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heating heartache

  • 27-02-2014 6:25pm
    #1
    HoofRocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭


    Having studied these forums and having many discussions with users and suppliers we are having a really hard time deciding on our heating system for our 1650 sq ft bungalow with 800 sq ft upstairs.. We want something affordable and long lasting but there are so many options

    geothermal vs air to water

    underfloor on both floors

    Radiators throughout

    mixture of both

    underfloor downstairs and nothing upstairs

    Underfloor down stairs and flue from stove to upstairs room

    After speaking to many reputable suppliers each have a different story..

    surely there must be someone you can hire or get in touch with that will help in this decision process.

    all are energy efficient and will meet our needs but how do you choose which is best.

    please pm anyone that may be able to help.


Comments

  • #2
    KCross
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    HoofRocks
    It is a good idea to get a professional to give you "independent" advise but ultimately you have to decide for yourself based on what you want and how you live.
    e.g. Is there someone in the house all day, how much control do you want, do you want/like rads or not etc etc. How much hot water will you need etc

    Any professionals you hire will give their opinion based on their experience and they wont all have the same experience. One might like one type of system over another simply because they are familiar with it and they know it works. That doesnt mean there is anything wrong with the other systems.

    For me, I think you should hire your professional so that you can bounce questions off them and get them to design a system appropriate to your house and your lifestyle but once it is designed the most important thing, I think, is to go to another house that has that equipment and see it working and talk to the owner and see how easy is it to use/maintain. What is the backup service like? How long is the supplier in business? etc

    Too many of them have gone bust and left customers with a mess. I'd suspect you can get a list of these professionals from the SEI website.

    You need to own the decision and be happy that you can tweak it once installed as it is not as simple as turn it on and leave it alone. You will have to tweak settings to suit your lifestyle. i.e. setting the amount of hot water to generate and when, setting the heat pump to boost at appropriate times while balancing that against higher electricity bills as you want it to run as much as possible on nightsaver electricity.

    FYI... I installed Nibe GSHP(horizontal collector - 900m), 300ltr hot water, UFH downstairs, oversized aluminium rads upstairs and Brink HRV. I have a stove but it is not connected to anything... just free standing for an open plan kitchen/dining/living area.
    House is about 3700 sq ft and costing about €1100/yr for heating and hot water for a couple and 3 small kids.
    Happy with the system.


  • #3
    ryaner1979
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭ryaner1979


    KCross wrote: »
    HoofRocks
    It is a good idea to get a professional to give you "independent" advise but ultimately you have to decide for yourself based on what you want and how you live.
    e.g. Is there someone in the house all day, how much control do you want, do you want/like rads or not etc etc. How much hot water will you need etc

    Any professionals you hire will give their opinion based on their experience and they wont all have the same experience. One might like one type of system over another simply because they are familiar with it and they know it works. That doesnt mean there is anything wrong with the other systems.

    For me, I think you should hire your professional so that you can bounce questions off them and get them to design a system appropriate to your house and your lifestyle but once it is designed the most important thing, I think, is to go to another house that has that equipment and see it working and talk to the owner and see how easy is it to use/maintain. What is the backup service like? How long is the supplier in business? etc

    Too many of them have gone bust and left customers with a mess. I'd suspect you can get a list of these professionals from the SEI website.

    You need to own the decision and be happy that you can tweak it once installed as it is not as simple as turn it on and leave it alone. You will have to tweak settings to suit your lifestyle. i.e. setting the amount of hot water to generate and when, setting the heat pump to boost at appropriate times while balancing that against higher electricity bills as you want it to run as much as possible on nightsaver electricity.

    FYI... I installed Nibe GSHP(horizontal collector - 900m), 300ltr hot water, UFH downstairs, oversized aluminium rads upstairs and Brink HRV. I have a stove but it is not connected to anything... just free standing for an open plan kitchen/dining/living area.
    House is about 3700 sq ft and costing about €1100/yr for heating and hot water for a couple and 3 small kids.
    Happy with the system.


    How much did this cost?


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