Grand Designs?
In an occasional ‘comment’ post, I want to warn my blog readers about the perils of ‘research’ on the internet. Earlier this year we were approached by an insolvency company looking for a quote to fit 20 electrical fan heaters into a development of 2 year old ‘eco houses’ in the UK. I could tell you the whole story but I don’t want to get into trouble so I am going to have to be vague about where they are. Their email said that these 20 fan heaters would be put into the eco home development, which seemed incongruous, as […]
Mitsubishi Ecodan air source replaces electric boiler
Near the Ashdown Forest, in Sussex, UK, is the village of Hartfield. Apart from being the home of Pooh Bear and featuring what might be the only Pooh Bear shop (!) it is the location for our work this week. This was interesting job, our client had an electric boiler which she had, over the last 3 years, invited nearly every heating and electrical contractor within a 30 miles radius to repair. The house was of reasonably modern construction, with water underfloor heating. Coupled to this was a ‘Pilot’ Electric Boiler, and a Thermal store. Unfortunately, the Pilot boiler had […]
Heat Pump (air to air)
Our customer had already fitted a Hot Water & Central Heating installed Hometronic system in his main residence, complete with an accumulator boosted hot and cold water system. He has a beautiful wooden barn building, separate from the house, which he uses to work from home. We discussed using a combination boiler and radiators, but the sloping eaves design of the barn and the various space constraints within meant that radiators would not be ideal. The barn, having a roof room with a vaulted ceiling, gets very warm in the summer, so we recommended fitting a heat pump. Historically, a heat […]
