Twenty-two heat pump myths debunked

There are many myths about heat pumps, spread on social media and via newspapers.

Many are false, though a few are at least partially correct.

UK government has committed itself to installing 600,000 of them a year by 2028.

Deployment in the UK remains at very low levels, despite growth.

A heat pump installed in the UK today will have 77-86% lower carbon emissions than a gas boiler over 15 years.

Last year saw record growth in heat pump sales in Europe and, in the US more than 4 million heat pumps were sold, surpassing gas furnaces for the first time.

In the UK demand for heat pumps was up by 40% in 2022.