What would you do?

[ProfJohnL]

Thank you for at long last admitting that you have no experience of using a heat pump in domestic environment.

I made no such statement. I will not confirm if I have a heat pump or not, as my ownership status of such a device is irrelevant to this thread.

It does seem that according to your post the manufacturer does not have a clue about installing its own products?

I did not suggest the the manufacturer does not know their own equipment. I'm sure they do know it very well.

What is clear, assuming your reports are accurate and fair, is that the system you have is not performing as you would have hoped. I suggested some of the most likely reasons for your dissatisfaction with the operation.

 

[Buckman]

I made no such statement. I will not confirm if I have a heat pump or not, as my ownership status of such a device is irrelevant to this thread.
I did not suggest the the manufacturer does not know their own equipment. I'm sure they do know it very well.
What is clear, assuming your reports are accurate and fair, is that the system you have is not performing as you would have hoped. I suggested some of the most likely reasons for your dissatisfaction with the operation.

It does seem to confirm that you are theorising and do not have one installed on your domestic premises. However your choice if you do not want to admit you have one of these awful systems that pushes up electric bills when it is really cold as it struggles to even attain a temperature of 20C. Thank for the suggestions.

 

[Hutch]

It does seem to confirm that you are theorising and do not have one installed on your domestic premises. However your choice if you do not want to admit you have one of these awful systems that pushes up electric bills when it is really cold as it struggles to even attain a temperature of 20C. Thank for the suggestions.

You have to remember that, The WHO. State that 20 c is more than adequate for us humans to live a healthy life.
Therefore the manufacturers of heat pumps have taken this into account when building and installing them.
Personally I like to have a couple of degrees centigrade above 20c.
More jumpers for you .

 

[RogerL]

You have to remember that, The WHO. State that 20 c is more than adequate for us humans to live a healthy life.
Therefore the manufacturers of heat pumps have taken this into account when building and installing them.
Personally I like to have a couple of degrees centigrade above 20c.
More jumpers for you .

Like many older people with health issues, I feel the cold and have the house a lot warmer than 20C, more like 23 - easy with conventional gas-fired central heating just by turning the room thermostat up but seemingly impossible with a heat pump - so that's another future project to cross off my to-do list!

 

[Buckman]

You have to remember that, The WHO. State that 20 c is more than adequate for us humans to live a healthy life.
Therefore the manufacturers of heat pumps have taken this into account when building and installing them.
Personally I like to have a couple of degrees centigrade above 20c.
More jumpers for you .

Yep jumpers it is. We set it to 20C however on a cold day, the machine car struggle to get to 20C. Today it has been on for 2 hours and still has not reached 20C. It is -2.4C outside. During the night it is set to 17C so only needs 3 degrees to increase to 20C. When it gets even colder the machine struggles more. Lets also not forget the noise factor of these machines which cna be annoying when it is running all day. So much for saving the environment!

 

[otherclive]

On coming down at 0630 today the lounge was at 15.7deg C warmest room in the house. The lounge gas fire took the chill of the room and the heatings now on, set to 17 deg C as we will be out and about most of the morning.

 

[Mel]

A few posts in the latter part of this thread are adopting a “tone”. Please continue to have a respectful discussion.
Thank you
Mel

 

[Sam Vimes]

Yep jumpers it is. We set it to 20C however on a cold day, the machine car struggle to get to 20C. Today it has been on for 2 hours and still has not reached 20C. It is -2.4C outside. During the night it is set to 17C so only needs 3 degrees to increase to 20C. When it gets even colder the machine struggles more. Lets also not forget the noise factor of these machines which cna be annoying when it is running all day. So much for saving the environment!

Noise factor is very important considering how many houses sit shoulder to shoulder in new developments.

 

[Buckman]

Noise factor is very important considering how many houses sit shoulder to shoulder in new developments.

That is correct. We live in a small village and our heat pump is in front and within 6 inches of the neighbour's wall. As it is very quiet at night here the noise can be rather loud even in the daytime! At night if we are in the back garden, you can still hear the heat pump which is in the front garden!

 

[otherclive]

Noise factor is very important considering how many houses sit shoulder to shoulder in new developments.

Our daughter lives in a semi and her neighbour is very noise aware. Two years ago she started to bang on the wall, or text our daughter to say she could hear the central heating going on and off. So we had the boiler. burners, pump and fan changed which did quieten it down bit. But the boiler exhaust can still be heard. sometimes nighttime toilet flushes will lead to text too. Daughter is planning to have the adjoining wall modified by having a new sound absorbent wall installed about 9 inches in from the existing single block masonry wall. I have offered to take it up as harassment but daughter doesn't want to for understandable reasons.