Geowarmth Heat Pumps

A heat pump provides low temperature hot water and thus needs a water based heat distribution system.  This can be underfloor heating, radiators or fan covector units.  Underfloor heating is often preferred.  The advantages over radiators include the following.

• Lower flow temperatures than radiators

• Lower running costs & thus more environmentally friendly

• More comfortable heat (warm feet, cool head!)

• More hygienic: the radiant heat from underfloor heating produces less air and therefore dust circulation than convection heat from radiators

• Frees up wall space

• Utilises thermal mass of building to control temperature

• Radiators and underfloor heating have different flow temperatures.  Mixing radiators with underfloor heating requires mixing valves to cater for the different temperature requirements

• Radiators for a ground source or air source heat pump need to be larger

• Underfloor heating can be installed on a timber first floor

• Can be used for natural cooling in summer (radiators can't)

Geowarmth Heat Pumps can install underfloor heating (or radiators) as well as the heat pump in order to provide our clients with a completely integrated renewable energy heating system from the same supplier