double panels about 1.2 m by 600 mm, one bathroom towel. EPC grade C. To get a precise quote, I have to pay £250. That is a lot of money, which is why I want to educate myself. How do I know they don’t have online quotes that greatly underestimate the costs, and I pay £250 for nothing?

Jesus Christ, when I’ve asked on countless other subjects on this forum, I’ve had really helpful comments.

Think this woman maybe able to help you with the amount of information you have given

That applies to the Heat Pump people in this thread. See above for details. What I’ve had is a lot of woo woo. Years ago when I asked about boilers, I was told that a boiler distant from the gas point added cost, that pipe in pipe cost more and so on, lots of details. But with heat pumps we’re not allowed to ask, oh no, we have to talk to sales folk instead and just accept that the quotes given are the quotes.

 

[ericmark]

I did look, the idea was it can also cool in summer, but it seems all existing plumbing will need replacing, the bore is not big enough, and it will need all new radiators as to heat and cool they need to be fan assisted, and also needs condensate piping to take the condensate away, and outside units need planing permission, to ensure any noise does not upset the neighbours, and the £7500 grant would hardly touch the extra expense.

So a small self-contained unit just for the living room could be on the cards, but whole house was a non-starter.

I and I am sure many others heat rooms as and when required, I don't heat whole house if it's not needed. And the heat pump does not run efficient at a reduced output, well neither does the oil burner I have now, but the difference in efficiency heating two radiators or fourteen radiators is not as marked with an oil or gas boiler to with a heat pump.

Not sure on oil price now, was costing me £600 a year approx, so heat pump may be twice as efficient, although I think unlikely, so 75 now, so maximum is 25 years, but more realistic 15 years, so £300 x 15 = £4,500, it does not get anywhere near working out better.

Plus for it to work in a power cut, as my system does now, we have to add the price of huge batteries, so it becomes a non-starter.

 

[denso13]

Jesus Christ, when I’ve asked on countless other subjects on this forum, I’ve had really helpful comments.

It'll take four days which works out at £50 an hour for two plumbers, with them ending up with less as a wage, which isn't bad. The trouble is that breaking down a price just leads to more questions and more justification seeking.

 

[denso13]

Years ago when I asked about boilers, I was told that a boiler distant from the gas point added cost, that pipe in pipe cost more and so on, lots of details.

If the heat pump is in a larger house or further from the heating connection you'll pay more. Extra pipe, extra insulation costs, extra labour, larger heat pump, larger concrete base, that sort of thing.

 

[dilalio]

Jesus Christ, when I’ve asked on countless other subjects on this forum, I’ve had really helpful comments.

I'm not Jesus, but I do know what I'm talking about!
Can't verify the validity of the "helpful comments" you've had to date!

Comments = opinions = aresholes = everyone's got one! x

 

[dilalio]

In a nutshell, IMO, as a long served tradesman plumber and Gas safe engineer, who was one of the 1st 250 to complete the Heat Geek Awakening and Mastery courses, subsidised by BAIS,

It comes down to affordability!
If you are one of the pioneers who has the financial resources and commitment to the government's net zero pledge, then put your money "where your mouth is"!
If not, sit back and let the hoi poloi do their "green diligence" thing and eventually demand will balance with supply and the technology will advance.

This industry is not currently the realm of the penny-saver, despite what the marketing **** tells you.

 

[dilalio]

It'll take four days which works out at £50 an hour

My hourly rate is more than that, but I do convert it to a daily rate if it goes over 4 hrs.