At the same time, the demand for hot water production has remained roughly the same, meaning that the energy required to produce hot water for these new homes has become greater than the energy required for space heating.
This is where an air source heat pump can be incredibly useful, offering the ideal solution for high hot water use with low heating requirements. Cold water is heated instantaneously to deliver piping hot water around the home, whenever the household needs it, to showers, bathrooms and taps.