ᐅ Buying and Selling Heat Pumps Privately

Created on: 12 Nov 2021 13:52
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Tolentino
Dear all,

I am currently facing a delivery issue with my heat pump (Vaillant Arotherm Plus VWL 75/6), which is not available from any dealer and according to the manufacturer will likely only be delivered in calendar week 6 of 2022. With winter approaching and my heating technician now using his instantaneous water heater at another customer’s place, the situation is becoming quite problematic. He is offering me a 5 kW (kilowatt) fan heater as a temporary solution, but I’m concerned that this will lead to very high energy costs.

For this reason, I have come up with the idea of getting a readily available monoblock heat pump to use just as a temporary measure until my Vaillant arrives. There seems to be a Panasonic model (probably from the series of the well-known and widely recommended “Geisha”) which appears to be suitable and is available at a reasonable price (around 3500 EUR). I would then resell it afterwards.

However, since the market for used heat pumps is rather small, I wonder whether this will really be cheaper than heating electrically with direct heating for three months. I have roughly calculated that in the worst case, I would have to expect heating costs of 2500-3000 EUR with electric direct heating (depending on extent and weather conditions).

Does anyone here have experience with this?

@Benutzer200, if I remember correctly, you once installed a Panasonic unit? Did you happen to sell it later on?

Well, I hope someone has faced a similar problem and can share their experience.

Kind regards

Tolentino
Tolentino10 Jan 2022 14:24
Ah, I’ll have to check, but I actually expect that 25°C (77°F) will already be too warm for a construction site.
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RotorMotor
10 Jan 2022 14:32
Is everything (plaster, screed, etc.) dry at your place yet?
Tolentino10 Jan 2022 14:39
Yes. The tiles currently being installed and the paint have, of course, introduced moisture again, but the plaster and screed have been dry since summer/autumn.
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Hausbau 55
16 Jan 2022 14:15
Tolentino schrieb:

So, supposedly (according to the wholesaler) my heat pump is supposed to arrive next week. Hope dies last.
Meanwhile, my heating technician set up the mobile heating system again today (with 25°C (77°F) supply temperature).
Is the planned installation still on schedule for the new week?
Please share some pictures then. Thanks
Tolentino16 Jan 2022 18:08
There is no specific date yet.
I will provide updates...
OWLer25 Jan 2022 11:53
So, are there any updates on your pump? By now, this winter is getting tight for you to still "quickly" carry out the hydraulic balancing. 😉