ᐅ Your current heating consumption

Our consumption has now dropped to around 10 m³ (353 cubic feet) of gas per day. Almost all the windows are installed...
However, the heating system is not yet properly adjusted, the hydraulic balancing is still missing, along with a few other things. I think we could get down to 5 m³ (177 cubic feet)... at least that's what I hope.

Gas consumption is between 3 and 3.5 m³ at +5 to +10 degrees and about 5 to 5.5 m³ per day at -5 to -10 degrees Celsius (41 to 50°F, 23 to 14°F). I reported the first meter readings last week:

1635 m³ of gas (including 740 m³ from screed drying)
2240 kWh of electricity (including 460 kWh construction power)

Moved in on 09.01.2016
140 sqm (1,507 sq ft) living space
no specific KfW (energy efficiency) standard
gas heating only

tomtom79 schrieb:
Too much for my taste

After 1 year, we took a meter reading 2 weeks ago.

Air-to-water heat pump, KfW 70 standard, with about 200m² (2150 sq ft) of living space and 248m² (2670 sq ft) of usable area, which is still being heated as there are no doors, including domestic hot water.

Room temperature at least 23 degrees, rather 23.5

5800 kWh electricity consumed, about 1000 kWh of which was still from the drying program that ran for about 14 days but was then stopped because there is no screed in the house.

Huh???? Started the drying program and then realized there is no screed in the house?

No, the drying program was only started to remove moisture from the walls and tiles and as a test run for the heat pump.

Basti2709 schrieb:
Gas consumption ranges from 3 to 3.5 m³ (cubic meters) per day at temperatures between +5 and +10°C (41 and 50°F), and about 5 to 5.5 m³ per day at temperatures between -5 and -10°C (23 and 14°F)... I reported the first meter readings last week:

1635 m³ of gas (740 m³ of which was still from screed drying)
2240 kWh of electricity (460 kWh of which was construction power)

Moved in on January 9, 2016
140 m² (1,507 ft²) of living space
No specific KfW standard
Gas heating only

Those are good numbers, right?
What do you mean by "gas heating only"—no solar panels, no heat recovery ventilation? How do you comply with the requirements of the Renewable Energy Heat Act?

Paulus16 schrieb:
Those are pretty good figures, aren’t they? What do you mean by "only gas heating," no solar, no heat recovery ventilation? How do you then meet the requirements of the Renewable Energy Heat Act?

I still find the gas consumption values quite high... The reason is that a 24 kW (81,900 BTU/h) gas boiler was installed here, although the heating load was calculated at just under 4.8 kW (16,400 BTU/h). So it cycles on and off quite a lot... For now, we’re living with it because the heating company is a family connection. I’m therefore curious to see the first real utility bill from the municipal energy provider to find out exactly what the heating plus hot water costs me monthly. The summer months have certainly had an effect, since I switched off the underfloor heating and only ran hot water. From mid-May to mid-September, the gas consumption was only about 80 m³ (2,825 cubic feet) — I think around 0.5–0.6 m³ (18–21 cubic feet) daily.

And that’s exactly why I opted out of solar, photovoltaics, and heat recovery ventilation. The cost of the 80 m³ (2,825 cubic feet) gas used over the summer would have to be recovered first.

Our electricity consumption is, for whatever reason, apparently in the lower average range. When we moved out of our apartment (75 m² (807 square feet)) last year, we had a monthly electricity bill of 38 euros. The annual consumption was 1,200 kWh. After moving into the house, I had the worst fears, but around 1,800 kWh is still okay — despite a 50% increase. But that is probably also due to the parental leave of my partner...

Oh, by the way, there are 4 of us (2 adults, one 7-year-old, one 1.5-year-old).

I’ve just started reading up on the Renewable Energy Heat Act (EEWG). I assume it was about compensatory measures (insulation)…meaning the house is about 15 percent below the legal requirements. Since we didn’t build according to a KfW standard, I didn’t really look into it in detail.