Of course heat pumps work in winter !! They just use more electricity because there is no heat outside.
@deanfielding4411
Жыл бұрын
At minus 5 there is still 268 degrees above absolute zero. Remember what we call zero is just the freezing point of water.
@my_carp_life3424
Жыл бұрын
@Dean Fielding doesn't matter there still less efficient the colder it is.
@bradfordzone5187
Жыл бұрын
@deanfielding4411 Stop talking rubbish. The heat pump has to take air at -5 and heat it up. In winter, they are no cheaper or any more efficient than a normal electric boiler.
@MrDead1975
Жыл бұрын
@@bradfordzone5187 heat pumps don't heat the air, they extract heat from the air. the colder it is the harder they have to work costing more money
@ethelmini
Жыл бұрын
@@deanfielding4411 You got it. Water freezes at.... freezing point. The exchanger in the heat pump has to be colder in order to extract heat, so water vapour in the air condenses and freezes on it. It becomes even less efficient. I bet his immersion heater is working just fine though.
@dandugo2020
Жыл бұрын
I am the maintenance man for an apartment complex of 128 units, all but a handful of units have heat pump systems in them. Recently we have temperatures with wind chill down to -26f, and they all stayed warm except the 9 who had basic HVAC issues (burnt wires, fuses, thermostat, one was a fan motor, etc). That was a long day.
@pipedgolf4634
Жыл бұрын
When the cold hits the phone never stops 😂 rough couple weeks we had there
@ksplumbing971
Жыл бұрын
I have this in my house and it’s the worst thing I’ve ever done. The cost is ridiculous to keep it running.
@paulhancock3844
Жыл бұрын
You fell for the high efficiency selling point. They may be efficient but when the alternative,gas, is one quarter of the price, currently they will always be more costly than running a gas boiler. The only way it works out cheaper is if you were heating with electricity before you installed them, otherwise,don't fall for the hype
@alexanderbuckland
Жыл бұрын
@@paulhancock3844 I don't understand why nobody seems to be talking about this. Are they all to eager to sell them and "go renewable" rather than explain it'll actually cost a fortune over gas central heating?
@Alexander_l322
Жыл бұрын
Would work out better if you have solar panels I guess
@rabmccudden683
Жыл бұрын
@@Alexander_l322 listen to his accent, there’s no such thing as sunshine in Yorkshire R kid.
@thelanehunterdevon1664
Жыл бұрын
@@Alexander_l322 or getting of oil?
@leonmilner9994
8 ай бұрын
We tested two Mitsubishi Cold Climate ASHPs in Yellowknife Canada. Still ran at -30C outside!!
@douglasnorrie5925
3 ай бұрын
Top of the range. Not cheap shit which generates all the pissy facebook chinese whispers.
@cj14dalh
Жыл бұрын
-3 Celsius is 27 degrees Fahrenheit. That is the normal high during February around here. Heat pumps are junk and can't operate in anything below that.
@tanello2
Жыл бұрын
U have a cheap heatpump then. In my country we can go down to -35 celsius and from -30 it is true the heatpumps will no longer blow hot air but they can still deliver warm, so u will not freez to death. Allso the electric bill will be mad.
@peketee2278
Жыл бұрын
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@nbasingh
8 ай бұрын
You need to pair it with a furnace or traditional heating after -4
@douglasnorrie5925
3 ай бұрын
They do though. A few bots here I reckon.
@jordanplumb5941
Жыл бұрын
4 years ago I serched how to fix my boiler. And now he randomly pops up happy as ever, great to his still growing and helping.
@iamspartacus8219
Жыл бұрын
What’s your electricity bill like
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
We have a ashp max cost £280 max usage. No gas bill.
@ChrisLee-yr7tz
Жыл бұрын
@@smeggedupYou mean £280 per month, average? How many sqm is your property?
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLee-yr7tz no thats a max bill (November) 1950's 3 bed semi, 310mm roof insulation, internal wall insulation ( you generally have to do this) size is 100sqm
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
I wish i could post a pic but..... May-oct we used less than 80kw per month. Feb and dec were high months of above 700kw per month, jan and march were just over 500kw per month, april and November were 300kw per month.
