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Are they worth it?
I've been looking at an ASHP to complement my wood burning boiler stove but from what I've seen so far I'm not sure it's worth it. The cheaper ones have all the controls on the outside unit with no way of controlling them from inside the house and in the event of a power cut (or trying to control it by turning the power on/off) you have to reset it by pressing a button on the outside unit. More expensive units could possibly be controlled from inside but don't heat the water hot enough to prevent bacterial growth. Doing a general search suggests that unless they are installed perfectly then they don't work very well and cost a fortune to run and I need to keep things as cheap as possible for installation and running costs.
I've been looking at an ASHP to complement my wood burning boiler stove but from what I've seen so far I'm not sure it's worth it. The cheaper ones have all the controls on the outside unit with no way of controlling them from inside the house and in the event of a power cut (or trying to control it by turning the power on/off) you have to reset it by pressing a button on the outside unit. More expensive units could possibly be controlled from inside but don't heat the water hot enough to prevent bacterial growth. Doing a general search suggests that unless they are installed perfectly then they don't work very well and cost a fortune to run and I need to keep things as cheap as possible for installation and running costs.