Our client, a farm near Tadworth, Surrey, had an older boiler running two gravity hot water cylinders.
Our customer in Tadworth - not the dog!
The spacious house had a fully equipped annexe with its own hot water provision.
We specifified two DualStream accumulator fed systems, which would replace the old noisy shower pumps and provide a silent, fast flow fresh water service to all outlets.
In the main house we relocated the hot and cold water services into an attic room, to liberate more room downstairs for a bedroom enlargement.
DualStream No 1 in attic room
The other DualStream was sited in the annexe.
DualStream unvented No2 in annexe
The whole system was powered by a new Grant 36-46Kw Vortex condensing oil boiler (with a 3yr warranty) located in the garage.
Grant Vortex condensing oil boiler in the garage
We then converted every radiator to Hometronic using the HR80 valve;
Hometronic radiator valve - remote control your heating!
this, combined with the Hometronic Manager controller, gave our customer the ability to control the heating in the house in 16 completely addressable zones.
Dean commissioning the new Hometronic system
In addition, they can also control the hot water storage cylinders independently, all from the Hometronic Manager (see picture above).
Dean has given them ‘lifestyle buttons’ programmed to allow for guests, the entire heating map and hot water provision can be changed to accommodate any scenario with one simple button press.
Every room in the house is now thermostatically controlled, and the boiler only fires when necessary. You won’t read about this system under ‘energy saving’ in Good Housekeeping; we are years ahead of the game in energy conservation.
