Dear Chris@chris,Dear All,
I am using the Hot water template to simulate the energy consumption of hot water in an apartment. Assume that the hot water system is in the basement. When comparing the results of Electrical tank and Heat pump, I found that the results of Heat pump are not as energy-efficient as I expected. COP of Heat pump template is 3.5, while Electrical tank is 1, but the heat pump saves less than 30% of energy.
I assumed the air temperature of basement may be a factor caused such results. So, I also tested the results of conditioned and unconditioned basements and found the results are same.
Is my simulation setting of hot water correct? Here I attach my test file.
How water test.gh (141.8 KB)
In addition, I would like to ask if there is a way to simulate the heat pump placed outside of building.
Thanks for your help!!!