Ground source heat pump for a new built property in Essex
Case Study Details
Ground source heat pump for a new built property in Essex
Better Planet was selected to design, install and commission a ground source heat pump system and associated technologies for this new built property in Essex.
Location: Essex
A ground source heat pump system
- A 12 kW ground source heat pump from Nibe
- A 500 litre heat pump cylinder
- A 100 litre buffer tank
- 600 meters of ground collector pipes in horizontal loops
- A ground manifold
Underfloor heating
- Underfloor heating pipes in screed throughout, designed to operate at low temperatures
- Manifold
- Controls
Solar PV
- 12 panels with a combined output of 4 kWp
- Inverter
- Flat roof mounting system
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR)
- Ducting for supply air to bedrooms and living rooms
- Ducting for extract air from bathrooms and kitchen
- An MVHR unit where the supply air is heat exchanged against the extract airp
Services provided by Better Planet
- Design, installation and commissioning of the systems
- A room by room heat loss calculation
Government incentive
Tariff payments over 7 years under the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)