Heat pumps, who has one?

I LOVE OURS

we have a daiken one too and apparently they have the best air flow so they spread better. we have a realy big house so this was importnat. we leave ours on 'home leave 18' pretty much around the clock now that its getting colder and if we are all in the lounge or have the kids we turn it up to 22. lol. just the standard setting suit us fine, but our house isnt damp so not sure about the dehumidifyer but if you keep your house warm would it get damp? oil heaters make alot of condensation but i dont think you get it as much with a heat pump. we keep all the bedroom doors closed at night because BIL lives with us so have a little oil heater in our room but our power bill goes up maybe $20 a month at the very most and our heat pump is on 24/7

Our heatpump heats the bottom level of our house beautifully but we will need to organise something else for upstairs I think. We've also never used the dehumidifying fuction sorry.

My only issue with heatpumps is that it is such a dry heat, I can't wear my contact lenses in the lounge in the winter if the heatpump is on because my eyes dry out in a flash.

Sorry if I'm repeating anyone I just skimmed through...one thing with your heatpump is don't turn it off! Set it at a temp and leave it on. It's the turning it on and off and up and down that makes them chew through the power. Say for winter set it at 17 or 18 and just leave it running all the time :)

Eek thats not cool our never did that!

Just a wee note we have a heat pump as does my family holiday home and when mum was speaking to the guy from the power company they said the best thing to do is to turn it on the highest setting possible to get the house warm fast then turn it down. The main thing was to only have it on when nedded. Having saud that we have one a daiken and in the winter i usually have it on 24/7 not too much on power bill but i do notice the difference between summer and winter. This year i plan on using the timer function for while we are at work. It definately does depend on how warm your house is though. we also have a fire a mulitfuel burner and they are really good if you flip the function to fan they move all that lovely warmth around. So i would reccomend having a play and finding out what works bect for you.

They say the heat pump is cheaper but that is only if you use it in the same way you use your previous heat supply. If you turn it up really hot and keep it there for hours or keep it on all day then you will have an huge power bill. We find ours good but are conservative with it. The only problem I've had with it is a few mornings it was -5 and the heat pump just couldn't handle it and was blowing cold air out.
It was a life saver this summer on those really hot days, kept the babies from being hot and grumpy and kept me sane!

We have one and they are fantastic! I agree that leaving it on all the time during winter at a set temp does work, otherwise you can put the timer on and then it will be nice and toasty when you wake. Couldn't be without one. And they are safer with little ones around.

Where are you building jjands? Know all about that one

Your looking at $2000 plus. Theres a few special around at the monent. And if you put one in try and get it on a external wall as the more distance to the unit the more pipes etc will cost.

Lisha we're building in freezing old Taupo so heatpump and wood fire for us   Have you just built or in the process too?

We actually had 3 installed.  1 in my daughters room so we can control the temperature, One upstairs and 1 downstairs, so you can guess our bill went up.  Also I guess it goes along that we are home all day now and I was at work during most of the day before. 

We would not have coped with the hot, muggy summer days with out it.

Just remember when you are buying a pump  you are not just buying a pump, you have to purchase the outdoor unit and pay for installation.