Air to Water - Billing

Lambchops65

Hi there,

I've recently moved into a new house and it's all a bit of a learning curve so excuse the questions! I've moved from a much older 4 bed semi with oil heating so I am trying to compare bills etc. The new house is:

4 bed detached house - roughly 2,200 - 2,300 sq ft?

At the moment, I am living there alone.

House is A2 rated (triple glazed, heat pump, etc)

All rooms have thermostats

It has an air recovery system? Pumps air from outside, when needed.

The previous owner said they leave the heating off from May - September so I asked him to leave it that way. Even with the heat off the average temps are 21 - 25 degrees so it's a very warm house!

I just got my first bill and it is €119 pm (from May - June). I was a bit shocked by how high it is but maybe this is an average bill for this type of house? There are benefits (warm house, constant hot water etc) but I felt it seemed a bit high?

Any input appreciated. Thank you.

Sleeper12

It seems low to me.

It all depends on what appliances you have & have on & on for how long. Also worth looking at new appliances you might have upgraded. It's not uncommon to go from regular fridge to American fridge for example. You say constant hot water. Heating a full cylinder of hot water can cost several euro per day alone

If you find that a high bill you might get a bit of a shock when you get a winter heatpump bill.

Markcheese

So your current bill probably doesnt have any heating in it at all ,

Hot water , fridge ,heat recovery system , cooking appliances , computer/ game console.. thats probably it at this time of year , most of those would be the same wether theres one or 5 in the house ,

Have you an electric shower ?

Lambchops65

Thanks for the replies.

no game consoles. Laptop plugged in the 2 days I WFH.

One TV on for couple hours each evening.

All appliances are new & A rated.

haven’t used a dryer yet as haven’t needed to as house so warm.

oven used few days a week for 20-30 mins max

im not actually sure what way the heating works if I’m totally honest? Water just takes couple mins to heat up but always warm.

One shower is in use. shower is roasting & have it at lowest temperature? Think there a thermostat issue that I need to get sorted.

thanks

Glaceon

A2 rated house here. My last bill from 7th April to 8th June was €181. At the peak of winter it would have been €398 for the two months without the energy credit! I found from testing that the heat pump uses feck all to heat the hot water during the summer. Before we moved in I took a meter reading and turned on the hot water. When I came back the next day the meter had only increased by one unit! But it works hard during winter, especially during a cold snap.

Lambchops65

Thanks. It’s just all new so trying to wrap my head around it all 😅 used to an old cold house with oil heating.

omeara1113

Would air to water be suitable for a log cabin

Sleeper12

A mini split unit would be perfect for a log cabin. It will provide heat in winter & cool ac in summer. No need for rads at all