The Government wants 600,000 heat pumps to be installed annually by 2028 to help meet its net zero targets - SolStock When Trevor and Doreen moved into their Cotswolds bungalow eight years ago, they ...

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, are shown a heat pump. The units can produce a low hum of between 40 and 60 decibels - Jonathan Brady/PA Wire Noise restrictions on heat pumps are ...

The Government wants to see millions of homes install the pumps - but the majority are too loud to comply with current regulations. Heat pumps are too loud to comply with current regulations, ...

Ministers will oversee a review into heat pumps amid concerns their constant humming could be too noisy in residential areas if hundreds of them are placed outside homes. The report is due out in ...

“It’s just kicked in now,” said Paul Eastwood, as a gentle sound rose like gathering breeze, “so if you want to come closer, you can hear it and feel it. It’s kicked in. I’ve forced it on. I said I ...

Rules on installing heat pumps are to be overhauled to limit noise pollution, under government plans. The Government aims to install 600,000 heat pumps a year from 2028, and offers households a grant ...

Heat pumps are too loud to be installed in millions of homes under the government's own noise guidelines, a report has warned. As part of their commitment to Net Zero, the government has announced it ...

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