New home woes with heating

[Sg1973]

I was told to keep the boiler at max. But didn't know it had a weather compensator. The myson guy was very difficult to deal with, citing British standards and standing behind his own design. He reckoned removing the weather compensator would add £2.50 to the annual costs. Don't know if I believe this. But without this extra heat the radiators simply weren't getting hot enough.

I'm inclined to agree that their calcs weren't right somewhere but think it would be a real challenge to mount to say they're wrong.

 

[chris watkins]

I was told to keep the boiler at max. But didn't know it had a weather compensator. The myson guy was very difficult to deal with, citing British standards and standing behind his own design. He reckoned removing the weather compensator would add £2.50 to the annual costs. Don't know if I believe this. But without this extra heat the radiators simply weren't getting hot enough.

I'm inclined to agree that their calcs weren't right somewhere but think it would be a real challenge to mount to say they're wrong.

Which is why Sean in post 4 I suggested that --
"First thing is to request a copy of the heat loss calculations & rad sizing from the builder/main contractor."
That way you would have the figures they used & could challenge them.

If the Rads were sized correctly you could run your boiler at a much lower the temperature & still be nice & warm.