Anyone living in England, Scotland or Wales can apply for government grants that cut the cost of installing an air source heat pump. Find out which grants you can apply for. In England and Wales, the main available heat pump grant is the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), which offers up to £7,500 towards the cost of an air source or ground source heat pump. This scheme provides an upfront grant that is applied for by the installer on your behalf. To be eligible, you must have a va

If you’re going away for a break, you might be tempted to give your heat pump a holiday too. However, I would advise against turning it off completely. Your heat pump will need to use more energy getting your home back up to temperature than it would keeping it warm while you're away. If you wait to turn your heat pump on until you walk back through the door, you'll have to wait to be warm while it catches up. Heat pumps warm homes more slowly, but much more efficiently and i