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| Thread ID: 88903 | 2008-04-14 00:39:00 | Heat pumps | nofam (9009) | PC World Chat |
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| 658512 | 2008-04-14 23:25:00 | I live in a bunch of own your own flats. The lady next door has a Fujitsu HP and as soon as I go out my front door I can hear her out side unit going above mine which I'm standing next to. Hers is about 15m away. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 658513 | 2008-04-15 00:01:00 | I guess there's always the temptation to think it's costing you less, so you can run it more too!! | nofam (9009) | ||
| 658514 | 2008-04-15 00:45:00 | The other thing you have to watch for with a heat pump is the location of the inside unit. Ours is high on the wall, and not far from where we sit when watching tv. In the summer it is nice to have the cooling breeze blowing on us of course, but in the winter, the heating "breeze" feels like a nasty draft. The unit is in the only place it could be in that room, but it is still a pain. Some of the newer models (ours is about 4-5 years old) have a control that allows you to turn the vanes up and down (like ours) and sideways to direct the flow off you. I suggest you look carefully at placement, and also as how many controls you have over the airflow. |
John H (8) | ||
| 658515 | 2008-04-15 09:51:00 | I live in a bunch of own your own flats. The lady next door has a Fujitsu HP and as soon as I go out my front door I can hear her out side unit going above mine which I'm standing next to. Hers is about 15m away. :) A lot of that can be the instalation. eg is it mounted on rubber feet or straight on concrete. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 658516 | 2008-04-15 22:41:00 | I'm not keen. Depends what heating you used before. If electric, then yes I'd say the power bill wouldn't change much. But a friend went from a woodburner to one and her power bill did go up. Heaps. They might be better than convential electric heating but they sure aren't cheap. Question is,did it go up more than the cost of fuel for wood burner? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 658517 | 2008-04-17 02:41:00 | What a coincidence - I am just having a Fujitsi Heat Pump installed as I sit here and type. Some messages fill me with misgivings about it - but should know soon whether the outside unit will deafen us and the neighbours :waughh: |
Nonie (13623) | ||
| 658518 | 2008-04-17 03:09:00 | Question is,did it go up more than the cost of fuel for wood burner? Yes. Wood here is $40 - $45 a metre. Coal, the dirty, filthy stuff is even cheaper. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 658519 | 2008-04-17 03:17:00 | Yes. Wood here is $40 - $45 a metre. Coal, the dirty, filthy stuff is even cheaper. Wood = free. Go chop a tree down!! :lol: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 658520 | 2008-04-17 05:09:00 | "Wood = free. Go chop a tree down!!" Chainsaw + Petrol + Vehicle costs to get there and back does not equal free. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 658521 | 2008-04-17 05:10:00 | Fair call. I should not assume everyone has plenty of trees to chop down on their property, and a chainsaw. The petrol costs for a chainsaw are pretty minimal. :cool: |
wratterus (105) | ||
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