Air source to water heat pump
Discussion
Hi All,
We've just moved into a new (to us) house, built in 2009, pretty well insulated but is a decent size at a 4 bed detached. It has underfloor heating downstairs and radiators up.
It's got an air source heating pump that heats the hot water and the central heating system, and while the water seems to be pretty hot all of the time (there is a massive water tank which I assume is being topped up) the actual heating seems to be poor. Last night the temp gauge was saying it was 19 degree's in the house...this prompts many many complaints from the wife.
I have found that the heating for the hotwater and the heating for the central heating can't be on at the time, so I've staggered them so that the water is being heated in the middle of the night with a couple of top up's during they day.
My question is if this is normal? I've had the heating pump working away for a good few hours and the house doesn't seem to get much warmer. if it's like this during the winter I can see an expensive job to replace it with a gas boiler in my future! And I assume it can't be that good on electricity usage if the pump is going for long periods.
We've just moved into a new (to us) house, built in 2009, pretty well insulated but is a decent size at a 4 bed detached. It has underfloor heating downstairs and radiators up.
It's got an air source heating pump that heats the hot water and the central heating system, and while the water seems to be pretty hot all of the time (there is a massive water tank which I assume is being topped up) the actual heating seems to be poor. Last night the temp gauge was saying it was 19 degree's in the house...this prompts many many complaints from the wife.
I have found that the heating for the hotwater and the heating for the central heating can't be on at the time, so I've staggered them so that the water is being heated in the middle of the night with a couple of top up's during they day.
My question is if this is normal? I've had the heating pump working away for a good few hours and the house doesn't seem to get much warmer. if it's like this during the winter I can see an expensive job to replace it with a gas boiler in my future! And I assume it can't be that good on electricity usage if the pump is going for long periods.
We have one in our new build and agree, it's not great but it's energy efficient so helps the builders with meeting the sustainability requirements.
What we were told is heating should be on 24/7 pretty much and you just adjust the thermostats in each room, it's meant to be more cost effective also. BUT shock horror that's not what we do as we found it a pain changing thermostats all the time or heading out and forgetting and returning rooms roasting etc..!
The thing with the underfloor heating is you don't feel the heat like a radiator and the warmth lasts much longer, sometimes we think it's chilly but then leave the room and come back in and it's actually very warm. We think our house always feels cold but visitors always comment how cosy it is...maybe we just get used to the kind of heat emitted from the UF heating.
We are a 4 bed house and around £100 month electricity for everything (we have no gas or oil).
What we were told is heating should be on 24/7 pretty much and you just adjust the thermostats in each room, it's meant to be more cost effective also. BUT shock horror that's not what we do as we found it a pain changing thermostats all the time or heading out and forgetting and returning rooms roasting etc..!
The thing with the underfloor heating is you don't feel the heat like a radiator and the warmth lasts much longer, sometimes we think it's chilly but then leave the room and come back in and it's actually very warm. We think our house always feels cold but visitors always comment how cosy it is...maybe we just get used to the kind of heat emitted from the UF heating.
We are a 4 bed house and around £100 month electricity for everything (we have no gas or oil).
Hmm ok, thanks for the info.
It may well be we just need to be in it for a bit longer so I can see what sort of bills we are getting with it mostly off during the summer, then on a lot during the winter. Then see if it's actually warm enough. Our last place was so warm, cheap and controllable that it maybe just growing pains getting used to a new system
It may well be we just need to be in it for a bit longer so I can see what sort of bills we are getting with it mostly off during the summer, then on a lot during the winter. Then see if it's actually warm enough. Our last place was so warm, cheap and controllable that it maybe just growing pains getting used to a new system
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