Re:Heat pumps, more than you wanted to know (2023)
by raugustinus on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @05:44AM
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Here in the Netherlands there's a huge incentive to move to heatpumps (subsidies and whatnot). I believe most of those (if not all) that are being installed have a defrosting mode which is automatically activated. I have seen mine defrosting in the last few days since it's finally below zero (celsius).
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Re:Heat pumps, more than you wanted to know (2023)
by Faaak on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @06:01AM
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Yeah, it's really strange to have an heat pump without automatic defrost, as it's something that's really needed on cold and humid days
Re:Heat pumps, more than you wanted to know (2023)
by johnchristopher on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @06:15AM
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How much does it cost in the Netherlands (with incentives such as government subsidies) to install (hardware and installation) ?
Re:Heat pumps, more than you wanted to know (2023)
by apexalpha on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @09:24AM
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Other Dutch person here... with a heat pump.
And the only answer is that it completely depends.
We spent €30k renovating our house but that included removing the entire old heating system, installing underfloor heating, extra insulation, ventilation, remove of gas pipes, new electrical switchboard, upgrade to 400V electricity and, well, the heat pump.
Just the device itself (air-water) is probably €6 or €7k excluding a €3.3k subsidy.