Winniefred
2022-03-09 16:52:53
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So with 75° flow temperature, a heat pump is out of the question. You should aim for <40° at 0° outside temperature. And in general: surface heating systems are more effective: ceiling heating, wall heating, or underfloor heating. Since that's not possible in old buildings without ripping everything up, you can use type 33 radiators, which also have a larger heat emission surface than type 22, for example. This allows you to lower the flow temperature, which saves costs. I'm still just reading up on this myself, so I can't easily help you with your specific heating system. The first step would be to lower the flow temperature/the heating curve. This also improves efficiency with gas heating. Then you can also see if the insulation is sufficient for a heat pump and if you can get the flow temperature low enough. But that only works when it's cold.
The thing is that we only installed 8 new radiators in 2017, but unfortunately type 12 and 22. There are only 2 older radiators from 1993 in the kids' rooms and one more in the basement (which I only used once for a few weeks in 5 years).