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We were at a friends over the weekend and they had underfloor heating in the kitchen, was great to have heat on your feet when coming in out of the cold
It seemed a great system, no ugly radiators and commons sense tells me heat rises, so is it not a ...
Started by Bonnie on
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To get a ....
In the floor carrying central heating water, so it can be heated by any type of boiler or heat pumpThe positives of underfloor heating (as I know them) are:
requires less heat to 'feel' comfortable.
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I live in a large 19th century stone built semi-detached house which is heated by an "A" rated gas fired condensing boiler. The building is over 5 floors with double glazing and loft insulation to current standards. The house is completely draught-proofed...
Started by partl2010 on
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When you say bivalent system, what do you mean, sorry am you back up ... .
I suppose as the heat never drops large heat output is not needed to bring with minimal loss of heat from external walls.
No heating engineer am afraid.
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Hello, has anyone seen or tried the TEC Energy Minder? its a clever device which controls the boiler far more intelligently than your thermostat, the upshot is that it can reduce your gas or oil bills by around 20% often much higher! The Energy Savings...
Started by grahamp on
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They utilise their heating system, day to day temperature changes etc its impossible to give a single figure and of course domestic users all across the country are enjoying remarkeable reductions in their heating fixed start time control....
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Having retired we plan to use our second home for more then weekends. Presently we have a slant-fin type system heated with propane in a Burnham furnace. Checking heating expenses more carefully. I find my propane bills here on Long Island are outrageous...
Started by plschwartz on
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From the....
Propane is almost as expensive.
This is good for domestic hot water and heating for most of the year.
An air to water heat pump will give good performance when your heating needs don't exceed 120F.
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We run out of hot water before electricity when we are stationary so I was wondering about putting solar water heaters on the boat. But whie I see lost of solar electricity panels I've never seen one for hot water Has anyone tried this ? if so did it ...
Started by Top cat on
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Mike the Boilerman water....
Solar is also used as a pre-hot tank option using solar warm water to feed a water boiler I could've got away with no engine running for weeks at a time but for needing hot water.
Collection.
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Hi,
Might seem like a silly question, but if a home is really well insulated, does it mean you can have smaller radiators and would thee be any benefit to this?
Thanks
Wendy
Started by Wendy on
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Smaller rads means less waterThe heating engineer/installer should do a calculation for each room to determine the correct size for the boiler to heat up and so would....
Each size of radiator has a particular heat output.
Of radiator.
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Hi all,
Hoping you can help!
My mother is in her late 50's and is considering getting rid of her current oil heating system and replacing it with Firmus Gas (just for heating and hot water). She can avail of a grant but will have to add approx £500 to...
Started by quantumleap on
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That's for heating, all hot water (by firmus)....
Average £19.16 per month.
She can avail adults in a 2-bed terraced house.
heating system and replacing it with Firmus Gas (just for heating and hot water).
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Hi, some of you American Phallie growers maybe able to help with this question.
You have very cold winters to put up with.
1: I have a 9.000 Lt rainwater tank (2000 gal) I use for watering my Phallies all year around.
2; in winter the water gets cold,...
Started by Ron on
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My son in law is helping me set it up but he live 2 1/2 hours drive away I have been using... .
In my house and goes out to the greenhouse so i have a constant supply of warm water from my homes hot phase hot water heater.
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Is wood generally accepted as the most efficient means of house/water heating? I've been looking seriously at gasification boilers recently, compared to heat pumps in particular.
It strikes me, and it would be great to be given alternative views to the...
Started by KiwiBro on
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by 10 people.
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One cannot overlook the reasons why electricity is in nearly every home: convenience, cost the pay-back period and....
This unit will heat 3 to 4000sq ft.i shut it down for the summer, and use the elec hot water heater.k My.
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What is the norm for heating homes where you are? We've had threads where people have complained that things are too hot or too cold when they visit someone, and it also seems that completely different systems and cultures operate.
I am in the UK, and...
Started by veryfluffy on
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by 14 people.
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At night in the winter have forced....
When no one's home during the day, the heat goes down to 60 degrees (15 C).
I'm sure there are a few houses without central heating.
The oil furnace also heats our hot water.
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