ᐅ Heating circuits/thermostats for living/dining/kitchen areas with underfloor heating/heat pump

Created on: 26 Mar 2016 11:42
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na4012
We have the following question. Is it advisable to install separate heating circuits with individual thermostats for an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area (40 m² (430 ft²) + 14 m² (150 ft²))? The energy source is an air-to-water heat pump. As I understand it, this is a low-temperature heating system that should heat the entire space — which, from my point of view, is the whole open living/dining/kitchen area — as one unit. It’s not about having warm feet. Our builder has proposed three heating circuits with three thermostats. We are wondering whether this is really necessary or if we could save costs here. From your perspective, is there a good reason to install three (living/dining/kitchen) or perhaps two (living/dining and kitchen) heating circuits?

Thank you very much!
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DragonyxXL
29 Mar 2016 16:34
nordanney schrieb:
You won’t really get such temperature differences in modern houses anymore. We once turned off the heating completely in the bedroom just for fun. With the door closed, the difference to the other rooms on the floor was only just over one degree.

Can I take this as a kind of recommendation to skip thermostats for each individual room when using low-temperature underfloor heating?
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Nordmann
29 Mar 2016 16:48
Yes, it is allowed but not officially permitted. Individual room control is required by regulation. We are installing it now only for a possible resale value.
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Sebastian79
29 Mar 2016 16:52
You can be exempted from it...
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DragonyxXL
29 Mar 2016 17:13
Sebastian79 schrieb:
You can get exempted from that...

How do you do that?
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Sebastian79
29 Mar 2016 17:14
Google. Try it. Then.
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oleda222
29 Mar 2016 17:16
How detailed is the function of the ERR actually defined? In case of doubt, you can also control the individual rooms on the radiator valve and thus fulfill the requirement!?