@ChrisLee-yr7tz
Жыл бұрын
@@smeggedup Thanks v much. I'm not sold on the idea but just trying to get as much real world evidence before I make a decision with what to do with mine.
@Rory241995
Жыл бұрын
If designed right and installed correctly they are good. First winter with ours and it’s worked a treat we went with mini split due to a new build and needing different pipe sizes it worked out cheaper to go with mini split and bonus aircon in summer
@j606ywt
Жыл бұрын
For £20k you too can have 20°c in your house.
@pauldavies7251
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 ye they forget to tell you that, & If it's a Victorian house it'll be another 20k for plastering decoration etc For the majority of the UK it's a total false economy especially when gas prices are so much lower than electric at the moment
@20quid
Жыл бұрын
£20k now is better than £40k later when the law changes to force you to get one.
@robandrews9826
8 ай бұрын
£500 from octopus 😂😂
@douglasnorrie5925
3 ай бұрын
I'll get you a top of the range one for free through eco scheme. If I like you.
@jackfulton6789
2 ай бұрын
@@20quidLiterally would never happen! How on earth could they force people to spend £40k. Ridiculous comment.
@neo_265
Жыл бұрын
Properly specced and installed heat pumps can be up to 400-430% efficient, even on cold days there’s lots of heat energy in the air around. It’s vital a proper heat loss calculation is done on your property at a specific minimum outside temp so that the correct one is installed.
@paulhancock3844
Жыл бұрын
4-4.3 COP , nothing can be over 100% efficient
@neo_265
Жыл бұрын
@@paulhancock3844 no but it just makes the comparison easier for people to understand.
@waynemoore8615
Жыл бұрын
@@neo_265 no it doesn't. It just shows what a cheeky little winker you are.
@user-te1le7ck6b
Жыл бұрын
Not giving the full picture here Allen , everything in theory works but cost of install , Maintenance etc make them not cost effective for 90% of folk
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
It’s just the start of my videos on them, i will give a full picture as i go. Thanks.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
@@zlmdragon. They are very quiet, I have to check the blades sometimes to see if they are moving
@Thedar561
Жыл бұрын
@@zlmdragon. the general synopsis of every video on social media, you just can’t believe anyone anymore
@guringai
Жыл бұрын
@@zlmdragon. the new units are quieter partly because the fan spins more slowly. Still working hard & delivering heat. Definitely the way to go!
@pauldavies7251
Жыл бұрын
@@AllenHart999 stop chatting shit I'm in the building trade & they are far from quiet
@universalservicetechust3578
Жыл бұрын
It was 19 degrees in Texas with a windchill of 9 degrees my heat pump ran all night and day, would not heat the home up passed 64 degrees, I diagnosed bad High limits on my heat strips and decided to replace the heat strip kit, DIY costed me $300 kicked on aux heat after the repair and kept home nice and cozy 69 degrees 👍🏼
@SkillBuilder
Жыл бұрын
Nobody said they would not produce heat in winter but they work best in mild weather. As you can see from the comments it is the cost of running it. Think of all the poor people who are told they will save money if the get rid of their gas boiler and fit a heat pump.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
We agree a lot on this.
@user-bs3se9ih2w
Жыл бұрын
In Japan, the temperature can drop to -30~-40°C.
@donny3183
Жыл бұрын
His house probably so insulated that farts alone would keep it warm
@ethelmini
Жыл бұрын
It'll be an immersion heater somewhere in the system. If there's ice on his car there sure as hell will be ice inside the heat pump as it tries to make the outside air even colder.
@kelsycunningham8452
Жыл бұрын
I have a heat pump mostly used for cooling in the summer. The gas fireplace supplies the homes heat.
@foodandstuff2724
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if he had the old electric meter and watch it whizzing around
@jamesnewing886
Жыл бұрын
LOL...he's probably desperate for some ad revenue to pay the electric bill - fool.
This works best with excellent insulation. Regs have changed last year on conversions, just had to stick 175mm of insulation between roof rafters and over with insulated plasterboard.
