New home, solar and ASHP, or new boiler?

jonnydeppiwish!

As title, moving in 5 weeks and the boiler needs replacing. Looking at Solar and battery, with an ASHP but will this do our hot water as well?

Would you just replace the GCH, add solar, or solar + ASHP?

This is a long term home so happy to invest for the long term. TIA

FreeBear

An ASHP will do DHW, and during the summer months, you could see a COP as high as 10. During the winter, it will be much lower.

There is a subsection for heat pumps where several experienced owner lurk. Would be worth asking the question(s) over there - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/heat-pumps

If the current £7500 grant and relaxed rules wrt insulation was available last year, I would have seriously considered a heat pump rather than a replacement gas boiler.

Albermarle

What type of house is it? Is it well insulated? How old is the central heating system, radiators etc ?

jonnydeppiwish!

Albermarle said:

What type of house is it? Is it well insulated? How old is the central heating system, radiators etc ?

1961, not yet but planning to fully insulate to within an inch of its life 😂 
Currently has skirting board radiators so not sure but definitely donkeys old