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Why is it that heat pumps are rarely used in the UK to heat homes? However...

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Why is it that heat pumps are rarely used in the UK to heathomes? However in a remote             region there may be reason to use such a system. What type ofsystem might you       recommend and whatwould be the criterion to justify the heat pump as an alternativeto a          simple oilboiler?

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Generally heating of a space using heat pump is most efficient method As it consumes less power than the amount of heat it is supplying to keep the space    See Answer
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