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Heat pump with stove

MegamanBoo · 2023-02-24 14:21:51

I'm looking at doing some upgrades on the house. It's a c3 ber for what that's worth. 80's build, cavity walls yet to be filled, suspended timber floor on most of ground floor. Looking at that suspended floor I'm estimating I could put in floor insulation and ufh without too much cost. I'm thinking then of going for a heat…

24-02-2023 2:21pm

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I'm looking at doing some upgrades on the house.
It's a c3 ber for what that's worth. 80's build, cavity walls yet to be filled, suspended timber floor on most of ground floor.
Looking at that suspended floor I'm estimating I could put in floor insulation and ufh without too much cost.
I'm thinking then of going for a heat pump, and because I've a good source on timber, running it at a relatively low temp with the stove maybe on a back boiler to the existing rads.
Does that make sense? I know heat pumps can be expensive as a primary source but if I ran it cooler and consistently using the stove to do the most heating in the evenings.

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