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Dimplex Heat Pumps pass the 'UK First' test
Dimplex heat pumps are at the leading edge of a pioneering
energy savings test by Scotland’s Moray Housing Partnership, the
first of its kind in the UK.
Two Dimplex air source heat pumps were selected to provide
heating and domestic hot water for the pilot which is designed
to investigate the potential of using renewable energy and heat
pumps to improve indoor comfort levels and reduce tenants’ fuel
bills.
Installed in Autumn 2006, the heat pumps’ performance is being
closely logged and monitored in both properties, linked to
consumption and temperatures. Prior to the start of the trial,
energy audits were carried out and NHER Surveyor 3 software was
used to predict the annual energy consumption which is forecast
to achieve a 70% running cost saving and a CO2 reduction of
3.7tonnes per annum.
As the project is the first of its type trialled by Moray
Housing Partnerships (MHP), it’s difficult to confidently
predict the energy savings which will be achieved over a year,
but the early feedback is encouraging says MHP’s Raymond Duguid.
“We wanted to examine how we can help reduce our properties’ CO2
emissions and improve comfort for our tenants at the same time
and Dimplex air source heat pumps provided the practical
solution for retro fits. The systems have only been running for
a couple of months but the tenants are already telling us that
they are delighted with their systems and there’s also a
significant fuel bill reduction,” he says.
Dimplex approved installer Earthwise Scotland was selected by
MHP, after a detailed tender process, to provide the systems in
the two properties which were chosen in consultation with
tenants. As the properties were already complete with gardens
and landscaping, as well as limited surface area for a ground
loop system, air source heat pumps were chosen as the most
viable option and the Dimplex LA8MR and LA10MR were selected for
outdoor installation.
Internal space limitations was an issue for both properties in
the trial – a three bedroom, semi detached house and a one
bedroom bungalow. Although the boiler is more efficient when the
buffer tank is fitted as close to it as possible, the system’s
flexibility means that one of the properties had a lack of
cupboard space, so the buffer tank was situated in the attic.
A maximum grant for the pilot project was awarded by the Energy
Saving Trust under the Scottish Community and Householder
Renewables Initiative.
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