DIY Project To Zone My House

[Richard at Home]

Good evening and a happy new year to you all

I welcome any comments and feedback to my project I am looking at starting in 2013

now I know all this sort of thing can be done with many of the costly out of the box solutions that probably cost more than the boiler itself

What I am looking at doing is to create a heating system that has at least 3 Zones

I believe I could do this with some changes to the main Pipe work and 3 motorised zone valves and an additional time clock


Reason for project

During the day one member of my family is at home and requires heating to be on for 4 rads in part of the house.

Currently I am heating all the house all day when only part of the house needs to be heated

My daughter-in-law is also at home some times when not at Uni and may need her front room heating.

Now my logic is to have the secondary time clock switching the water flow between parts of the house during the day and in the evenings opening all valves to heat the complete house

Now I know this could also be done with the new wireless digital TVRs but this expense would be significant


I will add to this post as the project develops

If you have any questions or would like to bounce ideas or comments please reply and this may become an interesting post.


Thank you for your time

Best regards

Richard

 

[Richard at Home]

No problem point taken lol

 

[leethegasman]

:juggle: QUOTE=Howsie;416424]I'll send you some full stops for Christmas. [/QUOTE]
no point in sending me any howsie i have not got a clue where to put them so juggle with the ones i do have :rolleyes2:

 

[rick]

Wow, this is a really superb, funny read/thread. Perhaps I should attempt to DIY my project to get more spice into it!

 

[SimonG]

Wow, this is a really superb, funny read/thread. Perhaps I should attempt to DIY my project to get more spice into it!

I think you're heading in the right direction already rick

 

[rick]

I think you're heading in the right direction already rick

No, I've done some simple plumbing in the past, but when you get to a certain age you get to appreciate/realize your limitations. I attempt to analyse and comment, but not DIY! I've never tried to use a chain saw. It looks fairly simple using one, but I don't ever intend to pick one up and try!

 

[SimonG]

No, I've done some simple plumbing in the past, but when you get to a certain age you get to appreciate/realize your limitations. I attempt to analyse and comment, but not DIY! I've never tried to use a chain saw. It looks fairly simple using one, but I don't ever intend to pick one up and try!

It's nice to hear.

I was referring to your other thread though rick that's led you potentially to the intergas.

 

[rick]

It's nice to hear.

I was referring to your other thread though rick that's led you potentially to the intergas.

Oh? They've been recommended. Are they a bit tricky to work with? I was going to name-drop it to the plumber we've used in the past?

 

[SimonG]

Oh? They've been recommended. Are they a bit tricky to work with? I was going to name-drop it to the plumber we've used in the past?

I don't know, don't do gas myself, just oil and wet work. But they seem to get a good press with the lads on the forum.

 

[Showerman41]

luv to do a survey on that house for the next buyer!

Worry is that the average buyer tends to think a mortgage valuation survey is a proper survey, and that work may never be looked at!

 

[Howsie]

I have a picture of the op floating in his lounge with pink water wings on.

 

[Howsie]

I have almost finished my bridge.

 

[Rickster123]

I have almost finished my bridge.

A sparky would've had it done by now!

 

[Rickster123]

Into IT for work you mean

No not at work i work in engineering

My favourite quote!