Collection · The neighbour-proof install
Quiet Heat Pumps
Primary question · Which heat pump can I install close to a boundary without picking a fight?
Outdoor unit noise is the single most-litigated planning issue with heat pumps. The good news: the current generation of R290 monoblocs from Vaillant and Octopus are quiet enough to disappear in most gardens, provided placement and mounting are done properly.
Quietest of the mainstream tier at low load.
- 02Cosy 6
Genuinely quiet; and installed by people who know it.
Sound creep with age, and how to avoid it.
House Summary
If you only do one thing from this collection, do the first one. The rest compound; each step makes the next cheaper, easier or smaller.
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