Gernot Wagner"Experts prefer heat pumps, but homeowners have doubts"
I wonder who sows those doubts, contrary to any evidence.
CockneyLaurieHalf the issue - those selling/promoting heat pumps INSIST you have to increase your insulation because otherwise you'll save nothing... So is it the heat pump (under current systems and prices of electricity v gas) able to provide the same heat as a traditional gas boiler or do you still need that??
The other half is, as with ALL new products the lottery of getting someone who ACTUALLY knows how to install it or will you end up with a cowboy that's jumped on the bandwagon and cost you a fortune to sort out afterwards.