Heat Pumps
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Topic: Heat Pumps
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Heat Pumps
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 11:35am
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Not technically baby related but we have an opportunity to maybe get a heat pump put in our house but we know nothing about them other than what you see on the tv ads..
Does anyone have one? If so, which one do you have? Are they really cost efficient? Is there anything that you don't like about them? I'm just trying to grab as much info as possible as we don't know anyone who actually has one. |
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 11:50am
My mum has one and she finds it AWESOME, I think it costs about 7 to 10c a day to run, she has noticed no jump in her power bills sinc she got it, and it gets clothes DRY fast, apparently...
Jacob hates it though, not sure why? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 11:50am
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Ive got a Luxaire aircon/heatpump from the warehouse
Haven't noticed any difference in power bill- but have only had one since its been going  i may get a  when the next one arrives tho
I don't like how noisy it is but i can live with noise to keep warm  ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 12:06pm
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I dont know about the power bill, so im not really much help lol.
But my mates parents have one and it is awesome. It warms up really quick and is just great. I like to put my washing under it cause it dries it real quick  ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 12:38pm
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The power doesn't bother us so much as we only have a gas heater and it's the only thing on gas which really annoys the heck outta me because in summer we are paying the daily line charges on something that isn't being used.
Have wondered about the noise though |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 12:49pm
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I think the noise is a brand thing. DP installed a "something" (will ask him brand name when his is home) the other day & said the noise was next to nothing ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 12:58pm
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I love ours - its a Daiken - and I don't really notice any noise from it. I love it cause I programme it to start at 6am and when I get up the house is warm.
One thing I suggest is to make sure you get the right size for the space you want to heat. Its pretty economical! Definately better than having other heaters on. ETA - it was also great in the summer - when a heavily pregnant me came home - I would put it on Air con and sit under it ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 1:04pm
| Yeah I love the thought of being able to programme it to warm the house up before we have to get up because it sucks getting up and the house (except daniels room - cause he has an oil heater) is about 8 degrees |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 1:42pm
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I have a friend who moved into a rental which had a pump. She said the hum was low but when it came to being a SAHM with a long-winded hum it got quite annoying. She thought it wouldn't be so bad for professionals who only had it on for a couple of hours - or left it on while they were out. -------------  |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 2:50pm
we have one it suxs ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 3:28pm
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I personally don't have one, we have a lovely open fire that heats the house beautifully!
But, I am in retail appliance stores all day long for my job (I am an Account Manager) and the retailers tell me that they sell truckloads of Heat Pumps. I personally think it could be a "phase" of being "trendy" to have a heat pump installed, a couple of our friends just had to have one, they are all the rage this winter it seems
In my expereice when visiting friends that have them, they do do a great job, and most of the time we end up stripping off our jumpers as we get too hot at their place. In saying that though when you go to leave, it is a massive shock to have to leave the house as it does create quite an intense and false heat IMO of course! So, I haven't really helped you at all.......I am definately in two minds about them though, unless it was for free of course !!------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 3:49pm
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consumer mag recommends daikin as one of the quietest... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 3:56pm
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The only reason we are looking at heat pumps is because of our house. Having our heating on gas and nothing else on gas is just stupid. Putting in a fire place was something that we considered but having to buy wood all the time is a pain in the ass and also wood isn't that cheap either and then we would have to make somewhere to store the wood where it would stay dry. Using electricity seemed the only other alternative..
And I'd never have it up on high. I like the house being maintained at about 14-15 degrees when we are home which is nice n comfy. |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 4:06pm
DITTO excatly :) We also have ours set on homestay, so that if the temp falls under 14 degrees it comes on...so in the winter we come home to a warm lounge....and it is so good for drying washing underneath. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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hailstones wrote:Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 4:36pm
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We got a heat pump installed around 1 month ago. We did a bit of research and got 3 quotes. We ended up getting a Mitsubishi unit (6.8 kw - quite large). We haven't looked back since getting it installed. I absolutely love it as like others say you can programme it to turn on/off etc. Our power bill hasn't been much different to what we used to have so that is fantastic. If you do look at getting one make sure you get a few quotes - it's amazing how much some companies can charge. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 4:40pm
| Can I be nosey and ask where you guys got yours from? |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 6:29pm
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ok i didnt mean that all heat pumps sux just ours is too small foir the area to heat and of corse we are selling the house so my dad wont get a new one now ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 6:43pm
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DP installed a mitsubishi the other day & said it was good re: noise
WE got ours form the warehouse for $500 & with DP being an electrician installation was free, but we don't get a warranty as it wasn't installed my "registered installer" Saving us $2-3ooo- i can live with the noise & without warranty. Liking how quickly it drys the washing too ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 7:55pm
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We have one and love it! My dad installed it (hes a builder and has installed a few) and it's wonderful - would not do without it. I was a bit unsure at first but would not give it up now! Our one is a bit noisy but I don't mind - its sooo nice & cosy ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 22 June 2007 at 10:00pm
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We got our heat pump installed by a company called Hot Chilly (Wellington). ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2007 at 8:59am
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I'm not sure if this will be of any help to you, we use this company at work to do our install's in rental property's etc. One of our electricians and our office manager have had one installed in their house and swear by them.