@arniet1
7 ай бұрын
My ashp is a Daikin. The house is 1938 with suspended wooden floor under staircase and lounge. There is also no cavity wall insulation. The thermostat is on the staircase wall, on the coldest wall ie nearest to the outside. In winter it is constantly having to try and maintain 19°c at the staircase due to cold air. The lounge gets too hot at seat height but the carpeted floor is always cold. The temperature at the carpeted staircase floor is 13°c It is an uneconomical, frustrating, pain in the ass system to manage between October and March in UK. That's 6 months of the year
@paulhancock3844
Жыл бұрын
There's a big difference between working and working properly. When the air temp is low they have to work like crazy to draw out what little heat there is in the outside air. Even to the point of bringing on auxiliary heaters to top up the supply temp. That is not working properly as I see
@mattyjamess7818
Жыл бұрын
I can confirm... That they are shit!! Mine costs a lot to run when cold, as it keeps going in defrost mode, and when that happens no heating, plus the rads NEVER get hotter then my hands, plus when it's off it likes to pop back on every 10mins so it don't freeze (outdoor unit) only when we had that cold snap, it's a depressing system and it costs so much to use with little heat output
@pipedgolf4634
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they aren’t the best when out into radiators needs to be underfloor if I remember right
@mikeoxlong3473
Жыл бұрын
You must have a shit heat pump then
@mattyjamess7818
Жыл бұрын
@Mike Oxlong It is shit, its a samsung one aswell, plus it set on fire 🔥 I saved us all 💪 still don't trust it
@mattyjamess7818
Жыл бұрын
@Piped Golf I just miss a combi boiler, it was cheaper aswell
@jacob1121
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but you bought a cheap shit model. You should have paid a bit more and got one rated for the temperatures you live in.
@Trades46
9 ай бұрын
Heat pumps works - my Gree unit will work right up to -30deg C, but even at -15deg C the time it takes to heat the home & continuous run meant it was more efficient to use the Auxiliary furnace since the electric bill would cost more than gas at that point.
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
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@eduarddeda3219
Жыл бұрын
That 10mm supply cable probably heating the whole house
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
Fairly sure ours is 4mm (or 6mm) for a 11.4kw hp. Definitely not bigger than 6mm
@ethelmini
Жыл бұрын
@@smeggedup 4mm is typically good for 32Amps - that'll be around 8kw about what a gas boiler puts outs for central heating. A 4ft double rad is 2 -2.5 kw to give you an idea.
@pigswillbepigs
11 ай бұрын
10mm you say, oups I’ve used 2.5 should be ok.
@mitchellcowel
Жыл бұрын
100% used to install the same exact split systems there amazing!! Great system all around...
@bezza9851
Жыл бұрын
Best thing I did was fit a log burner it's brilliant 1 burner heats the hole house
@ChiefBrianIrons
Жыл бұрын
They do work the issue is now its not working as efficient so way more energy is being used
@PaulDarghMuldoon
Жыл бұрын
I heat a 160sqm new build with a Daikin. Average daily use for January was 9kwh. Incredible. First 2 weeks of February, average daily use down to 6kwh. Had minus 7 here in December, lots of heat from system. Also I recommend air to air as opposed to air to water. Way cheaper to install and marginally more efficient.
@allymack9246
9 ай бұрын
I have a new build about the same size as yours and am considering an ASHP with battery storage. In your opinion, has it been worth it financially and in terms of performance? Thanks
@allymack9246
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info,@@PaulDarghMuldoon. Good to hear you're happy with your heat pump and that's an impressively low electricity bill!
@brianreynolds4627
Жыл бұрын
Have to add that indeed they do work but at great cost financially…I’ve had the installer back to double check the settings, apparently alls good there…I’m cavity wall insulated, very thick loft insulation, 8 Roof Solar Panels, which at this time of year when really needed to offset running costs generate hardly anything…so yes they work but in my opinion £12 - £16 per cold 24 hour period is pretty costly £360 to £480 per 30 days the last 2 months…was installed end of Oct 2022…btw I’m lucky to get temp up to 19c for that sort of cost.
@mrproductivity3261
Жыл бұрын
That's how much I am paying for a worchester system boiler gravity fed. I used to turn off the boiler to save gas and electricity, than I was advised not too and just leave it on, I think it reduced monthly costs by 10% - 20%
@hk78901
Жыл бұрын
Your summer bills will be nothing, over the year you'll still save a lot
@brianreynolds4627
Жыл бұрын
@@hk78901 Thanks..I do hope so…I suppose to be fair to the whole setup…I do really need to take the whole year into account…having only had the system since Oct 2022 I’m going through the worst of the weather times straightaway…previously an Oil user at around £2,000 a year plus Electricity bills and with no Solar…so now all electric but with some Solar though no battery storage as yet…I’ll get back to you after a full year…Brian.
