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Farho heaters as a principal home heating system

  • 13-12-2013 1:21am
    #1
    kevmyyster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Farho heaters as a principal home heating system fueled by a windmill.

    Is this a good idea? Can farho heaters adequately heat a whole home?

    Thoughts????


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  • #2
    freddyuk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭freddyuk


    These are oil filled radiators? According to them 100% efficient so must be a revolutionary design. Average load 2kw each? So you will need a large turbine.
    On a cold frosty morning when everything is calm your house will be freezing unless you are talking about a hybrid system.
    In essence you cannot use one form of renewable energy to run all your home heating demands.
    I would be thinking can I run an electric boiler to heat a thermal store all the time there is wind. In a well insulated house you can run underfloor heating from the thermal store which is backed up by solar thermal or PV or both.
    Heating from electricity is the most expensive method so never a good idea and don't forget the capital investment in the turbine.


  • #3
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    As mentioned above, if your looking for an investment like this and intend on having a wind turbine, I would be looking at installing a large thermal store, and using any electrical energy you generate to heat this and power your home and export the excess to the grid.

    With that sort of setup you could have a backup oil, gas or even solid fuel or wood burning system to also heat the thermal store when needed.


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