Thinking out loud here but...
The extension (if and when it gets built) in my new house will be my master suite and I want aircon in the bedroom after getting fed up with hot sleepless nights in summer (yes, even in england!).
AFAIK essentially the bit of a split aircon system that's usually known as the compressor is actually an air source heat pump.
I'm also looking at replacing the old school S-plan heating and indirect DHW cylinder system with a thermal store - so....
Is there any way of getting the heat rejected by the air source heat pump into the thermal store, or is the sort of heat pump that you connect to a thermal store a completely different animal?
I'm primarily looking at the thermal store for mains pressure hot water solution, rather than any eco-credentials, but it would be a shame to miss an obvious trick here.
The extension (if and when it gets built) in my new house will be my master suite and I want aircon in the bedroom after getting fed up with hot sleepless nights in summer (yes, even in england!).
AFAIK essentially the bit of a split aircon system that's usually known as the compressor is actually an air source heat pump.
I'm also looking at replacing the old school S-plan heating and indirect DHW cylinder system with a thermal store - so....
Is there any way of getting the heat rejected by the air source heat pump into the thermal store, or is the sort of heat pump that you connect to a thermal store a completely different animal?
I'm primarily looking at the thermal store for mains pressure hot water solution, rather than any eco-credentials, but it would be a shame to miss an obvious trick here.