ᐅ Heat pump is not compatible with a hydronic (water-heated) fireplace.

Created on: 20 Oct 2023 18:54
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Jessica388
Hello everyone,
I hope someone here can help us because our heating engineer doesn’t seem to be able to…
Key data
New build 2022 with 250 m² (2,691 ft²)
Heat pump Viessmann Vitocal 200-A
Multifunction storage tank MFS1000S
Water-heated stove with heating capacity on the water side of 8 kW
Photovoltaic system
Electric heating element

I am attaching the schematic of the storage tank layout.
The stove was initially connected under “old” and now it has been modified.
Everything works fine as long as the underfloor heating is off.
When the underfloor heating is on, our hot water temperature doesn’t exceed about 55°C (131°F).
When the underfloor heating is off, the temperature ranges between 65–75°C (149–167°F), either via the electric heating element during sunshine or by stoking the stove.
Now, however, this energy seems to be wasted. It can’t be that the underfloor heating requires 70°C (158°F) supply temperature to achieve a flow temperature of 35°C (95°F), right? The return water is only slightly cooler. So the water should only need to be heated by a maximum of 5°C (9°F).
We assume either a) something is still connected incorrectly, or b) the cold water from the underfloor heating causes such circulation that the hot water cools down within minutes.
What can be done about this?
Has anyone experienced similar problems?
Normally, we should almost run without electric power, but currently the heat pump switches on almost every hour to heat hot water…
Technical schematic of a heating system with flow/return chimney new/old and pumps.
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chand1986
13 Feb 2024 04:18
HungrigerHugo schrieb:

Of course, “energy” is a private good. For now, it is not allocated by the government.
Electrical energy does not have a property title. It does not physically exist somewhere belonging to someone and then get traded over time in a free market transaction. The fact that we (partially) have private providers of generation and distribution does not make it the same kind of private market as, for example, the potato market. Otherwise, there would be no need for a federal network agency.

In any case, nothing whose personal use also has impersonal consequences can be considered purely private.