Air Source Heat Pump Association
Principal aims
The Air Source Heat Pump Association encourages the growth and development of the ASHP industry in the United Kingdom by:
- promoting the efficient and sustainable use of ASHPs
- raising awareness of the benefits of using heat pumps
- developing heat pump installation Standards
- encouraging high standards of training for the industry
- providing a forum for information exchange
- liaising with related organisations to benefit the heat pump industry
- Lobbying for the heat pump industry in matters of local, national and international interest
The Association provides information on ASHPs via this website and telephone helplines and makes
presentations to promote the heat pump industry to key audiences. It co-ordinates closely with
government and other trade associations and training organisations to work for high quality installations
and the success of the heat pump industry.
Air Source Heat Pumps
Air source heat pumps extract heat from the air by circulating air through heat exchangers.
They concentrate heat by using a vapour compression cycle, and they transfer heat into buildings to provide heating and hot water without burning fossil fuels. See How heat pumps work.
A well designed ASHP system provides low running costs because it uses a small amount of electricity to transfer a large amount of naturally occurring heat from the air into your building.
The benefits of using an ASHP are that you can:
- enjoy lower fuel bills, especially if you replace heating by oil, coal, LPG, or direct electric
- eliminate the need for fuel deliveries
- reduce your annual maintenance costs
- reduce your carbon emissions
- reduce your nitrogen dioxide emissions
- earn income from the Renewable Heat Incentive
You should take advice from an experienced installer to realise these benefits. Your building may benefit from increased insulation, and its heat distribution system may need to be adapted to take full advantage of using an air source heat pump. An ASHP is very efficient at producing warmth rather than heat, so you may benefit from larger radiators or underfloor heat distribution. You will need a control system that matches the characteristics of a heat pump in order to provide the gentler heat over a longer period than would be needed with high temperature water delivered to smaller radiators.
Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps
For more information from an experienced source please contact one of our installers or one of our consultants.
See some successful ASHP Case Studies.
The performance of an air source heat pump installation depends greatly on the quality of design and installation in matching the specification of the installation to the needs of the building and its use and ensuring that a balance of heat exchange is maintained with the air.
For more information from an experienced source please contact one of our air source installers or one of our consultants.
See some successful ASHP Case Studies.
Air Source Heat Pump RHI tariffs
Government grants in the shape of the Renewable Heat Incentive are available for those who install air source heat pumps to heat their buildings, both for houses and for commercial buildings.
Register here for Future Events
To be notified of future events: register here.
Heat Pumps
For more information about work undertaken by the Association, and
about heat pumps,
please e-mail info@ASHP.org.uk, or write to the address below.
Join the Air Source Heat Pump Association
If you would like to join the HPF to help us promote the use of heat pumps then click: Join us in the HPF.
