8 x Residential apartments — Surrey
8 Daikin Altherma Split Heat Pump Systems were used for heating and domestic hot water to top floor luxury apartments. The indoor units and storage cylinders have been placed in the apartments’ airing cupboards. There was enough space around the indoor units and cylinders to install washing machines and shelving. The outdoor units have been positioned on the roof, with easy access for the annual maintenance check.
Name of application: Kingston
Type of application: New build 55 x apartments (studio / 1 bed / 2 bed)
Property location: Kingston Upon Thames
Heating & hot water options: Oil, Gas, LPG, direct electric, solar or heat pump
System installed: Daikin Altherma 6kW split heat pump + HB indoor & 200ltr storage cylinder
Connecting to: Double convector radiators and towel rails
Reason for selecting Daikin Altherma / Space Air
The developers had hoped to exceed the 10% Merton rule by adding solar panels to the roof. Due to the number of apartments, 55 in total, the foot-print area on the roof was far too small for the quantity of solar panels that would be needed to satisfy the renewable target. The Local Authority and their Energy Assessor advised that they would need to equip some of the apartments with air to water heat pumps, (due to efficiencies, flexibility and space limitations).
The developers specified Space Air to supply the ‘complete’ Daikin Altherma heat pump system for 8 of the apartments.