Electric combi boiler for underfloor heating and rads - off the grid

[serfer]

Walls are 600mm solid stone. Government will tell you its poorly insulated. But thermal mass must count for something. 500mm in the loft. 50mm celotex on floor. Double glazing. Sounds alright to me but won't know til next winter when i live there properly.

 

[dancinplumba]

75mm minimum under floor, build regs. I have solid walls they bleed heat, had thermal image taken, am in process of dry lining wit h 75mm. One room at a time. Best way to spend money is to conserve heat if you can
Also putting new DG windows in. Old ones not efficient and have triple glazed velux windows and 150mm celotex in roof

 

[serfer]

Celotex do a new under floor insulation that goes
to 50mm. Hope thats gonna be ok.

600mm wall bleeding heat? I'd like to see it! How hot must the inside wall be in order for the outside wall to lose heat? Its stone and cob. I am just wondering about going for a combined electric boiler and store.. Or going for an electric boiler and direct cylinder. Thoughts on that would really help!

 

[markfxy]

Electric boiler with internal storage or with direct cylinder makes no difference give it a couple of months and you won't be able to afford to run either,

It will cost you a fortune to heat your place best thing you can do is insulate as much as you can and get a wood burning stove

 

[dancinplumba]

Come to my house and see then, whats name of this celotex ??

 

[dancinplumba]

The higher the internal temperature to the external, the faster and greater the heat loss

 

[serfer]

Got a couple of those already.
Off peak heating of the cylinder must be affordable. And the underfloor and large rads need a lower than usual temperature, so i would have it would be ok...?

 

[Rickster123]

Six of these and an electric blanket. Oh and a big kettle.

 

[Gray0689]

Celotex do a new under floor insulation that goes
to 50mm. Hope thats gonna be ok.

600mm wall bleeding heat? I'd like to see it! How hot must the inside wall be in order for the outside wall to lose heat? Its stone and cob. I am just wondering about going for a combined electric boiler and store.. Or going for an electric boiler and direct cylinder. Thoughts on that would really help!

600mm walls are terrible for heat loss
Not being funny mate but you do seem to be coming across as a know all
Your house is not well insulated so whatever heating you put in is not going to be efficient in the slightest

 

[lame plumber]

not coming across as a know it all from what I have read, more of a ......................end. What you need to do is listen to someone who actually knows their stuff local to you, go to a large well established firm and be prepared to spend some money to get things rght

 

[serfer]

Thats just lame, lame plumb. No-one can agree. Half of the peeps i speak with tell me its going to be cosy. Half say not. Big thick walls... Cob. Straw and mud. You know the best insulator seems to be bales of straw? Dont want to be a know it all, just sharing my experience. People living in these buildings in the village cant even agree. Some are warm. Some cold. Does me bloody head in. Everyone has garden space for a tank except me and me neighbour who live alone in a one bed shoebox and fuels it with 47kg calor bottles for about £150 a month!

 

[Gray0689]

Is your house very warm on a summers day

 

[lame plumber]

cheaper than your electricity bill will be!

 

[serfer]

lovely and warm on a sunny day yes.the black slate roof gets especially warm, i was thinking of putting ducting in the roof ridge to collect hot air and take it back downstairs. Also thinking of hanging more slate on the side of house and running pipe in between slate and house wall, to capture more heat and warm the water that way. not an end solution, but a little help on a sunny day...

 

[lame plumber]

oh jesus.................................................

 

[Rickster123]

Has anyone mentioned LPG yet?

 

[dancinplumba]

Thats CALOR.......YES !!!!!!

 

[dancinplumba]

oh jesus.................................................

What ?

 

[markfxy]

:whatchutalkingabout

 

[Rickster123]

Thats CALOR.......YES !!!!!!

No not calor, LPG!....

no need the wrap the house in hosepipes if you're using LPG.