andreashm
2018-07-27 07:44:00
- #1
Hello,
we are currently in the final stages of planning our single-family house new build (1.5 floors, slab foundation, KfW40 standard, photovoltaic 7 kWp).
Especially this year with its extreme summer, one naturally wonders whether it makes sense to equip the heating system, consisting of underfloor heating with air-to-water heat pump, with reversible operation. Apart from the fact that I do not yet know the additional cost for this function, which will certainly contribute to the decision-making, I am interested in your experiences. It is clear that the "cold" underfloor heating/cooling cannot replace an air conditioning system. However, I assume that, hopefully, an air conditioner is not necessary in a modern single-family house...
- For those who can switch their underfloor heating to cooling mode in summer: Would you choose it again, or was the installation pure waste of money? What did the function cost you (additional price compared to a normal heat pump/underfloor heating) and what would the function be worth to you at most?
- For those who cannot use their heat pump/underfloor heating for cooling: Do you regret the decision—especially now in this hot summer—not to have included this function? In other words: Would you buy such a function from the start today? Especially considering that, according to climate and weather experts, long hot summer periods like this year are expected to become more frequent in the future, even though it certainly will not be the case every year (see 2017, a year without a "real" summer in our area).
Thank you for your opinions, both as answers to the survey and preferably in more detail as text.
we are currently in the final stages of planning our single-family house new build (1.5 floors, slab foundation, KfW40 standard, photovoltaic 7 kWp).
Especially this year with its extreme summer, one naturally wonders whether it makes sense to equip the heating system, consisting of underfloor heating with air-to-water heat pump, with reversible operation. Apart from the fact that I do not yet know the additional cost for this function, which will certainly contribute to the decision-making, I am interested in your experiences. It is clear that the "cold" underfloor heating/cooling cannot replace an air conditioning system. However, I assume that, hopefully, an air conditioner is not necessary in a modern single-family house...
- For those who can switch their underfloor heating to cooling mode in summer: Would you choose it again, or was the installation pure waste of money? What did the function cost you (additional price compared to a normal heat pump/underfloor heating) and what would the function be worth to you at most?
- For those who cannot use their heat pump/underfloor heating for cooling: Do you regret the decision—especially now in this hot summer—not to have included this function? In other words: Would you buy such a function from the start today? Especially considering that, according to climate and weather experts, long hot summer periods like this year are expected to become more frequent in the future, even though it certainly will not be the case every year (see 2017, a year without a "real" summer in our area).
Thank you for your opinions, both as answers to the survey and preferably in more detail as text.