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2019-02-28 12:55:26
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Quick question for understanding: does solar also support the heating? Or is it only used to heat the water? Is the heat from summer stored somehow to be used in winter?
The solar system heats water. This is stored in the 300-liter tank until it is used during the day/evening. If more is consumed, the heating system switches on.
Nothing is stored from summer to winter, of course. The sun also shines in winter, so the water is heated then as well.
If you have no idea about the air-water heat pump and all that, you should take a solid gas heating system. That’s what we did.
Additionally, a nice fireplace for radiant heat in winter, but it costs more than it’s worth. Like the solar gimmick – you save something... at least on expensive heating technology required by the energy saving regulation. However, we also needed a controlled residential ventilation system with heat recovery.
For an energy saving regulation: many roads lead to Rome: better insulation, controlled residential ventilation, triple glazing, air-water heat pump, solar, photovoltaics... something has to be renewable. I can’t say anything about water-bearing fireplaces.