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air to water heat system?

  • 24-04-2010 8:35pm
    #1
    stephentbb2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭


    I heard about this air to water heat system and was thinking about adding it to my house. I already have solar panels and a condenser boiler and a solid fuel stove with back boiler.

    There is an attractive grant for this system (€2000), was wondering would this system be of any benefit to my house. I don't have underfloor heating just normal rads. Any ideas or suggestions would be a great help.


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  • #2
    sinnerboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭sinnerboy


    All heat pumps operate best i.e. most fuel efficiently at lower temperatures (35-45 degrees ) so they are suited to UFH not rads . Solar with condensing is a smart combination so your economic scope for improvement on heat generation is small . So focus instead on reducing your demand for energy .

    Not heating related but how much of your lighting is low energy for example ?


  • #3
    stephentbb2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭stephentbb2000


    Thanks a million sinnerboy, yeah we invested in low energy bulbs. I am still keen to invest in technology that moves away from traditional methods (fossil fuels). The SEI are offering allot of grants at the moment and i taught air to water could be a viable option.

    Wind energy is still relatively expensive, so i will keep on looking


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