heat pumps

we have been hearing mixed messages on which is the better thing to do
A) leave it on 24/7 turning up and down when needed
B) Turn it on and off eg On in morning off when go to work back on after work and off when go to bed.

what do you do?? im interested in both the best $$ and also in terms off keeping house warm and how long they take to heat type thing??

Have never had one before so its all new to us!

thanks yes thats what i thought turn it down during day when not home and back up when get home etc. have 10 weeks to sort out how to work it before baby is here! hopefully keeps us nice and snug and cosy!

Ours stays on all night, our house is old and has little insulation and on a frosty night it struggles to heat, the temp just slowly drops all night even with it running. During the day I turn it off once the house is warm enough in the morning but only if its sunny, on a rainy or cloudy day it usually gets left on.

They all have thermostat features (it's how they work - you set the temperature), and ours has a timer. We have a Fujitsu, which we find really good. As for the model - it's best to speak to an actual heat pump company about that because there are a few things that they take into consideration when they recommend which size to use, including the space to be heated/cooled, insulation, window space etc. We have the largest Fujitsu residential model (8kw heating) but we have a open plan house so it's heating pretty much most of the house, except one tiny room. You need to get the model right, otherwise your power bill shows how much it is working.

I did a test last winter and found out that its better to turn it off cost wise.

I get up at 7ish and it stays on til about 7pm at 21 degrees usually and that adds approx $30 a month to our power bill.

We did one month of turning it down during the night rather than off and found it added $50 to our power bill.

Ours only takes about 10-15mins to heat the room. Ours is a fujitsu and we only got a size big enough to heat our living room (large) and dining and kitchen but realistically it heats the whole house if I leave the hall door open.

has anybody done a test to this theory? id really love to no as during winter often have on most days morning to night but am to scared of giant power bill if just turn it down at bed time.... our power bill is only 230 highest mid winter doing turning it off at night time....