Air Source Heat Pump ASHP in a new build..
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I've been talking to a friend about them getting an ASHP... My initial reaction was don't do it, but are they now quite good?
It would be in a modest new build, 3 bedroom detached property. The area doesn't have mains gas, so is usually either LPG or Oil.
They are thinking of underfloor heating downstairs and then rads upstairs with an immersion for showers etc...
I just don't think they work well in the UK (South East England if that makes a difference).. although they seem almost determined and their plumber seems to reckon that they are the future..
Maybe an ASHP with PV or Solar thermal as well?
At the moment they are aiming to meet insulation requirements, but I guess that realistically they should be looking to exceed.
I suspect I'll have to leave them to their plumber... but as they're a friend I've tried to point out the issues as I understand them, but haven't got any experience. They seem fairly determined to go down the ASHP route.
Does anyone have any recent experience of fitting such heating in a new build of a similar size, what make + model did you go with? How big is the unit? The ones I've seen seem to suggest locating them 1 foot from the property and then they're about 1 foot in depth so about a 2 foot obstruction..
I've been talking to a friend about them getting an ASHP... My initial reaction was don't do it, but are they now quite good?
It would be in a modest new build, 3 bedroom detached property. The area doesn't have mains gas, so is usually either LPG or Oil.
They are thinking of underfloor heating downstairs and then rads upstairs with an immersion for showers etc...
I just don't think they work well in the UK (South East England if that makes a difference).. although they seem almost determined and their plumber seems to reckon that they are the future..
Maybe an ASHP with PV or Solar thermal as well?
At the moment they are aiming to meet insulation requirements, but I guess that realistically they should be looking to exceed.
I suspect I'll have to leave them to their plumber... but as they're a friend I've tried to point out the issues as I understand them, but haven't got any experience. They seem fairly determined to go down the ASHP route.
Does anyone have any recent experience of fitting such heating in a new build of a similar size, what make + model did you go with? How big is the unit? The ones I've seen seem to suggest locating them 1 foot from the property and then they're about 1 foot in depth so about a 2 foot obstruction..
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