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Originally Posted by Bucknallbear  anyone want to offer some advice on geothermal / ground source heat pumps. I am just about to undergo a renovation project. All our floors will be dug up which apparently puts me in a strong position to go for underfloor heating. If I was to link this to a ground source heat pump most of my heating would be free and clean - or does anyone know better? Should I have started a separate thread on this?
Peter | If you are digging up the floor and want underfloor heating, that would be more efficient than radiators.
You would need to dig a large trench in the garden to install a ground source heat pump loop. Don't forget, the heating is not free energy - you need to run a condenser to increase the temperature of that gained in the ground.
It works like a large refrigerator in reverese. You are cooling the ground, transferring the heat to your under floor heating system which then radiates into the house.
Useful links here : Ground source heat pumps - Heat pumps & ground loops - Energy Saving Trust Ground source heat pumps - Low Carbon Buildings Programme
The comment about financial viability in comparison with gas is probably a little out of date with recent rises in energy prices - and longer term,the ground source heat pump would be much more viable, although you would still rely on a source of electricity to run it.
You should be able to get a government grant to install one : Ground source heat pumps Overall maximum of £1,200 or 30% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lower
but you need to meet the minimum insulation requirements etc. for the rest of the house. Householders - Low Carbon Buildings Programme  | | | |
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