Our landlord is considering putting one in here, which would be fantastic, since it's such an old place. http://www.fonko.co.nz/index.php?page=Products - Fonko ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 23 June 2007 at 9:41am
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We only have a gas heater in the living room, for heat. We got DVS installed, this is our first winter with it. Overall heat in the rest of the house is around 14 degrees.
My dad has a heat pump, as he has no other form of heating and it is great, keeps house warm in winter, and has air con for summer. I think its a fujitsu. They are popular with new homes, that are being built without fire places. |
Posted By: NikkiB
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 12:55pm
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Personally, I don't have one, but would love one
If the unit is outside, you've got to be careful that its not creating noise for your neighbour, apparently the number of noise complaints are up because of heat pumps. ------------- A very lucky mummy to two gorgeous boys: RB 3/10/2008 JB 29/12/2009 |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 2:46pm
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Does anyone have one? If so, which one do you have?
My parents have one, and they are fab! Sorry don't know the brand, but the noise isn't that bad (I mean fires are quite noisy really). It was so nice in winter to wake up and have the heat pump going already. Are they really cost efficient? Yeah they are, my dad has it on 24/7 because it helps his aches and pains and there's no work involved. Don't know the running price as they've got a spa too that pushed their power bill up at the same time as getting the heat pump. Is there anything that you don't like about them? The only thing that bugs me is it's really dry heat. But if you've worked in air con etc, you'd be used to it. They really are great, if we didn't have a nearly new log burner in our house we'd get one. If it goes below zero degrees (which it does quite often in Chch in winter), it pumps air through the tubes to keep them from freezing etc. And the air con in the summer is soo good! Beware that unless you want to put it against an outside wall however, you will have to get the system put underneath or through walls which can cost more money for installation. New houses have all of the system put into the foundations etc so they get it going through the whole house. The outside unit can be a bit noisy, but most people would prefer a bit of a hum compared to the smoke from a fire maybe? I know I would. |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 3:57pm
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i've done alot of research on heatpumps lately and got alot of quotes for different brands. our only heating is a gas heater in the lounge which is really bad for jack and my asthma, so we are getting a heatpump one day when we can afford it. we are thinking of going to retravision as they have pay day later and fujitsu on special
our recommended brands were fujitsu, mitsibishi and panasonic. apparently fujitsu are the most economical and quiet etc with mitsibishi close behind. we'd love to get a log burner but as we are in chch it would cost almost twice as much as a heatpump because we need permits etc so heatpump is our only choice. my grandparents have a toshiba one installed through the ecan clean heat thingee and i go over there quite abit to hang out because its so nice and toasty warm! its also really quiet too good luck with what you decide, i definately say go for it! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 4:43pm
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Were going to get a heat pump through the Christchurch clean heat project thing. My friends just got one put in and it is great and we need the air con in the summer cos our house gets really hot. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 8:55am
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Now I want one!
We've got an old wooden floored bungalow that is FREEEEEEEEZING winter and summer
I'm not sure where in the house we would put it as our lounge is fairy small and only has internal walls (has hallway, dining room, office and sunporch off of it) so I think perhaps we'd put it in the dining room and install one of those heat transfer systems too. What's the average price of a unit and installation? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 9:58am
We too have wooden floors and high ceiling - the heatpump is a godsent! Can't help with prices etc as my dad installed our one for us for free after Gina was born as he didn't want the baby to 'suffer' - guess he was OK with me & DH 'suffering' for the last 2 years! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 10:29am
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don't suppose he'd wouldn't want Caitlin to suffer either LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 11:34am
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nice try toni
you don't have to put heatpumps on an external wall, they can run the wires etc through your roof and out to where you want it. we thought of getting a heat transfer kit but were told not to bother. i asked a couple of heatpump people if they would work but they said heatpumps wouldn't produce the intense heat needed to transfer it to other rooms  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 June 2007 at 1:41pm
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oh bugger (re the transfer kit) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 28 June 2007 at 1:23pm
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You can put a heatpump anywhere, but it costs more to put it in internal walls in an existing house. That's why most people have the unit and outside bit on opposite sides of an outside wall IYKWIM.
