In today’s energy-intensive world, it is becoming increasingly important to find efficient and sustainable solutions for heating our homes. Dragi Jovanovic, a resident of Ekeby in Sweden, recently switched from an older heat pump to a new, modern air/water heat pump. We spoke to him to get an insight into the decision, the installation process and the first results.
Reason for the change
The old heat pump had served its purpose for many years but was starting to show signs of ageing and more and more parts needed to be replaced.
“First of all, it was because the old pump was a few years old. It was from 2007 and it started to fail. Part after part was breaking down, and I realized that it had reached the end of its life after 17-18 years,” Dragi explains. After several costly repairs, including a circuit board that broke and cost around €25,000 to replace, he decided it was time to replace the pump completely.
Installation of the new heat pump
The new heat pump was installed in the spring, in April-May to be precise, and the installation was carried out quickly and smoothly.
“The installation went very well. It only took a day to get everything in place, including all the pipes and fittings. You hardly noticed the change,” Dragi says with a satisfied tone.
First impressions and energy savings
Although it is still too early to see the full effects of the energy savings, especially during winter, the family has already noticed some benefits.
“It’s hard to compare exactly because we haven’t had it during the winter yet, but I would guess that we use about 30% less energy for hot water. This will probably be even more noticeable when the cold weather sets in,” says Dragi.
One of the most noticeable differences has been in hot water production. With the old pump, the supply was running quite often, resulting in hot water running out frequently, especially when the whole family wanted to shower at the same time. The new pump handles this much better.
“I have two teenagers who like to take long showers, and with the old pump we often ran out of hot water. Now we can all shower at the same time without any problems, and it has really made a difference,” Dragi says.
The new pump can also be controlled via an app, making it possible to adjust the settings depending on how much hot water is needed.
“The app is great and very easy to understand. I can adjust the hot water production depending on whether the kids are at home or not, and it really saves energy,” he adds.
Future expectations
Given the high electricity prices in recent years, Dragi is looking forward to seeing how the new pump performs in the coming years, especially with the new flexready® service.
“It will be interesting to see how energy costs change when the flexready service is implemented,” says Dragi.
Despite being a newly launched product, the new heat pump has performed beyond expectations.
“It’s been super smooth. I’m surprised it has worked so well. There have been no problems at all, and the contact with both Qvantum and the installer has been fantastic,” Dragi concludes.
