Wellington Development Leads the Way with CO₂ Hot Water Heat Pump Technology

Advanced Indoor Thermal Store Allows for Quick Potable Hot Water Recovery

For a 3 bedroom house, the QUHZ can easily produce the necessary hot water demand for the home via a dedicated pre-plumbed 200-litre thermal store. For the development, the thermal store was conveniently placed under the stairs in a purpose-built cupboard which ensures easy access for maintenance.

The thermal store swiftly reaches the desired temperature whenever needed, ensuring a constant supply of hot water at your fingertips.

As the mains cold water flows through a plate heat exchanger, it is instantly heated, and the resulting hot water is immediately delivered to the outlets, ready for use. The insulated pipes were installed through the ceiling void, connecting each radiator positioned throughout the house.

Another advantage is the elimination of legionella concerns typically associated with conventional hot water tanks, as the potable hot water is not stored within the system.

Energy Monitoring

The homeowners benefit from built-in energy monitoring, offering the ability to check to see how much electricity they have consumed and how much heat energy is delivered to the home and hot water. At the same time as managing the heat load with minimal energy use, this system will intuitively manage the hot water by checking the tank for a 15°C drop in the temperature.

Radiator Space Heating Offers Ambient Warmth with Individual Room Control

The Ecodan QUHZ System was paired with 5 modern and stylish radiators, supplied by Ke Kelit, in the open living area and each of the three bedrooms. Selected in a neutral white to blend seamlessly into the walls and in a variety of sizes that suited the needs of the room and available wall space – the radiators offer quick and even heat distribution. Each radiator has a thermostatic control, granting the homeowners the ability to adjust heating in individual rooms while maintaining a comfortable overall temperature. This level of control enhances efficiency by only heating the areas that need it, reducing wasteful heating in unoccupied rooms. Furthermore, ambient heating is silent, which will be most appreciated during the night.

Quiet Outdoor Unit Perfect for the Medium Density Project

The 4kW outdoor unit was ideal for the townhouse development due to its compact footprint and class leading, low noise operation at 43dBA. This ensures it can be installed in close proximity to neighbours without noisy disruption - meeting all requirements for reasonable noise as laid out in both the district plan and section 16 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

The Result – Sustainability Driven Development with Next Generation Comfort

With super energy-efficient potable hot water up to 70°C and radiator heating with a variable flow temperature based on a target room set point, the homeowners love their greener heating system to meet all of their domestic water heating and space heating needs.

The wall-mounted controller doubles as a thermostat for space heating, including heating timers and energy monitoring, while also controlling potable hot water. Over the last year, the system had consumed 1900kW and Delivered 7000kW, resulting in estimated savings of at least $1,000* compared to traditional heat sources. Moreover, this translates to a significant carbon saving of 1,500 KgCO₂e** per year.

The QUHZ CO₂ Hot Water Heat Pump provides a very cost effective solution for new builds and retrofits when utilised as a combined heating and hot water source, at the same time it is one of the simplest ways to reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption.

* Based on data supplied by MBIE of electrical charges for 2021 of 29.36 c/unit and at Ecodan COP of 3.68 (source: homeowner supplied data).
** Assuming natural gas CO₂ equivalent emissions = 0.2167kg per kWh and Electrical CO₂ Equivalent emissions = 0.1287kg/kWh (source: “Summary of emissions factors for the Guidance for Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting - 2016” Ministry for the Environment).