{"id":160,"date":"2013-07-23T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatpumps.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=160"},"modified":"2013-07-23T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:57:01","slug":"ground-source-heat-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the ground source heat pump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ground source heat pump is a popular installation in the UK and helps to reduce your energy bills, whilst also providing you a fantastic return on investment. Heat is collected from the ground and the pump increases this core temperature so it\u2019s suitable for use in the home. <\/p>\n<p>The ground source heat pump will need electricity to run, but the idea is you\u2019ll still be saving more energy than you use for operation. Effectively, a geothermal system will provide the same role as the central heating boiler but instead of burning fossil fuels it makes use of renewable heat energy.<\/p>\n<p>There are air source heat pumps available too, and these take heat from the air rather than the ground. Systems are installed close to one of your home\u2019s external walls rather than in the ground. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a ground source heat pump system?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The basic design of a ground source heat pump is a loop of piping installed under the ground, which collects heat and distributes it to your central heating system. The heat passes through a compressor so the temperature can be increased and made suitable for your home. <\/p>\n<p>The piping contains a mixture of water and anti-freeze, absorbing heat that\u2019s stored in the ground. This heat remains at a consistent temperature throughout both summer and winter, so the system will operate all year round. <\/p>\n<p>The ground source heat pump will increase temperatures of ground heat between 1.5 and 4 times, so if the temperature is 12\u00b0C, it\u2019ll rise to between 18 and 48\u00b0C. This heat can then be distributed with radiators, underfloor heating or for your hot water supply. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ground source heat pump benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of benefits associated with geothermal heat pumps, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The opportunity to slash yearly heating bills by generating your own heat from a renewable source, rather than paying the National Grid prices. In fact you can save \u00a3650 each year by replacing electrical heating<\/li>\n<li>A fixed income from spring 2014 under the Renewable Heat Incentive. The Government scheme will pay you for seven years on the renewable heat you produce<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anytrades.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Boiler200-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.anytrades.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Boiler200-6.jpg\" alt=\"Boiler200-6\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-89 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Boiler200-6.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Boiler200-6-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li>A grant for the cost of installation, worth up to \u00a32,300<\/li>\n<li>Creating less carbon emissions than with other forms of heating, helping the environment and cutting your own carbon footprint. Annually you can save over 5,000kg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Drawbacks to ground source heat pumps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The installation costs are generally higher than air source heat pump counterparts. However this is reflected by the larger grants available and higher Renewable Heat Incentive tariffs on offer<\/li>\n<li>Heat pumps aren\u2019t as suitable for homes on the gas grid as savings achievable aren\u2019t as much as when replacing electric or oil heating systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts &amp; Figures You&#8217;ll Love To Share <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]A heat pump is capable of generating enough heat to reduce your annual energy bills by up to \u00a3650.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]The Government&#8217;s Renewable Heat Incentive will pay out hundreds of pounds a year for the renewable heat produced.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]Cash grants of up to \u00a32,000 are available to help fund the purchase of heat pumps.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<li>[tweetable alt=&#8221;&#8221;]As gas and electricity prices continue to rise, heat pumps will provide greater savings for the years to come.[\/tweetable]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ground source heat pump is a popular installation in the UK and helps to reduce your energy bills, whilst also providing you a fantastic &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"What is the ground source heat pump?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#more-160\" aria-label=\"Read more about What is the ground source heat pump?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[641,646,647,104],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-getting-started","tag-geothermal-heat-pumps","tag-ground-heat-pumps","tag-ground-source-heat-pump","tag-heat-pumps-2","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Local Quotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"286\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"111\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Local Pro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@local_quotes_uk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@local_quotes_uk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Local Pro\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Local Pro\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131\"},\"headline\":\"What is the ground source heat pump?\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/04\\\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"geothermal heat pumps\",\"ground heat pumps\",\"ground source heat pump\",\"heat pumps\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Getting Started\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/\",\"name\":\"What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/04\\\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/04\\\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/04\\\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg\",\"width\":286,\"height\":111},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/getting-started\\\/ground-source-heat-pump\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is the ground source heat pump?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Improvement Guides\",\"description\":\"Local Quotes &amp; Home Improvements\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Local Quotes\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Leads Do Work Ltd\",\"alternateName\":\"LeadsDoWork\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/local-quotes.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/local-quotes.jpg\",\"width\":381,\"height\":347,\"caption\":\"Leads Do Work Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/localquotesuk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/local_quotes_uk\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131\",\"name\":\"Local Pro\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Local Pro\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/local-pros.co.uk\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\\\/guides\\\/author\\\/skewh5sh5ajd\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog","description":"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog","og_description":"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/","og_site_name":"Local Quotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk","article_published_time":"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":286,"height":111,"url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Local Pro","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@local_quotes_uk","twitter_site":"@local_quotes_uk","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Local Pro","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/"},"author":{"name":"Local Pro","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131"},"headline":"What is the ground source heat pump?","datePublished":"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/"},"wordCount":546,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg","keywords":["geothermal heat pumps","ground heat pumps","ground source heat pump","heat pumps"],"articleSection":["Getting Started"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/","name":"What is the ground source heat pump? - Local Quotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg","datePublished":"2013-07-23T11:57:01+00:00","description":"Get the best ground source heat pump prices and find out more about this fantastic renewable technology which will help to slash your energy bills.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg","width":286,"height":111},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/getting-started\/ground-source-heat-pump\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is the ground source heat pump?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/","name":"Home Improvement Guides","description":"Local Quotes &amp; Home Improvements","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Local Quotes","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#organization","name":"Leads Do Work Ltd","alternateName":"LeadsDoWork","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/local-quotes.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/local-quotes.jpg","width":381,"height":347,"caption":"Leads Do Work Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/localquotesuk","https:\/\/x.com\/local_quotes_uk"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be7bfdccf5d201b5b7fc9cfb02131","name":"Local Pro","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/95e9794806a15395c42cf68934d0b67efe3a398d865ed24ab8a023bc26b25640?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Local Pro"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/local-pros.co.uk\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/author\/skewh5sh5ajd\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1-150x111.jpg",150,111,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boiler2-286x111-1.jpg",286,111,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Local Pro","author_link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/author\/skewh5sh5ajd\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The ground source heat pump is a popular installation in the UK and helps to reduce your energy bills, whilst also providing you a fantastic ... Read more","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}