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Arguss1232 Aug 2022 10:39Hello,
I am new to this forum and urgently need advice regarding a quote I received for my air-to-water heat pump. We want to switch from our oil heating system to a heat pump.
We need to heat about 240 square meters (2600 square feet), divided roughly as follows: 40% underfloor heating / 60% radiators.
The quote includes the following:
Arotherm plus VWL 125/6 uniSTOR /310
Extension kit for mixing circuit aroTHERM plus
Property "system-protect"
Modernization package for underfloor/mixed heating
Price: €29,854.72 including VAT and installation.
The quote contains no further details beyond the VAT and product descriptions.
No consultation took place, only basic information was gathered by phone. My main concern is not the equipment offered, but the price seems rather high to me.
When I search for these items online, I find prices up to around €15,000 without installation.
What do you think about this quote?
Kind regards
Arguss123
I am new to this forum and urgently need advice regarding a quote I received for my air-to-water heat pump. We want to switch from our oil heating system to a heat pump.
We need to heat about 240 square meters (2600 square feet), divided roughly as follows: 40% underfloor heating / 60% radiators.
The quote includes the following:
Arotherm plus VWL 125/6 uniSTOR /310
Extension kit for mixing circuit aroTHERM plus
Property "system-protect"
Modernization package for underfloor/mixed heating
Price: €29,854.72 including VAT and installation.
The quote contains no further details beyond the VAT and product descriptions.
No consultation took place, only basic information was gathered by phone. My main concern is not the equipment offered, but the price seems rather high to me.
When I search for these items online, I find prices up to around €15,000 without installation.
What do you think about this quote?
Kind regards
Arguss123
What is the reason to switch right NOW? You can still buy oil and stockpile it for the time being. During this period, targeted measures can be taken to reduce the heating load, have it calculated, and lower the supply temperature. Please don’t rush to follow a trend when the oil heating system is still working.
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Arguss1232 Aug 2022 19:47The reason is quite simple when you look at the heating oil price now.
Last time I bought 1000 liters (264 gallons) for €1.80, now I have to refill at €1.45.
I need about 3000 liters (792 gallons) per year, which at €1.45 amounts to €4350 per year, or €362 per month. Sorry, but I can’t afford that!
I had also considered waiting longer, but what’s the alternative? Will prices continue to rise, or will they fall again?
We have already lowered the flow temperature to 60°C (140°F).
Best regards
Arguss123
Last time I bought 1000 liters (264 gallons) for €1.80, now I have to refill at €1.45.
I need about 3000 liters (792 gallons) per year, which at €1.45 amounts to €4350 per year, or €362 per month. Sorry, but I can’t afford that!
I had also considered waiting longer, but what’s the alternative? Will prices continue to rise, or will they fall again?
We have already lowered the flow temperature to 60°C (140°F).
Best regards
Arguss123
Where do you think you stand with the heat pump? It can’t work magic either.
You are at 30,000 kWh per year. With a COP of 3, your electricity consumption would be around 10,000 kWh. At 30 cents per kWh, that amounts to 3,000 € per year.
And the 30 cents per kWh are not set in stone.
Maybe it makes more sense to focus on reducing the heating demand through renovation? Currently, your consumption is 125 kWh/m²/year. Perhaps there is still potential to lower that?
You are at 30,000 kWh per year. With a COP of 3, your electricity consumption would be around 10,000 kWh. At 30 cents per kWh, that amounts to 3,000 € per year.
And the 30 cents per kWh are not set in stone.
Maybe it makes more sense to focus on reducing the heating demand through renovation? Currently, your consumption is 125 kWh/m²/year. Perhaps there is still potential to lower that?
Arguss123 schrieb:
We have already lowered the flow temperature to 60°C (140°F).This is still quite high, if not too high, to operate a heat pump efficiently.
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