Semi-detached house - choice between split water heat pump and gas/solar

You can -- for example in 20 years -- switch relatively easily from gas to electricity (designed for low supply temperature, that should be clear!), but rather not the other way around.

the heat pump is definitely the louder option.

Repeating it constantly does not make it true that _all_ split units are necessarily loud. Besides, a lot of equipment that is placed indoors is also "hidden" behind the main term heat pump ;) Rhineland greetings

Hi construction expert,

Repeating something over and over does not make it true that _all_ split units are necessarily loud.

Curly did not write that at all. He only said that heat pumps are generally louder than gas heaters. And I would also consider that universally valid and would agree with it at any time. A gas heater emits no noise to the outside. You will _always_ hear an air-water heat pump. Even with indoor installation and very high-quality devices. Whether it bothers you is something everyone has to decide for themselves, but you cannot deny the noises caused by the fans and airflows.

Best regards,

Andreas

I agree with that, but would like to point out that combustion engines (including gas heaters) also emit noise. This has to be assessed on a case-by-case basis; in the basement it doesn’t matter, but if I have it next to the living room, some people might already find it disturbing. With the air-to-water heat pump, the noise is typically outside.

Hello Andreas,

Curly didn’t write that at all. Only that heat pumps are generally louder than gas heaters.

That’s pretty much the same thing in green ;)

And I would also call that universally valid and sign off on it anytime.

I’m glad that was quicker than me in response to your post; you might reconsider your view on noise level. rather than mine.

As he rightly wrote, a boiler, more precisely the burner, also produces noise, usually inside the house. If the heat generator is in the basement, the residents don’t notice it so much; if it is installed at ground level, they probably will.

I hope we can both agree that "perceiving loudness" is something very personal. For one person, fleas cough too loudly, another (me, for example) can sleep well even at the airport :D

Rhine regards

So we have installed a new gas boiler in the house connection room, and even when the burner is running I have to remain very quiet in this room to hear anything at all. So I think new devices are quiet.