what do you guys think of this?

tom1ie · 07-12-2011 7:53pm #1

http://lvprenewables.ie this was on about the house last night. Spoke to a rep there today, it sounds groundbreaking to be honest, even though the system really only uses fridge parts in reverse as far as i can see:eek:. But to be able to promise hot water all year round is pretty impressive. Has anyone got any experience of this product?

Micky Dolenz · 07-12-2011 9:58pm

Interesting, must look closer.

Surprised they didn't call them Energy absorbing panels though.

JohnnieK · 07-12-2011 10:11pm

Why would you want hot water during the night? There is no mention of the energy the heat pump uses during the night when it's not getting anything from the panel. I would like to know that for a start.

Outkast_IRE · 07-12-2011 11:29pm

Interesting product alright , I can see its advantages if your living in a home which would use a lot of hot water from the cylinder.

But personally in my own home, all showers are electric and baths are few and far between so dont think the payback would be there.

Guess it would all come down to usage patterns and shower types etc in the home to decide if it was worthwhile or not.

I wonder what an "Average installation cost is " as they seem very hesitant to give out ball park figures on it.

10 year guarentee on panel is fine , but only 2 year guarentee on compresser would leave me asking how much any replacement parts etc are likely to be .

Outkast_IRE · 07-12-2011 11:31pm

JohnnieK wrote: »

Why would you want hot water during the night? There is no mention of the energy the heat pump uses during the night when it's not getting anything from the panel. I would like to know that for a start.

yes it would be good to find a performance sheet on this product to show the COP when temps are very low outside. I have no dobut it would still do the job in very cold conditions but would love to know how badly the performance is affected.

paddy147 · 08-12-2011 1:09pm

I have the system and am very happy with it.Instant piping hot water day or night,

Pics.

Regards.

Poco90 · 08-12-2011 8:44pm

Hi Paddy,
Have you any idea of the running costs yet? (Your install look recent). I looked into this a few months ago and on paper it looked great but the installer I spoke to had no references for me, so it put me off. Saw it again like the OP on monday night on rte. Thanks,
Poco

tom1ie · 09-12-2011 8:39pm

Got a quotation back of them for 4600 inc v.a.t Thats including the panel, 250 l hot water tank, and compressor unit etc, with an install time of 1 day. I can apply for a grant off seai. The running costs, according to there website, is about 50€ per person for the year. They reckon the compressor is about the same noise as a regular modern fridge. The compressor uses 390 watts, and they reckon it'll be on for between 3-5 hours a day.
The compressor is only guaranteed for two years so if you get a problem i wonder how easy it is to replace and how cheap.............
If i get any more info i'll post it.

what do you guys think of this?

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