Hot Water Heat Pumps - are they a rip off

By Eco Guy 5:14am 11th May 2010

We have a quick look at the cost benefits behind heating hot water using a heat pump...

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Peter said:
Hi Eco Guy,

My father installed a Siddons Solar Plus Heat Pump 21 years ago. The system was well installed. At year 8 the service guy did a regular check over of the systems operations. No maintenance was required. In the last 13 years the system has not been touched. No work has been undertaken on our Solar Plus Heat Pump in 21 years.

I don't know about other Heat Pump systems, but your theoretical calculations are not consistent with our 21 years of day-to-day experience with our Solar Plus Heat Pump.

Regards, Peter
ON Thu, 7 Oct 10, 12:25pm probably from Australia Reply to this comment
- Eco Guy said:
  Hi Peter,
  
  Interesting, I wasn't aware there was a hybrid system on the market; so you can get the best of both - do you have figures on the initial cost and the wattage rating/running times of the various electrical components - I'll then work out the break even point in yearly costs and update the article.
  
  As regards the other calculations - I'm going on the warranty periods now provided and the explicit exceptions often found; i.e. if a component is warranted for 20 years, its earliest point of cost to you failure would be in its 21st year.
  ON Fri, 8 Oct 10, 11:36pm probably from Australia Reply to this comment
Stiebel Eltron said:
You are telling the helpful information regarding hot water system that warm the water in sufficient way.
ON Tue, 7 Jul 15, 10:41am probably from India Reply to this comment

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