• Wanderer
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    4 months ago

    Radiator heat pumps sound crap.

    Why wouldn’t you have a air to air heat pump. They are far superior? You can still have a hot water tank

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        4 months ago

        I think this is a long term mistake.

        I can’t work out why the government is pushing it this way. Air to air does so much more. Works faster, also works as a dehumidifier and can be used as AC, gets more localised temp control.

        I do wonder if there is an air to air system for the house with also a hot water tank add on. But I guess not, would need two systems then.

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          4 months ago

          For context, in my home, I’m adding an air-to-air in one room (that isn’t currently heated) on a separate exchanger.
          But for the rest of the house, when I already have radiators and underfloor heating, I don’t want to run 100mm ducting, or fit split units throughout the building. When I do eventually go to a heat pump for the main system (eventually) I’ll need to install a new tank funnily enough, as currently I just have on-demand gas-heated water.

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            4 months ago

            I’m don’t want to sound like an expert, because I’m not, but I Imagine underfloor heating probably makes all the difference.

            Plus a mini split on a room or two can make a big difference. I was just saying I lived in places with radiators (gas) and with mini splits. The mini splits were much better.