Re: logburners in Chch, yep it is more expensive. The old owners of our house put one in 4 years ago and it was $2200 + consent. But it heats really well. |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 29 June 2007 at 9:28am
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We just bought a house with a heat pump in it and it is FABULOUS!!!! So nice and warm and just the one (rather big mitsubishi) in the hall getsa the whole house nice and warm.
I know lots of places are installing them becuase of the clean air thing. I think nelson was this winter that was the last for fireplaces? You aren't allowed to install them there anymore or something... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 12:18pm
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just bumping this as we are now seriously considering getting a heat pump (yes that's right AFTER winter DH decides it might be a good idea, nice one DH! *rolls eyes*)
What are the average costs of installation? I think we might have to have ours done on an internal wall (hallway) as our only external wall is the dining room and we're never in there! We have a large-ish old bungalow, high celings and wooden floors, lots of rooms you know the kind. Does anyone have a similar style house and still have a heat pump? What do you think of it? Any good for heating the whole house? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 1:08pm
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We have a 50's bungelo, wooden floors, no insulation etc. We have a small house, it's 3 bedroom, but the living areas are all open plan.
We have a Diakon (sp?) in the lounge at one end of the house. It heats the lounge, kitchen, dining room and 2 bedrooms quite nicely. If we have it set at 22 in the lounge the bedrooms are normally around 18/19 so not too bad. It doesn't quite get the heat down to our bedroom at the other end of the house, but then we didn't see the point in getting the larger system ($800 more) as our garage comes off our master room (random I know!) and it's not lined so the heat would just disappear anyway. And we figured, we just put another blanket on the bed when we're cold anyway! We paid $3000 all up and I couldn't be happier. We have it set at 19 during the day and 22 at night and I love it! When I get up for Coopers night feeds I just wonder down the lounge and it's nice and warm and toasty! They are apparantly the most cost effective way to heat your home, so it should be fun to get the power bill. We were using a gas heater, probably filling up twice a month, so that was $40 and because we had that we ran the dehumidifier 24/7 so that would have been a good $20 on the power bill too. So if my bill is under $60 up I'll be happy! We also don't use the dryer as much as I just put the washing on a clothes horse in front of the heat pump and it's dry within the day. You can also use it for air con during summer (however, I just open a window!!!) and it has a drying setting too, much like a dehumidifier. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 1:41pm
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Thanks (btw congrats and welcome to Cooper )
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Posted By: MelandBri
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 3:31pm
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We had a Daikin installed at the start of winter. Its been the best thing we have ever purchased. I love the Daikin, i spoke to a few people before we got it that had tried a couple different brands and they recommended the daikin.
Over the colder months we left our on 16 degrees night and day, it was enough to heat our 3 bedroom home and we have a heat trasfer kit from the lounge room (where the Daikin is) going up the hall way near the bedrooms, and it transfers a lot of heat. Now that its getting warmer we can turn it off in the day and turn on at night or in the morning. Our house is so warm all the time I love it. We got ours installed by CH Faul and they done a really good job. Not sure if they are just Southland based or not. It cost $3600 all up installed and its a low wall one, which are supposedly better than the high wall, but then everyone has different opinions on them |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 5:05pm
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definately get one toni!!!! i love ours! we have a toshiba 8kw the biggest one they had we had no choice on brands because ours was subsidised through a community group. i think the most recommended ones are daikin, fujitsu, panasonic and mitzibishi.
i'd ring a few heatpump places and get them to come and have a look at your place and go from there with pricing etc sparkle, you did well going through 2 bottles of gas a month...ours weren't lasting a week!! good luck, you won't regret it! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 5:23pm
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Ours was fitted thru Climate Control. They're based on the Shore, but because I said we were recommended by a friend they came out West for us!
I found them great to deal with. A week after it was installed the main guy I dealt with rang to make sure we knew how to use it effectively etc and didn't send out the bill until we had spoken which I thought was great. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 21 May 2008 at 7:48pm
| *bump for queenbean* |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 21 May 2008 at 10:24pm
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We have got a pansonic that we got installed 2 years ago and it has been the best thing. |