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Theo[_3_]

wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:36:56 +0000, Theo wrote:

Funny Lingus wrote:
I have lived alone in a three bedroomed association house for 17 years
and now there is a plan to replace all the storage heaters with a hot
water system. This seems to be initiated by a government directive to
make home heating more efficient by using a heat pipe. Any efficiency
gain would obviously be lost by transmitting heat using water, rather
than direct electricity.

Do you have mains gas? No mains gas in village

What is the state of your insulation?
- cavity walls? insulated? yes
- loft insulation? How thick? 12"
- double glazing? yes
- draught proofing? some internal doors
- air bricks? Bathroom and kitchen

It would obviously depend on a survey of exactly the situation, but that
looks a reasonable starting point for an air source heap pump.

Running costs should be a lot lower than electric storage heaters.
Installation costs would be high, but if someone else is funding that...
It would be fairly invasive (in terms of installing pipes, radiators, etc)
but then so would any wet heating system (eg oil needing a tank installing
as well).

Would underfloor heating be feasible to install?
That would save on having big radiators (the bigger the radiators the more
efficient it is).

Will the HA handle maintenance of the system, or is that up to you?

Theo