Air to air heat pump / air conditioner

ercork

Hi,

I am looking at installing a heating system in my home at the moment. I live in a small 2 bed townhouse in Dublin - 70m2 approx, built ca.2002. When I moved in a couple of years ago it had storage heaters which did not suit my lifestyle at all. Gas is not available in the estate and I didn't want the hassle of oil so I got rid of the storage heaters and replaced them with on demand electric radiators (Lucht). They're much better than storage heaters for me but are quite expensive as they use day rate electricity.

Somebody mentioned to me the possibility of getting an air to air heat pump. I've done some research and the install costs and running costs look very attractive. However they don't seem to be very popular in Ireland and it's very difficult to hear people's experiences with them. Also there are only one or two installers that I've managed to come across.

If anybody on here has any experience with them I would love to know. Do they heat the place well? How are the running costs? Are maintenance costs significant, etc. etc?

Thanks in advance.

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Try the construction/ renewable energy forums..

ercork

Thanks - will do.