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| Thread ID: 150821 | 2022-08-08 06:34:00 | New Heat Pump - Funding | piroska (17583) | PC World Chat |
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| 1487734 | 2022-08-10 21:25:00 | A small heat pump in the open plan living area and another in the hall which would warm that and the two bedrooms which can get down to 10deg overnight mid winter would have been a better option. Which is what we are getting. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487735 | 2022-08-10 23:04:00 | Being installed now. Stoked! 11360 |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 1487736 | 2022-08-11 21:32:00 | Whats that wire from the light fitting? | piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487737 | 2022-08-11 21:47:00 | That's the FM antenna from my bedside clock. And I'm not sure about sleeping with my head under this thing...might be a re-arrange. |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 1487738 | 2022-08-11 22:36:00 | Don't worry all the heat will go up to the ceiling and fill the room, eventually, from the ceiling down leaving about 2 or 3 feet of cold air in a pool about the height of your bed, in the rest of the room, also a noticeable phenomenon with floor standing heat pumps, just not as bad. No radiant heat presumably is the cause of this, and leaks of cold air coming in at lower levels of the room. The layering of hot and cold air is quite noticeable with all of the installations of heat pumps I have encountered. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1487739 | 2022-08-11 23:40:00 | And I'm not sure about sleeping with my head under this thing...might be a re-arrange. Agree, our lounge one is over a couch. Too hot there....The installers guide says don't put over things like couches. The idea is not above bed, chairs, point long ways in room, and generally it's fins will point downwards to stop aiming up - and potentially short cycle. On auto it does that itself anyway I notice... Wish they'd hurry with ours, it's freezing! |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487740 | 2022-08-11 23:50:00 | ...all I'm worried about is spiders dropping out the vents and whizzing down on my head whilst I sleep. I'd rather it fall on my head than a spider drop out. |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 1487741 | 2022-08-12 05:31:00 | Don't worry all the heat will go up to the ceiling and fill the room, eventually, from the ceiling down leaving about 2 or 3 feet of cold air in a pool about the height of your bed, in the rest of the room, also a noticeable phenomenon with floor standing heat pumps, just not as bad. No radiant heat presumably is the cause of this, and leaks of cold air coming in at lower levels of the room. The layering of hot and cold air is quite noticeable with all of the installations of heat pumps I have encountered. its a combination of that many people, dare i say most kiwis, do not heat their houses properly. common issue is not running the heat pump long enough. you heat the air to heat the house and the house radiates heat back to you. the other is simply nz homes are air leaky because no one bothers to make them air tight. hot air leaks out at the top, which sucks in cold air at the bottom. that happens regardless of heat source. ceiling fans are great, especially the newer dc fans that can go really really slow. just fast enough to mix the air a bit. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1487742 | 2022-08-12 05:34:00 | Agree, our lounge one is over a couch. Too hot there....The installers guide says don't put over things like couches. The idea is not above bed, chairs, point long ways in room, and generally it's fins will point downwards to stop aiming up - and potentially short cycle. On auto it does that itself anyway I notice... Wish they'd hurry with ours, it's freezing! +1 with small bedrooms no matter where you put it its going to be blowing over you to a degree. one of the reasons i much prefer the smallest heatpump as the fans flow a lot less and lower noise. i have mine running all night in summer, even on the quiet mode its takes a bit of getting used to. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1487743 | 2022-08-12 07:52:00 | most kiwis, do not heat their houses properly. the other is simply nz homes are air leaky because no one bothers to make them air tight. hot air leaks out at the top,. Nah it's our wooden tents we live in. When we had a woodburner it was no problem. That and ducting is the way to go......well if you can afford it. Not keen on air tight, that's when you get moisture. Our old villa down South had ceiling insulation, not underfloor, and wooden floorboards in parts. It was great. Best house ever. Windows no doubt leaked a bit (as in air, not moisture) and floor....and we never had wet windows or mould anywhere. Toasty warm with the fire...too warm sometimes. Brothers and mums friend they visit...she has a woodburner and ducting, she walks around in thin summer clothes, he arrives in bundled up woolies, layers, and is hot in no time. It's a '50s house, pretty original as far as walls, windows etc. |
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