ᐅ Is it possible to route a heat pump duct through another room?

Good evening,

We are currently planning our house, and the architect mentioned that we need an outdoor unit for the heat pump because our utility room only has one external wall. The other wall is directly adjacent to the neighbor. This gave me the idea to route the supply or exhaust air through a neighboring room and then out through that room’s external wall. Oh, and of course, this is all happening in the basement.

Is this possible?

Best regards

Hello

hg6806 schrieb:

We are currently planning our little house, and the architect said we would need an outdoor unit for the heat pump because in the utility room we only have one exterior wall. The other wall is directly adjoining the neighbor. Then I thought about routing the supply or exhaust air through an adjacent room and then out through that room’s exterior wall. Oh, and this is all happening in the basement, of course.
Is that possible?

An air-to-water heat pump usually has an outdoor unit; so I don’t quite understand the question ... especially after the floor plan has already been made?

Best regards, Bauexperte

An air-to-water heat pump can also be installed in a corner of the basement, drawing air from one side of the house’s exterior wall and expelling it on the opposite side. This way, there is no unattractive unit visible on the outside of the house.

Good morning,

hg6806 schrieb:

An air-to-water heat pump can also be installed in a basement corner, drawing air from one side of the house and exhausting it on the opposite side. This way, there is no unsightly unit visible on the exterior of the house.

Yes, that’s correct – usually these are so-called combined or integrated units; these systems tend to be significantly more expensive.

However, before going through the effort of creating additional wall openings through a second room and longer ductwork, I would consider swapping the utility room with the room located on the exterior wall. This way, you solve the fresh air supply and exhaust issue without much effort.

Why is your architect only now realizing that a typical air-to-water heat pump requires an outdoor unit?

Regards, Bauexperte

We just had our second meeting and received an initial proposal from the architect. So the planning is still at an early stage.

The utility room is located at the corner where, logically, the house connections are also situated. If I move it, the pipes will need to be extended. The question is which option is more complex. The architect should discuss this with a heating engineer. If necessary, the system will be installed outside and covered with some kind of wood cladding.