Young family seek to lower fuel bills

A young family of four living in a five bedroom, executive home in Northumberland, were desperately
seeking ways to reduce their fuel bills. Due to its location, there is no mains gas supply to the property,
so the family have used an LPG boiler to heat their home for a number of years.
Using an LPG system to heat a home, proves very expensive to run. With rising fuel costs set to drive
their heating bills up further still, the couple were promoted to look for a cost-effective alternative.
The couple were also looking to be more conscious of their carbon footprint so therefore a suitable
heating alternative will need to be looked for.

The solution

Built in 1999, the house has all the thermal qualities you’d expect of a house this age and stood to benefit
greatly from the use of a more efficient heating system. Other alternatives to LPG, such as wood, solar
power and biomass, proved either insufficient for their needs or too expensive to install, run and maintain.
A 14kW Ecodan air source heat pump was installed to the property, saving the family around £520 a year
as the system harvests free energy from the outside air to provide central heating and hot water for
significantly lower costs.
Replacing a 75% efficient, expensive to run LPG boiler, the Ecodan system is found to be much more
efficient and effective to run. Changing to Ecodan meant this family are no longer reliant on the increasingly
expensive LPG system to heat their home. With annual savings of a massive 45%, they’re able to reduce
their average heating bills from £1,100 to £580.
By installing large, efficient radiators fitted with TRV’s, the Ecodan system works perfectly to ensure their
home is warm enough without the need for any additional heating. Ecodan easily meets the demand for hot
water, as well as delivering a more even temperature throughout the home for maximum comfort.

Summary:

Ecodan offers a significantly reduced costs system than LPG boilers.
 14kW Ecodan Air Source Heat Pump replaced 75% efficient LPG boiler
 Carbon emissions significantly reduced with Ecodan