whole house heating advice thread 2...

[ShaunCorbs]

evo home

 

[kevineaton]

any reason? i am tending toward evo home simply because honeywell are unlikely to go bust anytime soon, and should be around for the long haul. my concern with this kit is that it will fail in 5 or 10 years. my old thermostat is 20 years old...

 

[ShaunCorbs]

i would count on it not lasting longer than 10 years, these days nothing electronic lasts that long

 

[Old Account]

any reason? i am tending toward evo home simply because honeywell are unlikely to go bust anytime soon, and should be around for the long haul. my concern with this kit is that it will fail in 5 or 10 years. my old thermostat is 20 years old...

Don't compare old parts with new Ines, as you know the new ones are made to break down after a while.

 

[kevineaton]

yeah...i work in IT....i know the story....

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It is actually financially guarenteed to work above 5% improvement , 15% is often found i can send hundreds of cases if you email me [email protected]

how long does it last before it needs to be renewed ?

 

[kevineaton]

but what reason for honeywell over heat genius?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

havent used there system (heat genius)

 

[kevineaton]

ok, but good results with honeywell then?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

yes very but needs setting up and installing good

 

[TheFloorHeatingStore]

best bet is spend as much money as you can on insulation, get full heat loading calcs done. I saw a link to one already. they do work them out pretty accurately for an online tool. after that boiler and sized correct radiators. im all for ufh but its not the massive fuel saver some companies brag it to be. if you had 20ft high ceilings everywhere then maybe. . avoid all these water potions . just get a decent system inhibitor once finished.
another thought. your house does sound a decent size. might be worth zoning house off a bit with thermostats too. ground floor separate to first floor is a good one. so your not heating bedrooms to 20degree or what ever all day
Mark

 

[kevineaton]

ok thanks for all your advice.

 

[Chuck]

ok thanks for all your advice.

Don't forget to make sure you buy your gas from the cheapest supplier and recheck the market each year. Not as much fun as EVO Home but will probably save you more. It's also free, which EVO home definitely isn't.