@primarchdonnie
Жыл бұрын
“This is car.” “Nice to meet you car.”
@kevinkrug466
Жыл бұрын
In my experience they lose efficiency when it gets below freezing but they will work
@LITTLEANGEL815
Жыл бұрын
Many ASHP have a 3 kilowatt heater that kicks in at 3 degrees!!!
@N.N.77
Жыл бұрын
I love how brits are finding out about heatpumps in 2023.
@darrenhall7494
Жыл бұрын
Our regulations outweigh our common sense
@andys844
Жыл бұрын
Finding out, then categorically stating they never can and never will work. Meanwhile, Norway seems happy with them and even more happy to sell gas to the UK for them to exhaust out of the draughty housing stock.
@e1made
Жыл бұрын
As an HVAC myself if finding heat pumps not worth it. But its just my opinion. Reasons are with todays electricity prices. Once it breaks it’s expensive to fix. Every time is compressor, inverter board or both… im a D1 installer been working with Daikin over 10 years and the amount of parts I replaced. Plus in Europe Daikin is the most expensive brand. Mitsubishi Electric is very close to it.
@jamiebrukwicki8172
Жыл бұрын
It’s at that temp because the daikin unit has a built in electric heater that’s helping the unit along the way , what’s your electric bill look like alllen ?
@LuisB9214
5 ай бұрын
Hank schrader took on a ac career after breaking bad 😂
@margaret.mcguinness6481
Жыл бұрын
It works if you have underfloor heating in an airtight house don’t work in a normal house with radiators
@LargeFatherKain
Жыл бұрын
Conventional 14 SEER split systems won't run well beneath 30~35ish degrees, but 18-20 SEER Conventional and Mini splits will run lower than that due to the fact that they have variable speed compressors, and can ramp up to meet demand without kicking on auxiliary heat necessarily.
@john_smith1471
Жыл бұрын
They appear to be room underfloor heating thermostats, Would like to have seen the radiator sizes if theyre in the house also know the age band of the property.
@johnburns4017
Жыл бұрын
If the heat pump does not produce enough heat, it reverts to electric resistance heating to boost. If the cost of gas is say one third of electricity per kWh, the heat pump needs to operate at an _average_ of at least COP 3. Over COP 3 then it s cheaper than gas to run. In winter most of the time it will be below COP 3 and uses expensive electricity to boost occasionally. But is is the annual _average_ that counts, not a snapshot of the worst case or best case.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
I didn’t install a back up heater on mine.
@johnburns4017
Жыл бұрын
@@AllenHart999 But I assume the heat pump using more kWhr of electricity than a condensing gas boiler would in kWhr if gas - *at those tempetatures.* as I said, it is the annual average that counts.
@bensouthwell809
Жыл бұрын
'This is car' 😂
@mervue16
Жыл бұрын
Hi car
@bramcoteelectrical1088
Жыл бұрын
Add some solar people. I was a sparky for a company in early heatpumps they have come along alot now with efficiency. Good install buddy
@TheMingilator
9 ай бұрын
COP not efficiency
@bramcoteelectrical1088
9 ай бұрын
@@TheMingilator most pumps are 1 kwh in and 2 kwh+ heat out put in COP fitted valiant and Mitsubishi and Nibe systems.
@TheMingilator
9 ай бұрын
@@bramcoteelectrical1088 a cop of 2 is absolutely appalling, I'm assuming this superheat for domestic hot water? Cos if that's for heating only that's terrible
@bramcoteelectrical1088
9 ай бұрын
@@TheMingilator I am no plumber so no idea pal just what my plumber mate telling me. Electrical I know my stuff but cop and values no idea leave it to you and anyone in that field
@TheMingilator
9 ай бұрын
@@bramcoteelectrical1088 I'm a mechanical engineer so know all the maths and pressure enthalpy charts behind it
@davidthomas9165
Жыл бұрын
The biggest surprise is you let your kids set their own thermostats. Luxury!!!
