Why is that. Surely the time you most need your a2w the sun wonāt be shining
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Eamo doing consultancy on this since retirement. Give him a buzz.
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Ok Kid whats the story?
The thing about these yokes up to noq is that they only peoduce water temos in the 40 degree range. Most oil/gas systems run around 65. So if you changed the radiators are probably designed to run at 65 and you are now running at 40.
These systems are great in new builds designed for this system- especially if you have PV panels. Not to good if you are doing a major retofit
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Thank you
Thermostat upstairs
Downstairs
Small 2 bed house
Was recommended 18 degrees C ipo
20 degrees downstairs
Plus side is constant hot water
The yoke on the walk outside the bedroom window-and my immediate neighbours are side by side
High up on the wall and can be noisy especially 3/4 in the morning
( sheās a great neighbour but has problems sleeping so I reckon she ramps up the temperature b4 hitting the hay )
Weāve fad all new radiators
Windows
Doors ( external)
Loft pumped with wool insulation
House 100 pc warmer
( that wouldnāt be hard as Munster joinery fitted the previous windows / doors )
Iām afraid if the billās tbh and really only put on the heating ( until recently)when I arrived home
And the boiler etc never had a chance to heat properly
Makes sense retrospectively
The big question is WHY @Corksfinedtboy
Sounds like you spent a pile of money without doing any research
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Whoās eamo? That his nick on here?
Iād like a bit more indepth advise on the whole thing if possible
Thatās your old buddy Eamonn Ryan of the Green Party
No
Didnāt even know about them
Weād no choice ref this retrofit etc
I live ( luckily) in a Cluid housing association house since my divorce
So all this brilliant but confusing stuff cost me nada
Presumably it would be up around e30 K to pay for it privately
Thatās exactly what I was doing
Now know that itās totally wrong
Plumber friend told me u have to keep it at a constant heat
Ie- 20 degrees downstairs
18 upstairs
Boiler yoke is massive
But quiet
I have air to water and a wood burning stove. No solar panels yet; 2200 sq foot house.
It has itās good and bad points. Got a bill for 640 euro for the December to February period. (515 minus the government credit) The total bill for the period from October to February was just over 1000 euros, which would probably be 75% of the total bill for the year.
Given that people in similar size houses may spend that on oil alone, I donāt think itās a bad deal. Plus I am here all day WFH. I went for the day night rate and have appliances like the washing machine and dishwasher coming on at 2 at night when the rate is cheapest.
The week long cold spell in January would have distorted things somewhat compared to other years. They do not like extreme cold and the fans would be spinning all day and night in such conditions.
This time of year is when they are least effective though. I donāt find the stats to be accurate. You can walk from one room to the other, both stats might be set to the same temperature, and you could notice a difference in temperature between both room. My advice would be try to keep the stats at roughly the same temperature in all rooms (19 or 20 degrees), and then set the timer on the stat to boost during the night for maybe 4 hours.
Iād imagine getting solar panels will make a difference; getting the credit during summer while keeping the bills low should offset the first bill of the winter to a failry significant degree.
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Canāt schedule my unit
Way itās set upš
App is shite
Cannot be used remotely
Have to be on the home WiFi network
Iām going to turn off rads Iām not using- hope that doesent upset the balance?
Thank you
Leave it on constantly. It will run far more efficiently. Try 19.5 downstairs and see if that works. I find setting my stats at 19.5 leaves the room at a nice 20.5. (But I have UFH)
Drying clothes is more a ventilation issue rather than a heating issue. Can you find out if you have demand controlled ventilation or mechanical ventilation with heat recovery?
Solar PV and Heat Pumps are 2 entirely separate items and each needs to stand on its own as a solution. Of course having PV can reduce your electricity bills but a heat pump doesnāt need solar PV to justify it.
I have had a heat pump for 7 years. I keep it serviced and I had one issue with the frost stat which was covered under warranty in year 4. The house is 20.5 degrees all through the winter.
We do have a wood fuelled stove also and this was a life saver during the recent elec outage but outside of that we never really need the stove much as a source of extra heat. My house was a 2006 build but I over specified on insulation at the time however I have poor airtightness. The heat pump uses approximately 4200 kWh per year and costs rough ā¬1100 per year (I have a night rate meter also)
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Is the night rate meter worth it?
also, you arent relying on dirty planning killing fossil fuel as much
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Stoves a must
And thank u
I havenāt a clue ref mechanical etc
Learning process
You read my mind
Just turned it down to 19.5 downstairs
Up Iāve on but itās not kicking in at 18
Bought a bigger dehumidifier ( 12 litre)
V impressed with the amount of water it gathered drying laundry)
