Mickwhitt 4,938 #1 Posted March 19 I think i mentioned in another thread that we are looking at fitting an air source heat pump to the house, replacing our current gas boiler. We got our quote today which looks good so we are going ahead. The Gubmint are giving a £7,500 grant to households that qualify and thats over half the installation cost. So hopefully in a couple of weeks we will be having plumbers and electricians descend on us to remove the boiler and fit the heat pump. We've also decided to swap around a couple of bedrooms to make a master bedroom with walk in wardrobe for us. So I'm busy with the woodwork to get the project started. Building a new section of floor over a previous underfloor access was the first job. Next is building a small section of stud wall to create a door frame, turning what was an open arch into a proper doorway. We are looking at having a company build us some fitted wardrobe units and a bed head with shelving. Might as well get all the mess out of the way in one go. 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,267 #2 Posted March 19 We have a split unit heat pump/ac. It does struggle below 15F -10C. Should not be an issue for you . Much cheaper than other heat sources... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,207 #3 Posted March 20 Looks great Mick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,189 #4 Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM I’ve spent a lot of time in the UK and something I always noticed were the light switches. Frequently, pushing the upper portion turns the light off--in the US we tend to flip a toggle type switch upward for “on”. Just something to get used to! Also they are frequently mounted 130-140 cm from the floor. How do you teach children to turn off lights when leaving a room if the switches are out of their reach? (When I built my home I specified mounting at 104cm (~41 inches) 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,938 #5 Posted Thursday at 09:57 PM Never thought of either of those two points. Yes we switch down for on. We have two way switching for lights at the top.and bottom of stairs and at either end of long rooms. I can't do with the switches being out of sync, I will often walk to the other end of the kitchen to turn the light off and walk back in the dark so all the switches are right! I'm the same with the cutlery drawer, if sandras mates come around they think it's such fun to put a fork in the knife compartment knowing it will drive me nuts. We don't have kids but I do remember being taught to turn the lights off when I was small. It was in the 70's when we had power shortages and there were stickers on every switch saying SAVE IT! I remember if you didn't turn the light off in a room you had just left you got a sharp pain at the back of your head. Must have been a sensor or something? Lol. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,938 #6 Posted Thursday at 10:25 PM On the subject of lighting I spotted this little SNAFU on our BBC news page. I'm.trying my best to imagine ultraviolent light, does it jump out and kick you in the head when you turn the switch on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,207 #7 Posted Thursday at 10:33 PM 31 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: Never thought of either of those two points. Yes we switch down for on. You WHAT??!!?? 31 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: We have two way switching for lights at the top.and bottom of stairs and at either end of long rooms. I can't do with the switches being out of sync, I will often walk to the other end of the kitchen to turn the light off and walk back in the dark so all the switches are right! I have DEFINITELY done this. 31 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: I'm the same with the cutlery drawer, if sandras mates come around they think it's such fun to put a fork in the knife compartment knowing it will drive me nuts. You do NOT need help with this. Trina. The damn cabinet doors. She shuts cabinet doors whether I'm ready or not!! Occasionally I'll be doing something ridiculous like putting away dishes. The doors are open because that's how ya get stuff in there. Along comes the Trina person and just closes them..... 31 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: 31 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: I remember if you didn't turn the light off in a room you had just left you got a sharp pain at the back of your head. Must have been a sensor or something? Lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,938 #8 Posted Thursday at 10:36 PM I usually get ingredients out or a dish while cooking and Sandra puts it away as soon as my back is turned. I swear she is gaslighting me lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,097 #9 Posted Thursday at 11:32 PM It looks like Mick has hot water heat. I wonder how the heat pump's "heat" will feel compared to hot water? We have a hy-bred system that uses the heat pump until the outside temp reaches 27 degrees then the heat pump kicks off and the high efficiency gas furnace kicks on. Our house feels warmer when outside temp is in lower 20's than when it's in the 30's. To me, wood heat is warmest, then gas and finally electric heat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,207 #10 Posted Thursday at 11:38 PM 5 minutes ago, Beap52 said: It looks like Mick has hot water heat. I wonder how the heat pump's "heat" will feel compared to hot water? We have a hy-bred system that uses the heat pump until the outside temp reaches 27 degrees then the heat pump kicks off and the high efficiency gas furnace kicks on. Our house feels warmer when outside temp is in lower 20's than when it's in the 30's. To me, wood heat is warmest, then gas and finally electric heat. Wood 🪵 heat 🔥 is king. Hands down. The radiation types all feel the same to me. A blower (forced hot air) is nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 807 #11 Posted Friday at 12:02 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, Mickwhitt said: I usually get ingredients out or a dish while cooking and Sandra puts it away as soon as my back is turned. I swear she is gaslighting me lol. I do that to Betsy! Drives her bat sh*t!! Edited Friday at 12:03 AM by Wayne0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,943 #12 Posted Friday at 01:21 AM 3 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: I can't do with the switches being out of sync, I will often walk to the other end of the kitchen to turn the light off and walk back in the dark so all the switches are right! Guilty! 3 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: fork in the knife compartment knowing it will drive me nuts. Guilty! Salad fork hanging out with the big forks...Inconceivable!!! Teaspoon shacking up with the tablespoons...Felony offense!!! My OCD knows no bounds. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 57,298 #13 Posted Friday at 01:51 PM 14 hours ago, Beap52 said: We have a hy-bred system that uses the heat pump until the outside temp reaches 27 degrees then the heat pump kicks off and the high efficiency gas furnace kicks on We have the same type system. Last summer we had to replace it, the old unit set point was 32 degrees and the installer set the new unit at 37 degrees without telling me which meant we were using a whole lot more LP Gas. It reduced the heating portion of our electric bill by about $ 200 for the winter but cost us about $ 500 more for LP. Needless to say I had them reset the new unit back to 32 degrees switching from heat pump to gas fired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,535 #14 Posted Saturday at 12:08 AM 10 hours ago, 953 nut said: Needless to say I had them reset the new unit back to 32 degrees switching from heat pump to gas fired. Get into the settings menu of the thermostat and write down each one, there is quite a number of them. Then when the thermostat fails you can pick up a new one at a big box store and quickly get back to where you were. I had two failures this season and the recorded settings eliminated the guesswork. My system switches to oil at 35 degrees and I don't burn much wood when the overnight lows are more than 40 letting the heat pump on those milder days. I have wood, oil and heat pump at my house with the wood doing the bulk of the work. At my other house, I have a very high efficiency heat pump with electric re$i$tance heat that takes over at 11 degrees. I keep the temperature at about 48 degrees when it is not occupied. A Franklin fireplace is there for emergency heat and Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
