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Have you thought about how you great your home? There are many different ways to heat your home, each with their own benefits and disadvantages. Today we will be discussing the benefits of heating your home with a heat pump versus traditional gas fires and heaters.

For the past few decades, gas heaters and fireplaces have been the preferred method of home heating. There are however a number of drawbacks with heating your home with natural gas or LPG. Read on to find out why you should consider upgrading your home heating system.

Energy Efficiency

Did you know that a gas heater only produces 0.85 kilowatt of heat energy for each kilowatt of gas which is burned? 15% of the heat energy generated by a gas heater goes up the flue, or out of the window due to the ventilation required to prevent carbon monoxide from building up in your room.

Modern heat pumps output up to 5kw of heat energy for every kilowatt of power consumed. This makes heat pumps over five times as efficient at heating your home as a traditional gas heater.

Safety & Children

Gas fires are usually used low down towards floor level, and get extremely hot. The flame on a gas heater is well above 600°c and can cause painful and life threatening injuries to children if they stick their fingers inside.

Gas heaters and fires also produce carbon monoxide as a by product of burning gas. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless, tasteless, and is highly toxic. The effects of carbon monoxide can include nausea, headaches, fatigue, vomiting, and in some cases even death.

When operating a gas heater, it is essential that the room be well ventilated to prevent carbon monoxide levels from building up. If you have a gas fire, you also need to get in a specialist once yearly to ensure that the flue is kept clear of obstructions and is working correctly.

Heat pumps, on the other hand, run at a much lower temperature, and have no flames or fire. Many models mount high on the wall, out of reach of children and their inquisitive fingers. As they do not burn gas or other combustible materials, heat pumps do not produce carbon monoxide, and are a much safer alternative.

Humidity

Is a warm home a dry home? Well, not necessarily. If you are heating your home with a portable gas heater, you may actually be increasing the humidity and damp levels in your home. Burning gas also produces large amounts of humidity in the air which can cause dampness, crying windows, and can make it difficult for people with asthma to breathe easily.

Heat pumps do not produce additional moisture whilst running on heating mode. They supply warm and dry air, helping to alleviate damp issues, prevent crying windows. They also filter the air, making it easier to breathe.

Why Upgrade

There are more reasons than ever before to upgrade your home heating. Having a new heat pump installed will lower your overall heating costs, and in many cases the savings will pay for the initial investment over a few short years. Having a heat pump installed also makes it much safer for children to roam around freely, without you needing to worry whether they're wandering too close to the fire.

There are also many other additional benefits that a heat pump will give you. Not only do they provide extremely efficient heating, they can also be used to cool and dehumidify your home during the hot summer months.

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