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what heating system to use

  • 29-10-2010 9:50pm
    #1
    valtra2
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    hi we are building a 2200sf bunglow, have went with underfloor heating and just wondering to put in stove with back boiler or solar panals or both, the stove which will be in small sitting room which will be used the most is only small and another big one when budget alllows will go in big sitting room,


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  • #2
    ntpm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭ntpm


    valtra2 wrote: »
    hi we are building a 2200sf bunglow, have went with underfloor heating and just wondering to put in stove with back boiler or solar panals or both, the stove which will be in small sitting room which will be used the most is only small and another big one when budget alllows will go in big sitting room,


    When building new you need to put in all the heat source at start.
    This will save you money and hassle in the long term.
    The no. of heat sources will dictate the cylinder/ buffer size and sytle.

    Heating pipes and cabling (for pipe stats etc) will have to be run for any future stoves.

    Re: New build.
    You have to put in on source of renewable heating ( building regs)... solar is the simplest and may need to be shown on your plans if in front of house.. ( also your builder/roofing guy ) speak to architect/engineer.

    Re: Stove.
    I would try and put money towards to largest stove and use it for hotwater/heating.
    The smaller stove could be a standalone stove ( no back boiler)..
    All depends which one you are going to heat on a regular basis.


  • #3
    celiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭celiam


    Put in solar panels anyway. We dont get enough sun in wintertime to justify cost of whole house solar heating. We retrofitted solar panel on our roof with the result (given all the sun we had this year)that it was our only source of hot water during the whole summer(no switching on the immersion)I would advise fitting the stove with the back boiler during the build as it requires water pipes to be connected to it from the hot water tank. You can use it or not if you prefer. The smaller stove with no back boiler is a lot easier to fit afterwards as all it requires is a flue or chimney. We have retrofitted all of these (solar panels,boiler stoves and non boiler stove ) within the last 2 years.Be advised that the non boiler stove can throw out a lot of heat into a room with a very small amount of fuel. My advice would be to put the back boiler stove in the room you intend to use the most. Best of luck in your new home


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