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how is the electricity for your heat pump generated? not to mention the losses in conversion (2.5 times approx)I personally did it 25% for enviromental reasons
given that oil & gas, currently make up the majority of electricity production fuels, and will do so for at least the life time of your heat pump, will you not see electricity prices rise in-line with will oil/gas prices?20% because of uncertain & rising costs of oil and gas...
how is the electricity for your heat pump generated? electricitygeneration-in-ireland/ not to mention the losses in conversion (2.5 times approx)
given that oil & gas, currently make up the majority of electricity production fuels, and will do so for at least the life time of your heat pump, will you not see electricity prices rise in-line with will oil/gas prices?
are you a rural or city home-owner? did you consider a log gasification or wood pellet boiler? did you build/design your home to reduce the need for fossil fuels?
We have an Air-Water heat pump and the costs are on a par (probably slightly cheaper) with the cost of the oil burner we had before we had this installed. The big difference is we have hot water 24/7, the house is a constant temperature (as the heating is on 24/7) and we aren't directly affected by the price of oil (alright admittedly everything including cost of electricity is affected eventually but not on the same scale!). So overall we're very happy with the product but the cost is a lot more than the brochures led us to believe and it will probably take a lot longer to recoup the original cost of the system than we thought - but as I said for the benefits I've outlined we're happy with it.
how is the electricity for your heat pump generated? not to mention the losses in conversion (2.5 times approx)
given that oil & gas, currently make up the majority of electricity production fuels, and will do so for at least the life time of your heat pump, will you not see electricity prices rise in-line with will oil/gas prices?
are you a rural or city home-owner? did you consider a log gasification or wood pellet boiler? did you build/design your home to reduce the need for fossil fuels?
Absolutely on both counts windheat. The level of comfort is way beyond what we had before (not to mention not having to get up during the night to turn on the heat for an hour!!). The total bill for electricity last year was €2400 which was a bit more than we had expected (we figured around €1800-€2000 for the year) so this year so far we have turned down the heating a couple of notches (with no obvious difference to our comfort in the house) and it does seem to have made a difference - that said the average temperature this year must be significantly higher than last year as we barely had a winter since the turn of the year so that obviously plays a part in the reduced usage too.Thanks for you input Ceist Beag
I presume then that cost is not the largest factor for you in your overall satisfaction. From your post i assume that the biggest factor is it operates to your desire.
Just wondering if in your case there is a some tweaking you could do to re balance cost, by lowering the temperature in 1 or 2 of the zones in your house, turn down your dht temps by a degree two etc. You should be able to run cheaper than oil at its current price given the rate of increase over the past few years.
What is the satisfaction level with people that have had heat pumps installed. There does seem a lot of people surprised by the size of their electricity bill. Do installers under estimate your running costs at the consultation stage or what has been peoples experiences?
just tryed to add a poll to my thread but it is not giving me the option? am i missing something?
I have a groundfloor apartment in a building from 1999 so rather poor insulation in the building. I installed a heat pump when I bought the apartment 5 years ago. I love the hot water 24/7. I set the curve to a particular number and it keeps the place warm, BUT, because of the age of the building and poor insuration, and old windows there is a lot of heat lose. For my 80 m2 apartment it costs from €100 to €150 a month, which I feel is higher than I had expected, but at least I'm warm. I've read reports where people are heating large new builds for that amount of money, but they have good insulation and perhaps ground floor heating.
Can i ask how the set up works in an apartment. Could it be done for a second floor apt that currently has gas heating.
I am going to insulate all external walls and attic as its going to be replumbed/ rewired.Is it crucial to insulate ground floor for heat pump as that would appear to be major surgery?
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