New Central heating advice

[lackingwedge]

See who needs to advertise when you can pick up work from this site, nice, sort the man out, if I was 30 again I would be in there.

I guess you guys are making too much money to bother with lil old me.

 

[Gray0689]

I guess you guys are making too much money to bother with lil old me.

I'm sorry there is no one around to help you out
I'm not sure of anyone in your area


So how many bathrooms are you putting in
What would you like to do
Ie control wise

 

[Ermintrude]

I'm sorry I'm not about would have done u a top job and price to suit!

 

[TBServices]

I guess you guys are making too much money to bother with lil old me.

It may be your location that's the problem LW. Where are you?

 

[Masood]

It may be your location that's the problem LW. Where are you?

Wolverhampton, TB.

Guys, I've done a couple of jobs for Robert in his London house. He's not unrealistic about budget, or the amount of work required. He's a clued-up guy who wants a decent job done. Can nobody help him out? A bit far for me otherwise I'd be up for it...

 

[Ermintrude]

Yam yam wooooooverhampton

 

[AWheating]

send me a private message and i will be able to arrange to come take a look give you advise and a quote.

 

[lackingwedge]

PM sent.

 

[lackingwedge]

As for bathrooms:
1. One on second floor
2. Two En-suites on first floor

I will be putting in Lightwave RF throughout the house which includes individuall Rad Thermostats which will allow me to control the temperature of each radiator individually or by Zones so Will not need additional zones or manifolds plumbed in?

I am open to underfloor heating on the ground floor at least.

 

[happyflyer]

As for bathrooms:
1. One on second floor
2. Two En-suites on first floor

I will be putting in Lightwave RF throughout the house which includes individuall Rad Thermostats which will allow me to control the temperature of each radiator individually or by Zones so Will not need additional zones or manifolds plumbed in?

I am open to underfloor heating on the ground floor at least.

Wow,

Lightwave RF throughout the house, tell us more please???

 

[Ermintrude]

Ohhh don't. Fit standard two ports and prog stats or address the two ports and run via ip .

Ufh is excellent. If you do fit ufh oversize your rads by 150% then boiler runs cooler but house same temp also works better with weather comp and alternate energy in future as lower density heat req. if u can afford it wet ufh in bathrooms / will require biscuit job tho. Don't use spreaders house will sound like enamel bath in a hail storm of m10 nuts

 

[lackingwedge]

Hi, Just posted a long reply and then my internet went haywire when i tried to submit.

I have lightwave RF in my current (smaller) property for all my light switches and power sockets. I also have their TRV's. This allow me individualy controls to all light\wall\radiator sockets that I can control using an app on my phone.

I can also pair the TRV's with a thermostat, but I tired this and got rid.

The trv's have day\night summer\winter temperatures as well as a holiday mode.

They work well for me as in the winter,m I will set the downstairs rads to a higher temperature and the upstairs ones a few C lower.

"Fit standard two ports and prog stats or address the two ports and run via ip"
Sorry, i'm not in the "trade" so don't really know what this means.

"weather comp"
Dito

"will require biscuit job tho"

This neither, help with plumbers lingo would be much appreciated

 

[Ermintrude]

Two port is a valve, it's a lot more, reliable, durable and easier to replace. Does your current isystem give you real time feedback on temps?

Weather compensation. Basically makes your heating water temperature inversely proportional to outside temp. So when it's cold boiler works harder but when warm not so hard. - energy saving.

Biscuit mix . Light sand and cement screed on a celotex support to give thermal mass to a suspended floor underfloor heating job.

 

[lackingwedge]

Thanks for the reply.
Currently there is no central heating system in place. The property is currently 4 one bedroomed flats that I will be converting back into a single dwelling. all flats have storage heaters as well as electric water immersion cylinders.

There is no GAS into the property (this was capped off at the entrance when they were converted 30 odd years ago).

 

[Killy Bing]

First thing to do is get the ball rolling on getting that connection back on. Will be your cheapest form of heating tbh.

unless you feel like being all eco !!!

 

[Ermintrude]

I would look at what your doing with all those controls and save a few ££. Then buy yourself a decent solar array of thermal units . A nice big ACV SLME cylinder and a klover stove and let HMRC pay you for a change.

Before you get back on the gas look at RHI and what might suit you .

 

[lackingwedge]

Not sure what I can do solar wise as my property is in a conservation area.

 

[Ermintrude]

You can get solar that is flush with roof so most councils can't quibble. Unless it's listed

 

[lackingwedge]

Thanks for that, worth exploring with the heating engineers who come and give me a quote

 

[Worcester]

Solar is usually a permitted development even within conservation areas, UNLESS you have specifically had your permitted development rights specifiacally removed.

or:
"in the case of land within a conservation area or which is a World Heritage Site, the solar PV or solar thermal equipment would be installed on a wall which fronts a highway;"

i.e if you put it on a roof or a wall and it projects less than 200mm from that surface you are OK (even though they don't like to admit it and try to charge you for permission letters )

Planning Portal - Solar Panels

 

[lackingwedge]

Thanks for the reply.

Just seen this. is there a chance i am eligable for a payout if i fit a solar panel or two?

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmen...ing-systems-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive

 

[Worcester]

IF designed, installed and commissioned by an MCS certified installer to meet the MCS and RHI regs then Oh YES!

There are a number of catches with the DomRHI and there are a number of specific things that have to be done during the design and installation stage to make a Solar Thermal system eligible for the DomRHI, becasue of this a lot of legacy installations aren't eligible.

We spent days researching and learning all the catches, there again, that's our business

(You could find out for yourself too - just read the 10 x 40 page documents available from ofgem! - and you still need to employ an MCS certified company to do all the work anyway..)

 

[lackingwedge]

Sounds like it will be difficult to qualify for this...

 

[Worcester]

It's very simple, we do it all the time. You cannot 'do-it-yourself' though, as the govt need to ensure it is designed and installed to be efficient and effective. The DomRHI payments and greater efficiency will more than make up for the additional cost of engaging a professional organisation.

 

[happyflyer]

Lackinwedge,

Have you not finished it yet, hell you OP was Jan.