@robinbanks183
Жыл бұрын
Yes Alan they do work that is in a modern recently built correctly insulated property. In properties prior to this they are completely inefficient. I have a neighbour who has recently had a unit fitted he's gutted it's costing him ,£12 per day to run both heating and domestic water during this cold spell we are having. By the way the unit was fitted by a reputable plumbing company who are also shocked at the running cost. Say they will not be fitting any more units they dint want the bad reputation that this job is causing them . Food for thought.
@TheRedJab
Жыл бұрын
My gas boiler is costing me £12 a day
@robinbanks183
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRedJabwhere do you live in a mansion? If not there's something wrong with your boiler or you've got a gas leak
@thestarshavefallen
Жыл бұрын
They work however you're now using a lot more electricity and it becomes more expensive that traditional heating to run.
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
Nope, were saving a fortune.
@next3576
Жыл бұрын
@@smeggedup Only if you have solar panels then its cheaper to run a heatpump.
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
@@next3576 no we have saved a fortune and still saving. Max monthly bill of £280 no gas bill. max energy used per month 750kw, 6 months less than 100kw,4 months between 300-400kw Work it out yourself. Sat here lovely and warm not worrying about the bill, nearby 1k over paid in energy bill.
@pauldavies7251
Жыл бұрын
@@smeggedup that's double what I spend on oil & electric every month That's not cheap
@matthewsones5287
Жыл бұрын
What’s the humidity in that temperature. When it gets below freezing every heat pump around where I live turns into a block of ice. Doesn’t matter new or old.
@johndrossart9946
Жыл бұрын
It's a mini split inverter system. Not the same as a regular split heat pump system. Those are made to run in colder environments.
@shropshireladoutdoors743
Жыл бұрын
My mate is in social housing on pre pay meter it costs an absolute fortune to run the heat pump to heat the house
@JasenMacTurdsen
11 ай бұрын
We use them in Canada at minus 35... They do indeed work!
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
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@Ngun200
Жыл бұрын
No one said they don't work, but during a cold winter that pump works harder and uses expensive electricity to turn cold winter air into home heat and that is neither efficient or financially practical for most homes or pockets.
@flavrdPnut
Жыл бұрын
My gas bill was $800 for a 2000 sqft home so I doubt running this thing full blast will exceed what I’m already paying.. there needs to be some alternative to the monopoly gas company who is currently taking advantage of us citizens. They have become a criminal organization.
@GRACEORT
Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention he had his gas boiler running in conjunction 😂😂
@Simon2k17
2 ай бұрын
In Canada, people wear shorts in minus 3.
@Stainless316L
Жыл бұрын
19 or 20 on full power is a bit nippy for inside. Only thing lovely and worm in that house is the main electric fuse 👍
@markgilder9990
Жыл бұрын
I have an A2A for the lounge. It works really well.
@bakeredwards
Жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you electric bill, if electricity wasn't 3 times the price of gas it maybe OK. Heat pumps need to be run continuously, I turn the gas on when I need it.
@Learning_3d
9 ай бұрын
bro thats cold lol. our house is always around 23 to 23.5
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
Thank You
@drno1467
Жыл бұрын
Whats your electricity bill like?
@ronrichardson3103
Жыл бұрын
Mine is very low. Less than £40 a month +. Ive Solar Panels they work fine .even when it's not sunny. But regardless it charges up my battery and I use that power to run my oil filled radiators. Total my Solar Panels bank loan is £160 per month plus £40 per month to Scottish Power direct debit bill = total of £200 per month . Thats £50 pounds a weekI didn't want to take a loan on . But I didn't want to freeze either. And in 7 yrs the loan is paid off . So its not forever .then it will go down to £40 a month hopefully
@dewaldwaso9306
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, someone in my village has the heat pump facing the prevailing wind direction and freezes in winter
@Si_H
Жыл бұрын
How much electricity is it using for heating elements inside the outdoor unit to stop it freezing ?
@smeggedup
Жыл бұрын
It really is true ours is lovely and warm, installation cost 11.4k for ashp 210l tank new rads, 100 sqm 3 bed 1950's semi max electric cost £280 per month after rate increases, no gas bill. Very quiet your literally not sure if its working or not until you can see the fan. The mitsubishi app breaks down the full energy used and energy output of hp very efficient at all times and temps.
