Jimcub

The floor has 100mm polystyrene slab then DPM with UFH pipes stapled to this, then I think 3” of screed and tiles on top. there are 3 loops in one zone we have an uninterrupted view down a valley and we are elevated up so it’s a good view, windows go from back of house to down the side as it’s a L shaped wrap around. why did we buy it well we thought of a brick extension, but this came up on flea bay 3 years old and complete with Sanderson thermal blinds cost me £350 a no brainier really. Was installed by a builder who had experience of this type of build. boiler was put in year before build and it’s a Bali platinum 24k. We also had the flu moved to out of the roof as it exited onto the decking ( just why ? )

The £25 ish is only when it gets down below freezing otherwise approx £8 to £10 a day

Yes I know it’s high but our conservatory has wide far reaching views and an abundance of animals and birds, so that is the main reason we sit in there so not looking at 4 walls. the cost is high because it’s a conservatory which are not insulated as a building would be, I don’t mind paying for the privilege of a good view knowing my child will inherit a nice house. as for the floor the builder who built the conservatory and floor only got as far as the 6” concrete sub floor, I laid 150mm styrene base then a dpm, the UFH was designed by a specialist firm who then supplied the goods. I specified what the room was so it would heat efficiently and we came up with 3 zones just for that floor area 33sqm, 150mm of screed warmed up over a month and then tiled. yep floor is warm and thermostat is out of the sun, there is only the 2 of us 1 dog and 100 stick insects to keep warm, neither of us are in good health so just want to live a decent life while watching the pennies.

I have underfloor heating in my conservatory that we live in year round, run off our gas combi boiler. I would like to instal a ASHP to run just my UFH only, that leaves the gas boiler to heat water and radiators. at the moment we only use in winter the radiators in the hall and bathroom ( this has electric UFH as well ). although we have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms we don’t use the up stairs due to health issues, the house is well insulated. conservatory is 20x20’ and built in 2017 with heat reflective roof panels, I may replace the roof with a solid one in the future, I installed the UFH and last winter we run it with the thermostat set at 23oC . this works well for us and is comfy so we wish to keep it this way, the cost to run is between £25 to £27 a day in gas. So am I right in thinking a ASHP will be the economical way foreword kind words only Jim

https://usservice.solisinverters.com/support/solutions/folders/73000516483 found this on net hope it helps someone

Probably finger stutter I get that some times, think it’s an age thing.

I have all the connectors that came with battery and inverter, so could power house lighting circuit as we have all led bulbs. it’s something I’ll do in future as it’s a new install, I want to see what I can generate for this year. My installer said a double socket is easy to do with my equipment, a full fuse board is more expensive as more equipment is needed to cope, also I’ll add another battery

So I have a 4.4Kw set of panels with a 3.6Kw inverter and a 5Kw battery, newly fitted and now working as best it can in winter. my question is in the event of a grid power failure I cannot use my panels or my battery to power my house, I realise this is a safety issue for workers who may be working on the grid not to get a shock. There must be a safe system that will auto change to panels and battery, with limits set to keep batteries etc from harm. my installer said it is not cost effective due to high instillation cost, would make better use of sun power if there is a way to do this without breaking the bank.

I have a solis inverter and have not yet had access to their app, installer thinks it is a antenna problem to be rectified this week. We have had over 1 1/2 kw on a sunny day but have come across a problem during the cold spell. Our inverter is coupled to a foxx battery pack, when the temp goes below zero it won’t fill the battery, as a result any excess goes to the grid even though we are not on a FIT yet.

Ha no as it’s kept in the ecu so I don’t have to ? now to the underfloor heating Doh ???? my fault dam it, I tried to clean out the flow adjusters last week and I screwed them all the way down so nothing can flow past. reset the flows and inlet manifold is now hot ? so no asbo for the wife, just waiting for the floor to heat up and I’ll put the panel back to hide all the pipe work. wouldn’t have touched it if it weren’t for a boiler breakdown and new bathroom fitted, I know a lot more about the workings of the mixer valve now as well. it’s an age thing now I’m old I keep telling myself, thanks for all the replies.

Can anyone point me to a 2 gang light switch single way that has a indicator light on it for each switch, I have a ceiling fan and lights in my bathroom both on same box. but being a bit deaf I can’t hear if the fan is running and leave it on, the switch is in a hallway outside the bathroom so a switch with a indicator light for 1 or both gangs will remind me the fan or the light is still on.

Thanks I’ll give it a go in the morning, battery change on car today ( taking all the inlet apart just to get at it )

I use my iPhone XR to tether to my iPad works for me, not any issues and only use when away from home.

I installed this in late 2016 and has worked flawlessly since then, it is in a conservatory with 3 zones the pump is a grunfos upm3 hybrid with a purpose build manifold and a bypass valve. turned off in May this year and then put on in august to test and worked ok now I had a faulty valve in the boiler which was fixed under guarantee, this fault drained all the water out through a vent so I had to refill every day 3 times, always empty in the morning. Now when the underfloor heating comes on the return heats up before the flow on the manifold, the pump is working. I flushed the pipes to get rid off any air pockets and it now has 2 bar pressure, but the actual pipes flow and return remain cold any help would be welcome

I am retired from the engineering trade and try to do all my own repairs and upgrades to my house. in my present house which held the hidden horrors we all here about, I have upgraded or new built this lot a large wrap round conservatory ( bought off eBay complete with blinds for £350 ) it was in very good condition being only a few years old this has underfloor heating ( wet ). kitchen revamp including oak bi fold doors where the window was lounge revamp from the Dpm upwards aluminium gazebo and patio new bathroom two bedrooms in to one new drains layout Upgrade shed into garage and extend garage which is ongoing some has had to be done by professionals as deemed by law, most has been done at a very slow pace due to health conditions jim