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The ASA found that only 5.8% of Octopus heat pump installations met or were below the £500 price when the ad ran, which is below the ASA's 10% threshold for "from" offers.

How much do heat pumps cost? An air-source heat pump typically costs about £10,000 more than a gas boiler, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

In those cases, the total cost of installing a heat pump was £8,000, which, when the £7,500 Bus (Boiler Upgrade Scheme) funding was deducted, gave a final cost of £500.

Air-source heat pumps work with the air around the heat pump. Ground-source heat pumps — also known as geothermal — use pipes that circulate liquid underground to either gather or discharge heat.