UK installations of heat pumps 10 times lower than in France, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

There's a few issues with what you're saying

you don't need emersion heating for space heating, but you will likely need a hot water tank for water heating for showers, etc
"not enough heat in the air" is nonsense, heatpumps are standard issue kit in Scandinavia
we barely burn any oil in the UK. Total installed capacity is ~370MW and is basically never used - see https://electricityproduction.uk/plant/oil/ ** The coal plants are nearly gone too, we do burn an absolute shit load of gas however, and that definitely needs reducing.

Heatpumps are not a one size fits all solution, and they are very expensive, that much is true.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you watch the video he points out why it works in those countries. They have learned to live in a cold country by building housing to suit. We have not done this because we burned cheap coal instead. All those older housing is not up to scratch. One thing you cannot get away from is the noise. We live with a much smaller land foot print than they do in Scandinavia. You are right about the oil though. I should have said fossil fuelled. I will edit it.

I am also speaking from experience. My sister took advantage of the scheme. They are very underwhelmed. I am never said there is no benefit. I think there are better gains in other areas.

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