Hello everyone,
We are currently facing some issues with our installation. The plumbing company wants to install the proposed mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery in front of our meter cabinet, which would reduce the required 120cm (47 inches) of working clearance in front of the meter cabinet to only 95cm (37 inches). To avoid any risks, we want to fully comply with this regulation. This is now causing a minor space problem. It could be resolved if we don’t place the buffer tank directly next to the geothermal heat pump but instead move the heat pump out of the small technical room and install it in the utility room. The distance would then be about 4 meters (13 feet), or slightly less.
Is this possible?
Why am I asking here? Because we will be meeting with the tradespeople in the next few days, and I want to be prepared by then.
Many thanks for all your answers.
Best regards
We are currently facing some issues with our installation. The plumbing company wants to install the proposed mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery in front of our meter cabinet, which would reduce the required 120cm (47 inches) of working clearance in front of the meter cabinet to only 95cm (37 inches). To avoid any risks, we want to fully comply with this regulation. This is now causing a minor space problem. It could be resolved if we don’t place the buffer tank directly next to the geothermal heat pump but instead move the heat pump out of the small technical room and install it in the utility room. The distance would then be about 4 meters (13 feet), or slightly less.
Is this possible?
Why am I asking here? Because we will be meeting with the tradespeople in the next few days, and I want to be prepared by then.
Many thanks for all your answers.
Best regards
There are currently two of us. Next year, three, and maybe someday four. The house is designed for two children. :-)
Well, how often do you take a bath and then have three people wanting to shower immediately afterward—you’re absolutely right. How long does it take for the water to “recharge”?
What about the option to install it somewhere else? Is that possible?
Well, how often do you take a bath and then have three people wanting to shower immediately afterward—you’re absolutely right. How long does it take for the water to “recharge”?
What about the option to install it somewhere else? Is that possible?
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nordanneyX8 Jun 2022 17:29lars909 schrieb:
Well, how often do you actually bathe and then have three people want to shower right after – you’re absolutely right.When the kids are with me, it happens 3-4 times a week that all three shower (due to their horse hobby). I deliberately didn’t include a bathtub.Charging time depends on the battery level. At low temperatures, it can sometimes take half an hour to 45 minutes.
Besides that, with kids it’s very common to want to shower around the same time, for example in the morning before work or school. You have no idea how much kids “smell” once they reach puberty (it’s not their fault) – you could send them all to the shower every few hours...
Having it is definitely better than not having it. For an extra 150-200€ you gain a lot of comfort.
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nordanneyX8 Jun 2022 17:40lars909 schrieb:
Are you contradicting yourself now? I can’t quite follow.No, I’m just saying that with kids you often use the shower, and in my experience, you’ll later regret having a small storage tank.Back to your question: Of course, you can place the storage tank wherever you want (whether it’s a buffer or domestic hot water). The unit doesn’t care if the pipes are 50cm (20 inches) or 10m (33 feet) long.
Proper pipe insulation and routing are, of course, essential.
lars909 schrieb:
Which devices have sufficient buffer storage?Ours has 180 liters (48 gallons). After living in the house for almost 4 years (just the two of us), we have never had any issues with the volume.A buffer tank is unnecessary, but a domestic hot water tank is not.
So, remove the buffer tank entirely and instead use a larger domestic hot water tank.
Unfortunately, not all heating engineers can be convinced of this, because the buffer tank makes their work somewhat easier (no need to design permanently open heating circuits / exemption from ERR / customers who end up turning off all ERRs, etc.).
So, remove the buffer tank entirely and instead use a larger domestic hot water tank.
Unfortunately, not all heating engineers can be convinced of this, because the buffer tank makes their work somewhat easier (no need to design permanently open heating circuits / exemption from ERR / customers who end up turning off all ERRs, etc.).
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