@ethelmini
Жыл бұрын
My gas bill is still only about £20 a month all in for a 3 bed semi, horses for courses.
@MrClassiccarenthusia
Жыл бұрын
Well, the only person I knew who had heat pumps installed was my ex boss. The radiators barely got above 45°C, so the house needed really good insulation. One winter his garden where they ran the lines froze into a block, killing the grass and some plants or trees, don't remember. He also said the pump could be heard at night and would drive him crazy trying to get to sleep, putting on headphones and listening to music, because apparently you can't shut it off otherwise something bad happens or it takes forever to heat back up. Also, the heat pumps have a secondary form of heating, not just the reverse AC style loop, but also an element heater which kicks in if there isn't enough heat available to suck out of the ground outside. That plus the compressor doing it's thing pumping gas around the loop, and the second pump pumping water around the radiators, his electricity bill became so insanity ridiculous, that a man who I would deem to be very wealthy, sold his big BMW and got a four cylinder one, and would be telling his wife and son to turn off the lights where they weren't needed. Considering how many times my boiler has gone down (only original parts left are the case, back, burner and the primary heat exchanger, I kid you not), I think heat pumps are best left to office blocks and big social housing projects. The only people who can afford the running costs are big businesses and those who get everything paid for by the government.
@deanfielding4411
Жыл бұрын
Must have had it fitted wrong.
@hansj5846
Жыл бұрын
English houses aren't insulated and that is your biggest problem. We use these all over Scandinavia with excellent results. And radiators should not be above 45C. That's dangerous and totally unnecessary. Our outgoing heating water is set to 50 and that is more than enough.
@MrClassiccarenthusia
Жыл бұрын
@@hansj5846 Radiators above 45°C is dangerous.. 🤔 That's only 8°C above body temperature you know. Unbelievable how mentally deficient some people are. What are you going to say next? My gas stove is a fire hazard? 😂
@bernie129locksmith
Жыл бұрын
If you had the super insulated home you need to fit one of these you could run a gas boiler for far less - you will never get your money back on one of these - also its only minus 3 lets see how it gets on at minus 7 - you can save money on your sky bill watching the electric meter running round - I have worked on houses fitted with these every customer bar none wishes they hadnt fitted a heat pump
@timstone5112
Жыл бұрын
He must work for a firm that either makes them or fits them. They aren't even building the majority of new houses with an adequate thermal rating capable of warranting one of these systems.
@ChumpusRex
Жыл бұрын
This seems to be a UK specific problem, as they don't have this problem in Sweden or Norway. Having seen some of the UK installs, they all seem to be installed wrong, as they are connected to underfloor heating or radiators. Heat pumps are very sensitive to outlet temperature, which means that fan-forced air circulation is essential.
@catanonim
Жыл бұрын
@@ChumpusRex beat heating for low temp HP's is space heating :)
@davidsoulsby1102
Жыл бұрын
@@ChumpusRex It is a UK issue as due to the relatively inconsistent temperatures lend themselves to a building style that involves a building that "breaths", If you can expect consistent minus temperatures for 3 or 4 months at a stretch you want a sealed building. In the UK it could be 8 months or more of the year were you may or may not need heating. Summer needs cooling but not enough for AC as standard, so free flowing air or breathable. Its the same as why we don't have lots of snow clearance equipment as it may go unused for 360 days a year. Sometime more.
@user-le3lv1xi9e
3 ай бұрын
They work If installed correctly
@markglover3840
Жыл бұрын
Ok in the UK where temperatures rarely drop below zero, but what about USA and Canada where it can be -20 -30. Ermm...
@fitnessbodz
7 ай бұрын
Big electricity cost. Don't forget in my city it's common in winter for it to be -45C/-49F. Good luck with a heat pump working. Canada
@BigRLH
Жыл бұрын
Cold air sucked in =warm air in home Warm air sucked out = cold air in home Thats how aircon works people 👍
@deshammond7409
Жыл бұрын
It's because when it's too cold outside, they have an electric element that comes on, that's why they cost so much in electricity.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t wired mine in.
