Starting out on my heat pump journey

[Ronski]

My house, which is mostly 1970s and around 170 square meters, has a heat loss of just under 7 kW, so I would think a 100 year old 370m2 house would likely need more than 8.5kW.

[Yuff]

Plumber is doing the heat loss calcs.
I’ll post his findings when I get them.
I have to say it has been really challenging trying to find someone who understands heat pumps etc, around here, and who will actually turn up

[Stinsy]

My house, which is mostly 1970s and around 170 square meters, has a heat loss of just under 7 kW, so I would think a 100 year old 370m2 house would likely need more than 8.5kW.

Maybe, maybe not! He says the insulation has been thoroughly upgraded. If the insulation has been upgraded to a high standard then 8.5kW is genuinely realistic. Particularly if (as I say) there is secondary heating for the coldest conditions.

[Richard77]

Good luck getting it sorted yuff.

I think we had an estimated 26kW+ heat loss when I ran it through one of those calculators you can find online: https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/heat-loss-calculator

100+ years old.
Solid brick.
3 storey semi detached.
Approx.. 350m²

[Stinsy]

Good luck getting it sorted yuff.

I think we had an estimated 26kW+ heat loss when I ran it through one of those calculators you can find online: https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/heat-loss-calculator

100+ years old.
Solid brick.
3 storey semi detached.
Approx.. 350m²

Solid brick? Have youthought about OWI?

[Richard77]

Good luck getting it sorted yuff.

I think we had an estimated 26kW+ heat loss when I ran it through one of those calculators you can find online: https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/heat-loss-calculator

100+ years old.
Solid brick.
3 storey semi detached.
Approx.. 350m²

Solid brick? Have youthought about OWI?

*Runs to Google OWI*

Edit....couldn't find anything. I assume it was a typo then and not some specialist insulation?

[MrPablo]

Likely just EWI, or external wall insulation.
If you don't mind a potentially major change to your house appearance then it could make an enormous difference to heating requirements.

[Richard77]

Likely just EWI, or external wall insulation.
If you don't mind a potentially major change to your house appearance then it could make an enormous difference to heating requirements.

Yeah I'm thinking he meant internal rather than external due to the O being close to the I.... Hehe

.... But anyways yeah...

Can't really afford external. I've looked at grants, etc but nothing going.

I had a company in do a survey to see if if could get help with regards to internal insulation and the guy seemed to think could get help towards most of the costs, but then a few weeks after got told the application was "cancelled down" with not a lot of explanation why. Maybe they run out grant funding. I've emailed them since to see why and no response.

Can't really afford internal at the moment either hehe

[Yuff]

Don’t the grants run in tandem with the tax year, so all available funding will have been used for 24/25?
I would have thought an application fir the grant will have a better chance of success next month, if my theory/memory is right!

[Richard77]

Don’t the grants run in tandem with the tax year, so all available funding will have been used for 24/25?
I would have thought an application fir the grant will have a better chance of success next month, if my theory/memory is right!

I think so Yuff.. this was in October last year.

I'm keeping an eye out for any next month.