Heat Pumps - post here.

Hi , Service .. We have a heat pump for 8 yrs , paid once for the service ( followed him around ) and to be honest .. nothing special ( waste of money in my case) .. I would recommend to keep an eye on the outside unit.. make sure its clean and the heat exchanger is not clogged with rubbish (dust etc) . found the support packages. The checks are fairly substantial.. but I'm not a plumber to determine if its overkill.. it seems a bit overkill to me .. , you could book a service if you want to be sure ... 200 euro a year .. is a lot..

Hi

not entirely sure what you are asking? sorry .. I can if I want calculate the electricity cost but the problem is that everything is on the same bill.. currently on a level pay bill of 223 per month.. now this is "fixed" with small increases but you pay for the winter in the summer.. if that makes sense without having a massive bill in the winter..

The assumption then is that the homeowner would monitor the meter constantly, which simply won’t happen.

The HP should have a clearly visible external red light when it has a fault. Mine does.

The sub meter is useful too but doesn’t solve the issue on its own and most people won’t monitor it anyway until they see a high bill coming in, so it’s already too late!

Hi, I'm sure it has been asked before but .. I have a Samsung / Jule ASHP installed in a new build, 4 years old. I have been getting the unit serviced on a yearly basis. After a bad experience with my last service (Flowmeter error & a leak), I'm wondering do I need to pay someone to service it. I would be confident in doing the service myself as I have industry exp. but don't want to void any warranty. The only thing I wouldn't be able to do is to check the refrigerant levels and glycol levels. I can't justify the €130 - €180 that these companies are charging for what I deem to be visuals and a filter clean.

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I've a near 20 year old nibe geothermal heat pump. I barley know how to used] it🙈I’ve no clue it has a sub meter or not..

Assuming it doesn’t, any pointers as to what I should get to monitor it, I’ve pretty horrendous electricity bills, not all down to the heat pump but I’d like to know exactly how much the usage is for heat and hot water

I don’t suppose you have any idea how much more efficient a new one would be, I am wondering should I bite the bullet and replace it and avail of the grant to soften the blow.

thanks

I'd guess house would pass the heat loss test with a small bit of remedial work, it's very well insulated but t here are some issues, window seals, downlighters, attic doors and the like

Grant seem to be available once you havent applied for previously but will confirm with an installer or seai

Hi all,

I stayed away from hp's for a while as the ROI was just crazy (using €800 of oil per year on a 2,500 sq ft house), my understanding is a rough rule of thumb is it would cost half as much as my current heating bill in additional electricity costs.

Just wondering what the current ballpark installation cost is these days, I didn't realise the grant had risen to 6,500.

I don't have ufh at the moment, thinking of putting in the low profile ufh at some stage all right.

as above approximate quote I got was 12k for simple replacement; I’d be interested in other quotes too

ive a geothermal system

Really they should create an A0 category just for you.

focus less on the BER and more on the actual costs and reasons.

So, how much per year does it cost to heat your house now?

what is your reason for changing? Is your existing system on its last legs?

then decide if it’s worth spending €10k or not as your payback could be measured in decades.

The BER won’t tell you that as it depends on size of house and air tightness etc.

Having said that It should be low hundreds per year.

how much does your existing system cost you to run each year?

Did you replace a geothermal with Air to Water system?

I've a geothermal system and it costs a lot to run.

That’s all you need to know then.

is spending €10k going to be worth it when you are likely to only save, maybe, €200-€300 per year in running costs.

your payback is decades. The heat pump will need to be replaced before it pays for itself.

now, if your existing system was on the way out and needed replacing anyway, that would be a different conversation.

I went through sse for the grant application. All was grand, got the grant and then they quoted €22k for a 14kw air to water HP. Grant of €6.5k to come off.

Rang a local provider and he quoted me €17k for same project with €6.5k grant to come off.

this seems very high compared to posts above, but maybe I’m not comparing apples and apples?