ᐅ How Does a Comfort Climate Heating System Work?

Hello everyone,

My girlfriend and I are planning to build a house next year. Yesterday, we had our first consultation at Bien-Zenker in the show home park in Erlangen.

The show home had a comfort climate heating system installed. The consultant explained it to us, but I didn’t fully understand it because we were given so much information at once.

Could you please explain how exactly it works? He told me that no gas connection is needed anymore and that everything runs on electricity. Does this mean higher electricity costs, or how does it work?

Thank you very much for your answers.

Best regards,

Robert

Hello,

RobertHBN schrieb:
...Could you possibly explain how exactly it works? He told me that no gas connection is needed anymore and that everything runs on electricity.

That’s correct, it’s essentially a disguised electric direct heating system. With these so-called "comfort climate heaters," you need to be very cautious, otherwise there can be unpleasant surprises.

Best regards.

€uro schrieb:
Hello,

That's right, it's essentially a disguised direct electric heating system. With these kinds of "comfort climate heaters," you need to be very cautious; otherwise, there can be unpleasant surprises.

Best regards.

What do you mean by that? Could you explain it a bit more clearly?

Thank you for your explanation.

I think I’d better stay away from that.
I believe we will opt for a gas condensing boiler, as it is the simpler option. Although we still need to have a gas connection installed on our property, the connection cost is lower than the extra price for a comfort climate heating system.

Thank you very much for the information.

RobertHBN schrieb:
...I think we will decide on a gas condensing boiler, as it is the simpler option. Although we still need to have a gas connection installed to our property, the connection costs are lower than the extra price for a comfort climate heating system...

The thought process is not entirely wrong. However, due to the Renewable Energy Act (EEWG), you will likely be required to include a solar component. Whether that is optimal should be examined. If you decide on gas, the 15% rule is a very sensible approach. Does the provider also offer this in their portfolio?
In my cost-efficiency comparisons, gas condensing boilers and genuine modular air-source heat pumps often end up in a close race. The decisive factors are usually the local specific conditions (building, user behavior, climate zone).
For gas condensing boilers, pay attention to a low minimum modulation level of heating capacity (1...3 kW) and avoid oversizing according to the heating load!

Best regards