The discussions in the threads about heat pump consumption and supply temperature settings are full of technical terms, values, and configurations. It is sometimes mentioned that installers pay little attention to optimal adjustments, and that one should be more careful during the system design phase. From what I understand, incorrectly sized and/or poorly adjusted heat pumps lose their economic advantages. Therefore, I have three questions:
1. How much knowledge and skill does a homeowner actually need to acquire in order to achieve the cost-effectiveness they expect from their decision?
2. How likely is improper use by inexperienced users who simply want to have a comfortable temperature in their home?
3. What habits does a person need to give up when living for the first time in a house with a heat pump in order to achieve the expected cost-efficiency?
1. How much knowledge and skill does a homeowner actually need to acquire in order to achieve the cost-effectiveness they expect from their decision?
2. How likely is improper use by inexperienced users who simply want to have a comfortable temperature in their home?
3. What habits does a person need to give up when living for the first time in a house with a heat pump in order to achieve the expected cost-efficiency?
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hampshire23 Nov 2021 11:16lesmue79 schrieb:
The most important factor when it comes to adjusting is probably the factor called "government," also known as the wife. You perfectly understood the subtext of my question. 😀
lesmue79 schrieb:
Quote from wife: it’s rubbish, in the past you could also dry a towel or clothes on the radiator. And rooms could be quickly adjusted in terms of temperature. We had the same experience when switching to underfloor heating in our terraced house, which was gas-fired – this is not a heat pump-specific issue.
lesmue79 schrieb:
No, leave it as it is, everything’s fine, it’s not the ventilation system’s fault, that’s all fine. I keep the windows slightly open because it lets in a different kind of oxygen. My wife is English and apparently so used to drafty houses that for her, keeping the windows tilted open seems absolutely essential. Since I don’t want any other wife, I tolerate it rather than damaging our relationship over it. She also puts up with some quirks of mine.
“A different kind of oxygen” sounds funny; I agree with @haydee: outdoor air often smells irresistibly good. We live at the edge of a forest and have a bit of a garden. I don’t want to give up the quality of the outside air, so as soon as the temperatures are warm enough, we open the 8m (26 feet) windows of the living area facing the garden to create no difference between inside and outside air.
lesmue79 schrieb:
Since she figured out how to set the mechanical ventilation system to manual and run it at the highest level, she does that regularly and is resistant to the system’s timer/program/automatic settings. It would probably be the same for us if we had a mechanical ventilation system.
Hangman schrieb:
Just a quick reminder: The inertia of underfloor heating and the specifics of a controlled residential ventilation system have nothing to do with heat pumps. I’m only mentioning this because there might be someone here who’s skeptical about heat pumps and might think you always have to keep windows slightly open and that towels won’t dry. 😱 Finally, someone says it – it seems like this forum is flooded with heat pump threads… no wonder people get confused. 😎
KingJulien23 Nov 2021 11:41Yes, you can smell smoke immediately. It has the "advantage" that you’re the first to notice if you light the stove incorrectly.
And farming odors also come through right away—both the pleasant and the less pleasant ones. 😉
And farming odors also come through right away—both the pleasant and the less pleasant ones. 😉
ypg schrieb:
Finally, someone says it – it seems like the forum is being flooded with too many heat pump threads… no wonder people get confused 😎Don’t be jealous – we still like you anyway 😉
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pagoni202023 Nov 2021 12:54KingJulien schrieb:
Whenever I sniff right at the grid, it always smells like "outside" I’m just picturing you enjoying nature like that... with your nose pressed right up against the grid... Awesome 😀
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