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The UK government implemented the boiler upgrade scheme (BUS) to help support the decarbonisation of heating in buildings by helping people replace their boilers with an eco-friendly solution such as air source heat pumps. The BUS provides grants to support the installation of heat pumps in homes across England and Wales.   As of Monday, […]

So, why is MCS accreditation important? Perhaps we could look at this from a slightly broader viewpoint and ask why any accreditation is important. Does accreditation guarantee that a heat pump will better than a heat pump which hasn’t been submitted for approval? No. In the same way that a sprinter who their race may […]

Refrigerant type 15 years ago, when Freedom Heat Pumps was first founded, most air source heat pumps in the UK market, used R410A or R407C refrigerant. R407C as a refrigerant was good at temperatures up to around 65°C but hasn’t been seen in the mainstream for a good few years. For many years, R410A was […]

Electrical loading in the context of a heat pump, is referred to as the fuse / breaker size that needs to be in place to ensure safe operation of the heat pump. Most heat pumps are split in to 3 breaker sizes: 16amp, 20amp and 32amp, with the breaker size determining the kW output / […]

The heat pump must be sized accurately for the unit to work effectively within a property. A heat loss calculation must be completed to industry standards to size a heat pump correctly. Freedom Heat Pump Heat loss calculator has been produced in line with industry standards BS EN12831 & MCS MIS3005. A heat loss calculation […]

We are all familiar with open loop system when fitting ground source heat pumps, in fact it has been suggested to be the most efficient option when fitting a ground source heat  pumps.  We will be discussing if Open loop systems would be possible on Air Source Heat Pumps and will this be the future […]

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How good is an air source heat pump? How much money can it save my client? These are two of the most popular questions from our customers. TV adverts, word of mouth and online adverts all promise that heat pumps will offer an awesome heating solution. But what they really want to know is, is […]

With a number of different options on the market, it can be difficult to know which type of air source heat pump is right for yours or your client’s project. Split or monobloc heat pumps are just one of those defining factors, and something we are increasingly asked about here at Freedom HP as the […]

In plans just announced by the government as part of their Heat and Buildings Strategy, homeowners will be offered grants of £5,000 for the installation of heat pumps, beginning April 2022. The grants will form part of the new £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme – a headline commitment which also outlines the government’s plan to […]