James Allen

I put together a list on the website air-haus.co.uk and then also contacted the office using the WhatsApp feature, they then kindly reviewed my list and plans and made some recommendations

2 days is good!! Got a response from WhatsApp on cooling, apparently they have a new product coming out in coming weeks that will utilise an external condensing unit (nickfromwales mentioned in another chat) though they have suggested they want to review my plans on Monday to suggest if my current design is suitable and have suggested, I will probably need to increase ducting - all dependent on what i want to achieve.

Thanks Nickfromwales what's going on here?? Aircon attached to MVHR?

We've decided to go fully electric, dimplex for hot water and a few electric radiators

We've considered a split system, but the house is at first fix now, so shell is up and tbh it's so we'll insulated, with a 500mm overhang and external shading, it stays relatively cool in this heat - we just want a small amount of cooling. We've oversized the MVHR and ducting, to allow for boost when cooling.

So is there nothing on the market that is a ducted cooler, that doesn't require a water feed?

Following this post. We have purchased a Brink MVHR, and given the recent temps we are looking at adding cooling. We won't have an ashp, so can't have a water fed duct cooler or FCU. We are fully aware that the cooling output will be small, but just looking for something to take the edge off in the evening. Any suggestions?

Thanks Nick, we are gonna go with Air-Haus. Literally £2-£4k cheaper than 21 degrees, Paul Scotland and CVC . Not sure how they are doing it, but we will take it!! Just used the whatspapp feature to ask about cooling - lets see what they come back with.

We've been looking at options as well. We also won't have ashp. Brink also do this https://www.brinkclimatesystems.nl/solutions/evap-pro Not suitable for us as we want some kind of active cooling, but also don't want aircon cassettes everywhere

We are finally at the stage of ordering, and were going to get the kit from Ventilationland, glad I've just seen this.....what was the service like, any cooling options? (We won't have an ashp).

Based on my online research the following units are the best options. Does anyone have any suggestions, I want to start getting quotes this week and want to put together a list of companies to approach for quotes. ASHP: Heliotherm (though very expensive). Viessman and Stiebel Eltron MVHR: Zehnder, Brink

Thanks lots of responses - really appreciate the help. We are aware cooling through MVHR is limited and we have been advised that there are no significant overheating risks on the house - we have designed most out with overhangs etc. Though FCU in the main bedroom is something we might look into, with MVHR cooling just to bring the temp of the air that isn introduced into the house down. @G and J who is the company that you have found helpful? When it comes to choosing suppliers, I favour quality over price and do like an element of hand-holding.

Cooling was something we were discussing actually, we had looked at doing through the mvhr

Hi John, thanks for the detailed reply. First time I have heard someone suggest not to bother with the grant, £7.5k is a lot of money to ignore. Not quite sure why I would design for electric panel heaters and rads if I'm paying for an ashp? Not going for PH cert, but aiming to the standard, so as airtight as possible. ASHP I would not feel comfortable doing myself (not within my skillset), though MVHR maybe....though would be concerned with getting it wrong and it all being behind plasterboard. Any recommendations for MVHR manufacturers/suppliers?

Hi All new to forum, been watching as a guest for a while. We have finally started on our journey, site secured and existing house demolished. We have narrowed down our timber frame supplier to three and will be making a decision in the coming weeks. So far all three have suggested that we must have MVHR and that we should make a choice on our source for heating. We want UFH and are likely to go down the ASHP route. Prior to this journey my knowledge was limited, I have done a lot of research online and to be honest there is so much choice and I really don't know what to choose, which companies are best to approach. So welcome suggestions from the community. This seems like a very important decision. James