@wizard3z868
Жыл бұрын
In the states heat pumps can work at above -6C
@koimaster
Жыл бұрын
Only worth a heat pump if you can comfortably heat your home on 50'c boiler setting. If you can't keep the home at a cosy temp with that in winter then heat pump won't be up to the job.
@damionfragoso2655
Жыл бұрын
Heat pumps work till negative degrees. The problem is the efficiency falls as the temp goes below 40f and they begin to need more and more electricity especially when the heat strips turn on.
@cleckie
Жыл бұрын
That’s not the case with the ones in use in the UK like the one in this video. They also don’t have heating strips. Ours was working fine to -10c just the other week.
@geoffarnold1555
Жыл бұрын
How’s your latest electric bill
@AW-xj4un
Жыл бұрын
Heat pumps are just air conditioning in reverse. Expensive to run… Performance conditional on ambient temperature…
@jimalprice9225
Жыл бұрын
Yes it works but I definitely will stick with my oil boiler as is so much cheaper to run.
@marty1234able
9 ай бұрын
So my friend, have you considered that if everyone in your local area is running a heat pump in winter, the ambient temperature of the localised air would consequently drop, thus requiring more energy to run your heat pump to extract heat from the available outside air . In other words, it would be equivalent to everyone in your area, pumping out refrigerated air and you and everyone else trying to extract heat from it .
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
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@ajones8699
Жыл бұрын
That will be the immersion heater in the buffer tank. Enjoy.
@tanello2
Жыл бұрын
They do be working, BUT the colder the outside becomes the more power it will consume and the effeciency drops has the outside temp drops, at some point harzh winter the cheap pumps will just stop blowing heat , the more expencive ones will do warm but not hot.
@contytub
Жыл бұрын
I like how many idiots keep saying that the heat pumps don't work or are expensive ... please please choose a company that can do full assessments and design full sistems . May be more expensive but the difference will be huge. Biggest mistake people do is not having insulation, installing them in places whitout air circulation, not integrating them properly with existing sistems and simply using the wrong. A good company will tell you if it can be installed and the requirements for proper optimal function
@bernie129locksmith
Жыл бұрын
Gas boilers work in winter too - they are cheaper to run and far easier to repair if anything goes wrong - with heat pumps you need a room fitted out like something off NASA - How much did this cost to supply and fit compared to a boiler ?
@iainmacleod4007
Жыл бұрын
What about the coefficient of performance at these external temperatures? My guess would be about 2. In other words you need to use 1kW of expensive electricity to generate 2kW of useable heat in the house. That’s going to be jaw dropingly expensive over the winter months when gas even at current exorbitant prices is a fraction of the cost of electricity. Been installing heat pumps under duress for many years and they simply do not work in the UK climate.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
I pay the same amount for electricity and gas 😂
@iainmacleod4007
Жыл бұрын
@@AllenHart999 I very much doubt that. Typically electricity in the UK works out at around 35p per kW and the most expensive gas tariffs for domestic properties are 10p per kW. Heat pumps consume vast amounts of electricity in the current weather just to prevent the condenser from turning into a block of ice. They are at their most inefficient just when you need the heat. Also to prevent legionaries disease you must keep your domestic hot water at between 55 degrees and 60 degrees Celsius. You cannot with any current heat pump technology achieve this without supplementing the dhw temperature using an electric immersion element summer or winter. They don’t work ( I speak from experience) unless it’s around 20 degrees outside and even if they did there is nothing like the spare generating capacity in the national grid to make this fools paradise work for all. Can you imagine what would happen in winter if every house in the street started pulling 10kW of electricity off the grid to produce around 25kW of heat. Melt down would be the result.
@AllenHart999
Жыл бұрын
@@iainmacleod4007 They do work no question about it. I have batteries and charge them overnight at 10p 👍
@cleckie
Жыл бұрын
They absolutely do work in the UK climate. Ours was running quite happily at -10c the other week. They use recirculated hot water for the defrost cycles by reversing the flow.
@iainmacleod4007
Жыл бұрын
@@cleckie the COP under the conditions you describe would at best be 1.5. At that efficiency it is cheaper to buy some oil fired radiators and plug into a socket. I have been involved with many hundreds over the years both in social housing and commercial buildings, all makes and models. Not one has ever been a success. Most of today was spent trying to fix a commercial Daikin unit in a large NHS facility with limited success. Frankly they are useless.
