can anybody recommend a heating system

daithi55

hi all i live in a detached dormer its currently heated by solid fuel (turf in open fire with back boiler) and oil
bottom floor is 145m2 and the top which is yet to be converted is 91m2
the house was built in 2006 and its timber framed
what systems are most economical pellet burner or heat exchanger or any other types what sort of money do they cost etc... dont mind spending money on the install but want to keep running costs ie electricity and fuel low..
at the minute we mostly use turf but its dirty and costs 600 euro a year and maybe 300 on oil...
as herself has started working theres nobody in the house to keep a fire on and were not fond of oil as its cold once ya turn it off and expensive

daithi55

anyone

Tullogher

A heat exchanger is not a form of heating.

You could go with pellets or chips. Look up seai.ie for a fuel comparison. With only spending 900 on fuel will keave a long payback period on your investment.

The reason your house gets cold as soon as the fire goes out is that it has little thermal mass being a timber frame. No fixing that no matter what heating type you get.

daithi55

Tullogher wrote: »

A heat exchanger is not a form of heating.

You could go with pellets or chips. Look up seai.ie for a fuel comparison. With only spending 900 on fuel will keave a long payback period on your investment.

The reason your house gets cold as soon as the fire goes out is that it has little thermal mass being a timber frame. No fixing that no matter what heating type you get.

thanks for the reply mate
i ment with oil the house gets cold once its off the slid fuel acts differently
i no its not the biggest fuel bill but theres also the convience
ive to save bring home and store turf and the dirt so theres hidden costs involved
any idea what the pellet stoves burn

rwg

daithi55 wrote: »

anyone

try fire, it works well for me

Tullogher

daithi55 wrote: »

thanks for the reply mate
i ment with oil the house gets cold once its off the slid fuel acts differently
i no its not the biggest fuel bill but theres also the convience
ive to save bring home and store turf and the dirt so theres hidden costs involved
any idea what the pellet stoves burn

Like I said Google search seai fuel comparison. It will give you the cost of all fuels in kwh. Then divide each answer by the efficiency of the stove (70%) , open fire (50%), wood pellets (90%). That will give you the cost of the delivered energy.

So if say
€600 on turf is 1000kwh
€600 on pellets could be 2000kwh

So you only burn half.

Do you maths first

Wearb

daithi55 wrote: »

thanks for the reply mate
i ment with oil the house gets cold once its off the slid fuel acts differently
i no its not the biggest fuel bill but theres also the convience
ive to save bring home and store turf and the dirt so theres hidden costs involved
any idea what the pellet stoves burn

btw congrats on your 1000th post. Any prize mods???:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

daithi55

Wearb wrote: »

btw congrats on your 1000th post. Any prize mods???:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

pellet stove would be nice
stil lost o this pricing as 600 euro gets me 6 hoppers of turf there no online values for it just briquettes

auzworld

There is an alternative if you wanted to keep your fireplace .... Its works out alot cheaper than a stove installation ... www.turboflame.ie

A fireplace heat exchanger combined with their room to room heat transfer sys
tem ... I've got it heating 4 rooms from my main living room

kenobee

With you both working, I would rate convenience very high. Oil is the most convenient. You can set a timer to have the house nice and warm when you are there. You can also get a controller with temperature cut-back at night so the house dooes not get too cold. If it is well insulated the cost should be very reasonable

patspost

Is the house insulated to a high standard?
Maybe increase the attic insulation.

gctest50

Tullogher wrote: »

The reason your house gets cold as soon as the fire goes out is that it has little thermal mass being a timber frame. No fixing that no matter what heating type you get.

Accumulator tank would make up for the lack of thermal mass


http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves/Akvaterm-Standard-Thermal-Stores.html