Hi Kevin, You could try richard at www.eco-gassolutions.co.uk he is based in dewsbury. he has done a few ufh jobs for me. i also do all his electrial work. He...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 2:40 am
Hi Kevin How big is the space under the flags. Is it possible to crawl through it? I have visions of working from underneath with panels of ufh pipes let into...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 3:29 am
Hi Chris. Heat pump is coping with -0.7C at the moment. Replumbing both dhw cylinder coils to heat pump and introducing separated solar preheat tank is a great...
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Kevin Hawkins
ukusaconsulting
Dec 19, 2009 3:45 am
It's only about 20cm unfortunately, no amount of dieting is going to work ;-) K...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 8:21 am
goodness, Peter, how times have changed - these days, for doing such a thing, your dad would be in prison, you in a home, and your mum on the streets ... ...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 8:54 am
Chris I don't think it is water cooling, but more the philosophy if you can't be sure of stopping it, deal with it. These days we use dimple drainage...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 9:49 am
Peter - many thanks - those kW in / out numbers seem pretty respectable, CoP over four, great ! Interesting, about the temp' drops - about same in & out,...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 11:03 am
Sensor bins, kitchen waste-bins that open themselves, have been being advertised a lot - fancy waistcoats MIL would have called them, but latest issue of...
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Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk
Dec 19, 2009 11:18 am
Oh boy, whatever next! I'm afraid that I've got to side with the MIL, unless of course they are to used by a disabled person! What's wrong with the good old...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 11:37 am
Hi Tracy - yep, my thoughts too, until Which? said what they said - most of the time, anything new / different / rethought is nonsense / overpriced to them, so...
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Brian
aswell_pamela
Dec 19, 2009 11:57 am
I have a multi-zone UFH system and will install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat recovery. So, what is the advantage with having room stats for different...
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Rona
rmoberly2000
Dec 19, 2009 12:09 pm
Chris I also have a steam press and the best I can say is "it's okay!". It's good for sheets, pillowcases, large T shirts etc but a pain if you have a lot of...
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Rarius
rarius_facet...
Dec 19, 2009 12:09 pm
It depends on the MVHR system. Some of them can have thermostaticly controlled valves in the ventilation system, thus cutting the warm air off from the rooms...
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Rona
rmoberly2000
Dec 19, 2009 12:14 pm
Considered a sensor bin but as we have our bins in units it didn't add up! However, I can recommend a sensor soap dispenser from simplehuman ...
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Andrew McLeod
avmcleod2000
Dec 19, 2009 12:18 pm
Hi Brian We have exactly this setup, with a programmable thermostat for every zone, which in practice means more-or-less every room. Right now my lounge is at...
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Brian
aswell_pamela
Dec 19, 2009 12:47 pm
Hi Andrew, do you have MVHR? If so I would expect the air being sent into the room by the MVHR system should be near the highest temperature in the house, or...
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Neil Ball
neil624875
Dec 19, 2009 1:21 pm
I think you are expecting too much from the MHVR especially during colder weather. I have MVHR and at the moment can feel the air being supplied is much cooler...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 1:45 pm
Hi Chris Sensor bins need very careful consideration at to where to site them, otherwise they will open every time you pass them. The demo one in our local ...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 1:50 pm
Rona, thanks & thanks ... have been looking for something like that for a while, for shampoo (which we tend to overdose at the moment), but also for washing up...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 1:55 pm
Chris Loss calculation was 5.4 kw for 300 m2 21C living areas 19C bedrooms, 23C bathrooms -5C outside if I remember correctly. I need to recalculate as I ...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 1:59 pm
Rona, thanks again - no surprise, really, and I guess the same would go for the roller sort that Miele used to do (may still do) ... we hang rather than iron...
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Andrew McLeod
avmcleod2000
Dec 19, 2009 2:00 pm
Yes I do, but MHRV can't work miracles! The incoming fresh air is currently at 1.6C, which the MHRV is increasing to 11.7C at the room inlets. So it's having a...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 2:14 pm
Peter - ah, good - phew, even ! Our area is a bit less than yours, our sizing temperature a bit lower, and the design load about the same - so, end of panic...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 2:19 pm
Ah ... sounds like it's over-sensitive - did you notice which brand it was ? Problem with the usual pedal bins, of course, is that they move nearer the wall...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 2:22 pm
BTW, meant to mention (*) - I did contact Richard Baker at DPS (Eric's recommend), about the thermal stores & all to go with them, and he was pretty...
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Brian
aswell_pamela
Dec 19, 2009 2:25 pm
Thanks Andrew and Neil, it looks like, from your experience, that I should plan for stats in each zone. I can always consolidate the zones together at a later...
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Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk
Dec 19, 2009 2:31 pm
Hello Chris What exactly did Which say? Tracey ... From: "Chris Hunter (home)" <chris.cjcmhunter@...> To: <UK_Selfbuild@...> Sent:...
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Peter and Jane
pandj.munnoc...
Dec 19, 2009 2:39 pm
Brabantia ... From: "Chris Hunter (home)" <chris.cjcmhunter@...> To: <UK_Selfbuild@...> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:19 PM ...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 2:52 pm
Tracy - they had a 'first look' at an Emsa & a Brabantia - latter was thought much quieter & easier to keep clean, smarter (in its response to obstructions...
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Chris Hunter (home)
chris_j_hunter
Dec 19, 2009 2:53 pm
thanks ! On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Peter and Jane < ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
