Hello everyone,
Since we are interested in building with Weberhaus, we are currently looking into different heating technologies. Weberhaus offers all houses with an air-to-air heat pump as standard directly from the factory. This is their standard system and is already included in the price. Weberhaus calls this the so-called "comfort heating technology."
What bothers me about this is that it is basically an electric heating system. The heat pump electrically heats the water and also the rooms via air ducts. These air ducts also have heating wires that can be activated if the recovered heat is not sufficient.
I wonder if this is the right technology for us. Here are some disadvantages that come to mind without having experienced the air-to-air heat pump in winter:
1. Air is a poor heat carrier. It cools down too quickly and hardly stores any heat energy. Water is better in this regard.
2. I imagine the air being very dry in winter?
3. Because of the air movement, I imagine there could be increased dust buildup despite filters?
4. The system seems to rely on, or even require, that I do not ventilate myself but leave it to the system? However, occasional airing out (through shock ventilation) is a comfort factor for me (bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, etc.).
5. Electricity prices have only risen over the years (which makes no sense, since we have enough electricity). If electric vehicles become widespread and the government raises electricity taxes similar to fuel taxes, that could be the end of electric heating.
6. Thinking about people who relied on storage heaters in the 70s and now cannot sell their homes, I get uneasy about electric heating...
7. Retrofitting the heating system later, for example to gas or water-based heating, seems likely to be very expensive since everything would need to be gutted.
8. The air outlet vents somewhat spoil the walls for me. Especially with patterned tile wallpaper, I imagine this looks unattractive.
The clear advantage is the price! It seems to be excellent. No other heating technology is available so cheaply.
What else comes to your mind? Do you have any suggestions for me? Of course, I am also interested in experiences from owners of such heating systems.
Good luck
laurooon
Since we are interested in building with Weberhaus, we are currently looking into different heating technologies. Weberhaus offers all houses with an air-to-air heat pump as standard directly from the factory. This is their standard system and is already included in the price. Weberhaus calls this the so-called "comfort heating technology."
What bothers me about this is that it is basically an electric heating system. The heat pump electrically heats the water and also the rooms via air ducts. These air ducts also have heating wires that can be activated if the recovered heat is not sufficient.
I wonder if this is the right technology for us. Here are some disadvantages that come to mind without having experienced the air-to-air heat pump in winter:
1. Air is a poor heat carrier. It cools down too quickly and hardly stores any heat energy. Water is better in this regard.
2. I imagine the air being very dry in winter?
3. Because of the air movement, I imagine there could be increased dust buildup despite filters?
4. The system seems to rely on, or even require, that I do not ventilate myself but leave it to the system? However, occasional airing out (through shock ventilation) is a comfort factor for me (bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, etc.).
5. Electricity prices have only risen over the years (which makes no sense, since we have enough electricity). If electric vehicles become widespread and the government raises electricity taxes similar to fuel taxes, that could be the end of electric heating.
6. Thinking about people who relied on storage heaters in the 70s and now cannot sell their homes, I get uneasy about electric heating...
7. Retrofitting the heating system later, for example to gas or water-based heating, seems likely to be very expensive since everything would need to be gutted.
8. The air outlet vents somewhat spoil the walls for me. Especially with patterned tile wallpaper, I imagine this looks unattractive.
The clear advantage is the price! It seems to be excellent. No other heating technology is available so cheaply.
What else comes to your mind? Do you have any suggestions for me? Of course, I am also interested in experiences from owners of such heating systems.
Good luck
laurooon
laurooon schrieb:
I would also be interested in your opinion on sound insulation. How "thin-walled" is the house? Can you hear music from upstairs without it being noticeable downstairs? How loud are passing cars? I’ve read that in wooden houses, high-frequency sounds are well filtered out, but low-frequency sounds like bass or car engines are clearly audible.This depends on so many factors that it can’t be answered objectively here.
A timber frame construction can be just as well sound insulated as a solid-built house, or just as poorly. And disturbing factors like traffic noise or music depend on the circumstances—how far the road is, how loud the music is, and the frequencies involved... and ultimately, the "main issue" is the listener, whether they notice it or not.
Timber frame is certainly somewhat more prone to sound transmission, but as I said, there are huge differences…
Why don’t you look into a brine heat pump with geothermal baskets? You don’t need deep drilling, it can be installed almost anywhere, has a much better efficiency compared to air-to-air or air-to-water heat pumps, and is whisper quiet... The geothermal baskets are buried below the frost line (about 1.5m (5 feet)) in the garden. No building permit / planning permission required...
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meister keks6 Feb 2017 00:09Meister keks schrieb:
So overall, it’s quite noisy. No comparison to the old apartment in the solid building. Why not very enthusiastic? I just said it’s quite noisy, but that doesn’t bother me at all. The dry air in winter does, but you get used to that.