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QUICK GUIDE HOW QUIET MARK ASSESSES HEAT PUMPS
QUICK GUIDE HOW QUIET MARK ASSESSES HEAT PUMPS
During the colder months, your home’s heating is likely to be on for long periods of the day. So, self builders are understandably keen their central heating system isn’t going to disturb them when they’re running. For many of us, the time feels right to move across to low-energy, low-carbon solutions – indeed, the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme is specifically designed to encourage uptake of technologies such as heat pumps. But how can these renewable options support a healthy, low-noise home?
Build It understands how noise at home can increase stress levels, disturb sleep, reduce productivity and ultimately deeply impact how you enjoy your living environment. So, we’ve partnered with Quiet Mark, the international certification programme associated with the UK Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation, to create this guide to low-noise heat pumps.
Build It understands how noise at home can increase stress levels, disturb sleep, reduce productivity and ultimately deeply impact how you enjoy your living environment. So, we’ve partnered with Quiet Mark, the international certification programme associated with the UK Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation, to create this guide to low-noise heat pumps.
Brian Beattie
Well, it might surprise you to learn that heat pumps are usually quieter than fossil fuel boilers. Depending on the manufacturer, specific appliance and how it’s installed, a ground source heat pump (GSHP) may only reach 42dB (decibels); while a typical air source heat pump (ASHP) operates at around 40 to 60dB. To put that in context, 40-45dB would be similar to a quiet office or library, and 50dB to the sound level a typical fridge emits. Even so, if you want to ensure long-term comfort, it pays to put time into the planning stages of your heat pump installation. Here’s the expert view on what you need to know.
Through scientific testing, expert acoustic assessment and continuous data analysis, Quiet Mark seeks to help consumers and specifiers choose quieter technology and effective solutions to create a serene environment that supports wellbeing at home, work and in every living space. It identifies the quietest products in a wide range of categories, such as building materials, home technology and appliances – including boilers and heat pumps – and only certifies the best-performing products in each.