Aerothermal heat pumps
An air-to-water heat pump, known here as aerotermia, takes heat from the outside air and puts it into water for underfloor heating, radiators and your hot taps. In this climate it delivers three to four units of heat for every unit of electricity it uses.
One system replaces the gas boiler and the electric water heater. With fan coils or a cooled floor it can do the job of the air conditioning as well.
Underfloor heating
Warm water in pipes under the floor heats a room evenly at a low temperature, which is exactly what a heat pump does best. It is the natural choice in a new build or a full renovation.
Where the floors are staying, we fit low-temperature radiators or fan coils instead.
Heating with your air conditioning
If you already have modern inverter splits or a ducted system, you have a heat pump, and it can heat. Used properly it costs about a third as much to run as electric radiators or oil-filled heaters.
We check that an older system can do it, set it up for winter and show you the settings that work.
Hot water
A heat-pump water heater uses about a third of the electricity of a conventional electric tank. It pairs well with solar panels, and the cool, dry air it gives off is welcome in a utility room or a garage.
Replacing a gas or diesel boiler
Many villas in the hills still heat with a diesel boiler and a tank in the garden. We survey the existing radiators and pipework, tell you honestly whether a heat pump will keep the house warm with what is there, and take care of removing the old system.