@AJ-ox8xy
Жыл бұрын
Heat pumps are great assuming you live in mild winters. In the really heavy winters you need another source of backup heat. I live in an area like that and we have at least three months where the winter gets below -20. Plus we get lots of snow. I have a heat pump and a propane furnace. I use my furnace only when the snow is thick and it's -5 or colder. When it isn't that cold I just keep using my heat pump the rest of the time. But you definitely need to help the heat pump. If you got lots of snow you need to clear it off and help it breath.
@MrBunch21
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think people mean they don’t work in winter I think it’s that they use electricity to heat when it’s cold, so your heat pump is running how much juice is it pulling ?
@icemancool5136
Жыл бұрын
They will work with most houses here in the UK but they will be highly inefficient resulting in catastrophic energy bills and people branding them “piece of sh*t” and unfit for purpose. The reason behind it is the way houses are build over here with lack of internal and external insulation plus radiators as the main heating element in every room. The radiators will obviously need to be heated to higher temperature to see any effects therefore the heat pump works at higher temperatures = more energy consumption. I have a house aboard build in 2020 (Porotherm)30cm clay bricks + 20 cm external insulation, underfloor heating throughout the entire property and Panasonic 9kW heat pup installed and set up properly. My annual bill for 2022 received in January 2023 for heating, hot water and entire electricity was £800 and I don’t get any solar energy from panels. Temperature in the house is always 23 degrees throughout the year, even with a few days at -20 outside and temperature averaging in December at -5. The set up must be right first to even think about installing the heat pumps. And yes, selling them to poorly insulated houses making it very inefficient therefore a big SCAM.
@user-ky6iq9wr4x
10 ай бұрын
It's working on its electrical element , which makes it Unefficient
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
I haven't got one.
@wokemyarse4133
Жыл бұрын
Explain exactly how a heat pump works and the colder it is outside the more electric it will use to give you the heat you require
@mrlover4310
Жыл бұрын
If everybody starts using heat pumps sucking very little warm air out of outside temperatures won't the outside temperature get even colder.
@billyhenry3979
Жыл бұрын
What are the most cost effective methods, central heating, heat pumps, open fires, air conditioning
@CristiNeagu
Жыл бұрын
And how much electricity are you using? How much did you pay for insulation? How much did you pay for the heat pump?
@ducharmehvactraining925
Жыл бұрын
IMO here in the Northeast USA nobody talks about maintenance and the cost of service when something goes wrong that can ruin your total budget if you can find someone willing and able to fix it.
@wesjones6370
9 ай бұрын
Now let’s see it here, where we’ve reached -60.
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
Where are you?
@RideBikes_Walkplaces
Жыл бұрын
I get a toasty 30 in my front room from my burner
@mikestuart5119
Жыл бұрын
I have it my house & it’s brilliant, can’t beat air con, 1kw in 4kw out. Heat pump boilers tho are shit.
@solo777999
Жыл бұрын
The may be okay in england but im canada they would coat a fortune in the winter
@pizzamad3334
Жыл бұрын
As a plumber of 15 years, I'd never have one. Could have 10 boilers for the price of one of them for a start. They don't get hot and cost a fortune to run.
@demonkey123
Жыл бұрын
This car, hello car.
@dadstablet6156
Жыл бұрын
I've heard their descent til late fall months then another heat source may be needed. I work for hydro and at times get complaints about $$$ costs during winter time with heat pumps. Maybe I've only heard the negatives?
@oojimmyflip
Жыл бұрын
our British winters dont have enough heat in the ground so the electricity compensates, thats why you get ice cold water from the tap in winter time. no heat in the ground.
@gregamericano1605
Жыл бұрын
“Heed bumbs”
@thejupiter2
11 ай бұрын
That is what I would describe as a slightly chilly house.
@AllenHart999
9 ай бұрын
Thank You
@hywelwilliams6880
Жыл бұрын
They don't work in the winter, they have a have a water heater built in so if it's cold out side it switches over to that , it's a big con
@martinmarks6062
Жыл бұрын
Of course they work but at what cost ? The colder it is outside the more they cost to run. They are roughly 3-1 if the air temp is warm. If it’s cold it goes 1-1 or minus. They will always work it’s just the cost 🤡
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