Ashp

[leesparkykent]

what's the preferred flavour of ASHP? I'm building a chalet bungalow, UFH downstairs and an rads upstairs. obviously my plumber mate will be sizing rads accordingly etc. Just wondering what are your preferred brands so I can look into them a bit more? Most of my experience with them has been with Mitsubishi ecodans. Cheers Lee

 

[Chalked]

Hi lee
If you can get gas, fit it.

 

[leesparkykent]

Hi lee
If you can get gas, fit it.

Hi Chalked, unfortunately not really a viable option as the costs are astronomical to get mains gas...unless went for LPG or even oil? Trying to find a healthy balance between cost/ease of use as selling the property once built.

I was thinking ASHP, Log burner and solar hot water panel linked up to a thermal store.

 

[quality]

ASHP will be cheaper to run than LPG or oil even gas if its designed properly, Mitsubishi Ecodan would be my choice but samsung have a similar and cheaper alternative

 

[Gray0689]

ASHP will be cheaper to run than LPG or oil even gas if its designed properly, Mitsubishi Ecodan would be my choice but samsung have a similar and cheaper alternative

MAY be cheaper to run
But installation cost and maintence costs will be hugely different
Spend the money on insulation and put in a lpg boiler then your running costs will be low
And as said you can put in solar thermal to help with hot water demand
But even this is not really cost effective in today's market
Especially in NI

 

[quality]

Yes installation cost for a heat pump is significantly more for those who milk the gravy train. But I will be honest The build cost for the hardware are very similar the only difference is the heat pump lets say £3000 or a boiler £800
All heat pumps run a pressurized system the exactly the same as most heating systems today and apart from having space and a clean airflow, they perform very well.

My main gripe is the installers who have knocked the edge of heat pumps, They are a very good and efficient system only when installed properly and designed correctly

 

[Gray0689]

I've never seen one that lives up to the hype
The cylinders they need are more expensive too
We run oil over here and the running cost for a well insulated house is not that much difference