The comparison is done on the latest Scottish Power app, and there are plenty of other permutations of how you can compare things.
We have 19 smaller panels, allegedly 3.70kW (smaller panels fitted roof shape better).
Good job buddy , I knew you would be on it ! Have you got a link to those shutters (do they bang in the wind ?) . My flapped one for the kitchen extractor has always been noisy in the wind .In my 'hard to heat hard to treat' 1930's 3 bed, I've spent this year getting rid of what I hope is the last of any drafts that I can track down.
When we moved in for example, there was a half inch gap under the front door, so if you lay on the hall floor you could see the drive
I've also installed anti backdraft in-ducting shutters for the three extractor fan, as likewise you could just look theough them to outside. I bought a few to inspect and went with the aluminium ones in the end as they seemed to be easier to fiddle with and fine tune so the closing spring was at the perfect tension (i.e. not very much) to fully open when the fan runs.
I for one am very jealous of the eco house owners comfort and lack of bills over the winter. I'm kind of locked into this house, and any move would be to a similar house in worse energy performance condition, of a generic new build with 6 neighbours overlooking the micro garden, all knowingly built on local flood plains.
. We have actually named it “venty “ as it feels like part of the family .
. Thinking of going Spain for 6 weeks after new year this time, much cheaper than coal and logs.
Ours is far from an eco house however when it was converted from a different type of building the planning consents were dependent upon some requirements.
A great system but more suited to a new build, i looked at this many years ago as i was looking to self build, it was a very new idea at the time. It was being show cased at a show in Birmingham, 80s i think. They demonstrated various intake and outlet vents for walls and ceilings with rectangular ducting for the wall cavity, i remember asking about skirting board outlets and was answered with " we hadn't thought of that ".
Vent ordered buddy
Yes it would be invasive to retrofit. In our case it’s a very old building but it was gutted ready for conversion so it was installed during the conversion. I dread to think how many metres of pipe work it has created.A great system but more suited to a new build, i looked at this many years ago as i was looking to self build, it was a very new idea at the time. It was being show cased at a show in Birmingham, 80s i think. They demonstrated various intake and outlet vents for walls and ceilings with rectangular ducting for the wall cavity, i remember asking about skirting board outlets and was answered with " we hadn't thought of that ".
Bought one on your money back guarantee offer buddy
, all fitted to the hob extractor , it was a 6” one and seemed to open the flaps easy enough even on the lowest blower setting .
We bought ours in December to avoid the government levy (£180ish) charge.My trusty 23 year old Vaillant boiler developed a leak a few weeks ago on the exit condensing side . I did have the spare part ready in a box as I knew it was an upcoming fault on that boiler model .
In the end I just thought I’ll get a new boiler instead , after 23 years I was on borrowed time . I had bought it for £400 , so it cost me nothing .
Anyway after much research I plumbed for a 21 kw Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000 boiler ….what an absolute monster , Everything gets hot so fast .
Roll on the cold weather
We went with a Greenstar 8000 just over 14 months ago (or was it 26?). Yes, they are very good compared with the older ones. I did think about moving it from the 'old airing cupboard' in the bathroom to the kitchen and taking some space back from the cupboard, but as per this Eco House thread, I think we are all heading for thermal stores and plant rooms, and the existing space will probably be sufficient for a thermal store when that is forced upon us (either by legislation or by the sheer price tax that will no doubt be in place for not having one). Ultimately, as the majority of a property energy expenditure/demand is for heating water (excluding the newer demand of EV charging), from an engineering perspective, thermal stores have to be a major part of reshaping out energy infrastructure.My trusty 23 year old Vaillant boiler developed a leak a few weeks ago on the exit condensing side . I did have the spare part ready in a box as I knew it was an upcoming fault on that boiler model .
In the end I just thought I’ll get a new boiler instead , after 23 years I was on borrowed time . I had bought it for £400 , so it cost me nothing .
Anyway after much research I plumbed for a 21 kw Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000 boiler ….what an absolute monster , Everything gets hot so fast .
Roll on the cold weather
I did look at the 8000’s , but with all my house insulation I didn’t need one that powerful (I know they can be optimised down )
