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Central Heating design tutorials?
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Yes, I've read the FAQ thanks, and very helpful it is in some things. (The gas bit especially). AND I've googled, and come up with HUNDREDS of books and company websites, but no tutorials so far. I can't find out things such as what pipe sizes to use, where, examples of layouts for piping, radiator models and which work best where, fit rads on an internal wall or under the window, which rad to leave without a TRV, best place to put a thermostat to control the boiler... etc. I'm sure there must be one. Could one of you knowledgable folks point me to it please? Many, many thanks. -- Regards from Mike Barnard South Coast, UK. [To reply by email remove ".trousers" spamtrap from email address] |
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Central Heating design tutorials?
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:31:40 +0000, Mike Barnard
wrote: Hi. Yes, I've read the FAQ thanks, and very helpful it is in some things. (The gas bit especially). AND I've googled, and come up with HUNDREDS of books and company websites, but no tutorials so far. I can't find out things such as what pipe sizes to use, where, examples of layouts for piping, radiator models and which work best where, fit rads on an internal wall or under the window, which rad to leave without a TRV, best place to put a thermostat to control the boiler... etc. I'm sure there must be one. Could one of you knowledgable folks point me to it please? Many, many thanks. I have never found all of that stuff in one place. The best publication that I have found in terms of how to do the technical design, such as heatloss calculation, radiator sizing, pipe sizing, pump choice, expansion vessel etc. is the Domestic Heating Design Guide published by the Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association (HVCA) at about £20. You can order from their web site. Several people here have bought it and found it useful. It does not cover radiator siting but does discuss the issues, and it doesn't cover how to do plumbing and wiring - DIY books for that. Nominally it is intended for professional use, although my feeling is that it is good for DIY purposes too since you wouldn't tackle a full heating system if you didn't know how to plumb. If you followed the principles you wouldn't go far wrong. In terms of the practical details, there is a lot on manufacturer's web sites. One of my product purchase criteria has been how good and accessible their technical information is. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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