ᐅ Combining a heat pump heating system with air conditioning?
Created on: 26 Feb 2025 10:15
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Rafaelsen
Hello everyone,
Is there a practical way to combine a heat pump heating system with air conditioning in a multi-family building?
Suppose you are constructing a multi-family building for rental purposes and want to install air conditioning.
A central air conditioning unit provides both heating and cooling, which can then be distributed to each apartment via ducted units. The ducted unit works as air heating and cooling.
How would the billing work for a central air conditioning/heating system?
Are there cooling/heating meters that can be installed in front of each ducted unit to measure the exact consumption?
This way, you could potentially avoid installing underfloor heating. Domestic hot water can be supplied using an instantaneous water heater, which would simplify billing since each tenant has their own electricity meter.
In a modern, well-insulated building, heating load shouldn’t be an issue. The seasonal performance factor should also be high enough to prevent excessive costs.
Does anyone have a better idea? Am I mistaken in any of my assumptions?
I am open to all suggestions.
Is there a practical way to combine a heat pump heating system with air conditioning in a multi-family building?
Suppose you are constructing a multi-family building for rental purposes and want to install air conditioning.
A central air conditioning unit provides both heating and cooling, which can then be distributed to each apartment via ducted units. The ducted unit works as air heating and cooling.
How would the billing work for a central air conditioning/heating system?
Are there cooling/heating meters that can be installed in front of each ducted unit to measure the exact consumption?
This way, you could potentially avoid installing underfloor heating. Domestic hot water can be supplied using an instantaneous water heater, which would simplify billing since each tenant has their own electricity meter.
In a modern, well-insulated building, heating load shouldn’t be an issue. The seasonal performance factor should also be high enough to prevent excessive costs.
Does anyone have a better idea? Am I mistaken in any of my assumptions?
I am open to all suggestions.
