https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:43:51 +0000 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:17:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18308 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415335&title=heat-pumps-question#415335 Author: .Mel
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:17pm

Linzy wrote: .Mel wrote: We still have the fire occasionally, just cause. The heat pump stays on 18 degrees during the day then around 5pm I turn it up to around 22. Overnight it goes back down to 18. Sorry to thread-jack, but how is your power bill with having the heatpump on all the time? I know it takes a lot more power to heat the house up when you turn it on orignially so turning it on and off all the time is expensive.

The installer advised us not to turn it on and off, just to turn the temperature down and have the fan on low during the night. Haven't had a power bill yet ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:17:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415335&title=heat-pumps-question#415335 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415319&title=heat-pumps-question#415319 Author: blondie
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:05pm

We have recently had a heatpump put in our house
At first I was so for getting a fireplace and Dh a heatpump but we went for a heatpump and yes I think they are great so easy to use and heat the house great plus I really like the timer function we set it before we go to bed at night for the next morning.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:05:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415319&title=heat-pumps-question#415319 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415155&title=heat-pumps-question#415155 Author: myfullhouse
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 4:22pm

.Mel wrote: We still have the fire occasionally, just cause. The heat pump stays on 18 degrees during the day then around 5pm I turn it up to around 22. Overnight it goes back down to 18.

Sorry to thread-jack, but how is your power bill with having the heatpump on all the time? I know it takes a lot more power to heat the house up when you turn it on orignially so turning it on and off all the time is expensive.

Just to contribute to the original question , we took our fireplace out last winter when the heatpump went in and sold it on TM, the heat pump is more than enough heating although we have a smallish 3 brm]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:22:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415155&title=heat-pumps-question#415155 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415008&title=heat-pumps-question#415008 Author: lucky3rdtime
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 2:12pm

We have a heatpump in our hallway so its more for the bedrooms than the main living area, in the main living area we have a logburner. But we only use the logburner when its really cold, the heatpump does a good job of keeping the whole house warm most of the time except for on the coldest winter nights.

So I guess it depends where you are going to put the heatpump too.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:12:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=415008&title=heat-pumps-question#415008 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414946&title=heat-pumps-question#414946 Author: .Mel
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 1:22pm

We still have the fire occasionally, just cause. The heat pump stays on 18 degrees during the day then around 5pm I turn it up to around 22. Overnight it goes back down to 18.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:22:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414946&title=heat-pumps-question#414946 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414882&title=heat-pumps-question#414882 Author: Aprilfools
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:38pm

Thanks - I'll hold off on re-installing the fireplace then. Will definitely be going back in though when the renovations are finished and I can decide where to put it!!]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:38:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414882&title=heat-pumps-question#414882 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414875&title=heat-pumps-question#414875 Author: CuriousG
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:33pm

I would not bother with the fireplace once you get the heat pump - ours heats our whole house perfectly and we don't use any other sort of heating at all!]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:33:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414875&title=heat-pumps-question#414875 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414867&title=heat-pumps-question#414867 Author: shaz
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:29pm

We have a heat pump and no other form of heating now and we love it. It heats the whole place up really quickly 10min for just the open plan living spaces and a bit longer if we leave the door open to the hall and bedrooms and yes we are warm and toasty .

I love that it is multi functional and can dehumidify (sp) as well and in summer we can used it like air conditioning to cool the house down.
And the cleaning is soooo much easier (I'm too lazy to do a fire place now )

Oh yeah it's much safer for bubs as well.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:29:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414867&title=heat-pumps-question#414867 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414864&title=heat-pumps-question#414864 Author: NeoshasMummy
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:25pm

Oh we had a heatpump at our old house and NEVER needed any extra heating and that was like a 80year old house. It was fabulous!!]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:25:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414864&title=heat-pumps-question#414864 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414860&title=heat-pumps-question#414860 Author: Aprilfools
Subject: 18308
Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:24pm

We are going to get a heat pump installed soon.

Just wondering for those that do have one if you also have a fireplace and do you find that you use it less?
And for those that don't have a fireplace do you find that your house is warm enough?

We have a fireplace that we will be relocating but I'm wondering if we were to pull it out and not re-install it straight away would we be warm enough in the mean time.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:24:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18308&PID=414860&title=heat-pumps-question#414860