AIR SOURCE & GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
New build heat pump installation delivers home owner satisfaction
Since introducing its first air conditioner in 1974, and its first heat pump in 2012, Samsung Electronics has been redefining indoor climate comfort for decades. Backed by Samsung’s quality reputation and leading- edge innovation, including digital connectivity solutions, Samsung’s range of climate solutions provide innovative cooling, heating, domestic hot water, refrigeration and smart building solutions to fulfil the needs for both the commercial and residential market
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s part of decarbonisation targets, the UK Government is working on the Future Home Standard planned to come into effect in 2025. It indicates that all new homes
built from 2025 will need to be ‘future- proofed’ with low carbon heating moving away from fossil fuel options and towards heat pumps. Its aim is to ensure that new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less carbon emissions than homes built under the current Building Regulations by improving the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock. “The Future Home Standard represents a significant turning point in the UK’s journey towards carbon neutrality. Samsung is poised to help house builders and developers adapt to these changes with our innovative solutions and pre and post-sales support. As we move into this new stage, Samsung can support in this transition to lower carbon homes and ensure the most important barometer of success, the end user, is at the forefront of this energy transformation.” Stuart Bell, National Heating Sales Manager at Samsung Climate Solutions One such example of this is the Oakridge development built by Francis Jackson Homes. Near the village of North Kilworth, the development consists of 22 new build properties with Samsung air source heat pumps. This project is a great example of how air source heat pumps can be incorporated into residential developments and why it is so important to help guide the homeowners through this transition.
Speaking to the Construction Director of Francis Jackson Homes on the changing impact on the housing market, Andy Herbert said: “Many of our purchasers also see the benefit of buying a ‘future proofed’ home. New homes in the UK are now being built with high levels of insulation and efficient means of delivering heating and hot water and this is only set to improve as more and more regulation changes are implemented.” The project of 22 traditionally built 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes started in February 2021 and has been completed in April 2023. The houses are complete with a mix of 5kw, 8kw and 12kw Samsung EHS Monobloc heat pumps, installed with World Heat Cylinder (16 plots with 250 litre cylinders, 6 plots with 210 litre cylinders).
The heating system two-zone heating is underfloor heating on the ground floor, wall mounted radiators on the first floor. The heating and hot water provision has been designed and specified by Matt Tyrell at CH Olson Ltd. with systems are installed by Francis Jackson Homes’ heating and electrical engineers, Topsham and
Eaton Ltd and Atlas Electrical Ltd. The complete systems are commissioned and registered with Samsung by CH Olson Ltd. The underfloor heating is designed and specified by Ambiente, including the manifold, pipe works and room/ zone related controls.
Andy explained that, “It was incredibly important that the underfloor specification was fully compatible with the heat pump system and the overall controls, whether that be programmers or individual room thermostats, work in complete harmony. This ensures getting the best possible results on both environmental and running cost efficiencies.”
A few important points that Francis Jackson Homes have followed is careful design in conjunction with CH Olson to position the heat pump and cylinder so as to avoid lengthy pipe runs or bends to ensure flow rates to and from the outdoor units are optimised. While the initial move to heat pumps was motivated by necessity, in rural locations with no gas mains as a more appealing and lower carbon alternative to oil tanks, now, Francis Jackson look to include heat pumps from the start in many of their new developments where a mains gas supply is available. What is most significant about this development is the approach taken to carefully incorporating heat pumps not only in the design and build itself but also in the handover to the homeowner.
Francis Jackson Homes have worked closely with their commissioning partner, CH Olson, to visit every new homeowner within a month
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after they move in to advise on control systems for different lifestyles, set expectations for performance and cost, and discuss how the technology works at its best. With this system in place, they have been able to optimise both efficiencies of the heat pump and most importantly, homeowner satisfaction. Matt Tyrrell, Director at CH Olson, explains why this approach has been so pivotal: “Controls are hugely important, they are the homeowners’ interface to the system. You could build 10 houses in a row all of the same specifications, but as soon as you move in with 10 different families the requirements of the system changes, so your control strategy has to change depending on lifestyles. We discuss this as part of our handover, and our control strategy varies to best suit each homeowners’ lifestyle.” Matt Tyrrell, Director at CH Olson.
In summary, Andy concludes: “Francis Jackson have been delighted to work with Samsung on our North Kilworth project. The heat pumps have ticked all the crucial boxes we demanded of them. The use of the Samsung products has ensured supply chain certainty, ease of installation, efficient, quiet operation, and have delivered the performance to satisfy the comfort levels of our homeowners. Their partner network, including CH Olson have also played a crucial role in delivering highly professional advice and customer focussed support critical in making the project a success.” To find out more about Samsung’s Eco Heating Systems and how you can incorporate them into your projects, visit the website here.
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