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Hi All,
First post ....
I am in theprocess of renovating a Large Victorian farm house and need to select asuitable boiler or boilers to provide heating and hot water.
The boiler willneed to run
·31 radiators totaling circa 105k BTU (30.7KW) on two circuits
·1x Large and 1x Small Under-floor totalingcirca 30k BTU (8.8 KW) on a third circuit
·Hot water to 2 full bathrooms, kitchen,utility and 3x WC’s
As there is nomains gas, the boiler will need to run on LPG (have ruled out oil due tosecurity concerns).
We would likehot water to run at mains pressure so we are looking for a system boiler.
The house hasjust be re-roofed and the loft insulation has been brought up to currentstandards, the windows are largely single glazed original Sash’s, however they havebeen draft proofed. The walls are a mix of single 9” brick and cavity designbut with no cavity wall insulation.
I was originallyadvised to have a twin boiler system but have subsequently been told by myplumber that he recommends a single semi-commercial boiler rated at between 80and 100kw. He has told me that this will both future proof the system againstany increases in demand (none planned in the life span of the boiler) and ensure that the boiler is notstressed which makes sense but I cannot help thinking that it is a bit OTT andthat something closer to 40-45KW would be more appropriate and quite possiblymore efficient.
Any advice/thoughts would be really helpful.
First post ....
I am in theprocess of renovating a Large Victorian farm house and need to select asuitable boiler or boilers to provide heating and hot water.
The boiler willneed to run
·31 radiators totaling circa 105k BTU (30.7KW) on two circuits
·1x Large and 1x Small Under-floor totalingcirca 30k BTU (8.8 KW) on a third circuit
·Hot water to 2 full bathrooms, kitchen,utility and 3x WC’s
As there is nomains gas, the boiler will need to run on LPG (have ruled out oil due tosecurity concerns).
We would likehot water to run at mains pressure so we are looking for a system boiler.
The house hasjust be re-roofed and the loft insulation has been brought up to currentstandards, the windows are largely single glazed original Sash’s, however they havebeen draft proofed. The walls are a mix of single 9” brick and cavity designbut with no cavity wall insulation.
I was originallyadvised to have a twin boiler system but have subsequently been told by myplumber that he recommends a single semi-commercial boiler rated at between 80and 100kw. He has told me that this will both future proof the system againstany increases in demand (none planned in the life span of the boiler) and ensure that the boiler is notstressed which makes sense but I cannot help thinking that it is a bit OTT andthat something closer to 40-45KW would be more appropriate and quite possiblymore efficient.
Any advice/thoughts would be really helpful.
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