Hello forum,
I am currently gathering information about building a house. I have a few offers from builders, Town & Country and Heinz von Heiden. I hope this is the right place to ask, otherwise please feel free to move my post. Since the plot I am interested in does not have a gas connection, a heat pump is the only option. With Town & Country, a heat pump can be added for a small extra cost, while with Heinz von Heiden it is already included in the standard package. Both use Rotex systems.
Now, there is the option to operate the air source heat pump with a special heat pump electricity tariff, which costs almost 4000€ more with Town & Country just to “switch a lever” in the system. Without this, it runs on regular household electricity. I find nearly 4000€ quite expensive just for “switching the system over.” Does anyone know if Heinz von Heiden charges something similar, or if they already design their systems to be compatible with a heat pump tariff? Maybe there are other opinions or ideas here.
In my research, I have also come across some negative comments about the electricity consumption of Rotex systems. Since I don’t want to spend all my money on electricity bills, I am looking for solutions or to find out if Rotex is really that bad. Perhaps someone also knows about alternative systems used by the companies mentioned above.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
André
I am currently gathering information about building a house. I have a few offers from builders, Town & Country and Heinz von Heiden. I hope this is the right place to ask, otherwise please feel free to move my post. Since the plot I am interested in does not have a gas connection, a heat pump is the only option. With Town & Country, a heat pump can be added for a small extra cost, while with Heinz von Heiden it is already included in the standard package. Both use Rotex systems.
Now, there is the option to operate the air source heat pump with a special heat pump electricity tariff, which costs almost 4000€ more with Town & Country just to “switch a lever” in the system. Without this, it runs on regular household electricity. I find nearly 4000€ quite expensive just for “switching the system over.” Does anyone know if Heinz von Heiden charges something similar, or if they already design their systems to be compatible with a heat pump tariff? Maybe there are other opinions or ideas here.
In my research, I have also come across some negative comments about the electricity consumption of Rotex systems. Since I don’t want to spend all my money on electricity bills, I am looking for solutions or to find out if Rotex is really that bad. Perhaps someone also knows about alternative systems used by the companies mentioned above.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
André
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AachenHaus10 Jul 2019 22:48Hello, why did you ultimately choose Heinz von Heiden? What was the deciding factor?