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Hi folks, I've an investment of £40K held in a UK branch of an Irish bank that has just matured and would like to convert same to Euro with a view to doing some house upgrades. Question is who can I get the best rate/charges with to maximise the Euro equivalent? Thanks in advance, fm

Hi Patc, I use stove purely for space heating room in which it is located and for contributing to DHW. The pump is located in the Hotpress in the utility. I wouldn't be inclined to alter the layout (i.e. moving your HP) just to accomodate the stove. There are other effective workable solutions.

Patc....have a similar arrangement. Stove is circa 53 ft from cylinder on same floor in bungalow and have fitted a pump on the return with pipe stat on the flow. You can adjust the temp on the stat to either pull heat away from the stove earlier (i.e. at lower temps say 60) or allow more heat...

Thanks onq. House is only two-three year old. Sunroom has a vaulated ceiling (circa 16 ft to truss tyes). In terms of insulation it has 100ml rigid ks between studs, 200 ml rigid ks between sloping rafters, 300ml quilted insulation above between truss tyes (flat part of ceiling) so in theory...

Thanks onq. Gaps around windows internally are sealed. I suspect extnernally, they're not an intentional open joint details. The various blocks/bricks in the Hallmark range differ slightly in terms of thickness and rather than having them plumb at the back & this tight to the window frame...

Folks, Have timberframe dormer build with attached sun/living room off to one side (westerly aspect). This room/side of house takes full brunt of prevailing winds & rain coupled with which it has a vaulted ceiling and is arguably the most difficult room in the house to heat (or retain heat)...

Hi folks, my house is a timberframe build, standard insulation detail in external wall panels and the outer leaf of the property is constructed using Hallmark brick. Like another poster, I know wind is passing through the outer leaf and swirling around in the cavity between this outerleaf...

Folks, Occupied a a TF dormer bungalow in late 09. 2600sq ft GF heated by UFH. Wall panels had 100mm kingspan factory fitted. 200mm kingspan between rafters & 25mm kingspan underneath. Flat areas in ceiling have 300mm fibreglass. No heat source in dormer as yet and no imminent plans to...

billb, that's mightily impressive. I don't know anyone else who can run their space heating with UFH for only 2 hours per day. I have experimented with mine for over 12 months, trying to run for say two/three hours in the morning and then two/three hours again in the evening but found this to...

villa is right - system needs to be open vented. I think what sometimes confuses people with this set-up is that their hot & cold water supply around the house is pressurised (i.e. water delivered to point of use @ mains pressure via a large pump) but their heating system is in fact open...

hey tripmeup, No,its just on for that 4/5 hour block in the morning with no additional "boosts" during the day. In my experience through messing with the system and trying different permutations & patterns, I've concluded that running it for an hour here and there makes no discernible...

glic 83, it can be done. I have successfully incorporated solid fuel source into my heating and DHW installation. It is open vented despite having UFh installed and as advised by villa, ensure you use a competent plumber. I have friends who have combined both who appear to have had many more...

hi tinysandra, I have dual heating installed and additionally am running UFH. No issues thusfar thankfully. My plumber used a "system zone" solution for combining feeds from both solid fuel and orthodox heating and its successful so far. Very glad of same during the recent severe cold spell...

Folks, Not suggesting this is the correct solution, but I've been wrestling with UFH for 18 months attempting to optimize fuel consumption with maintaining a comfortable temp in house at times we need it. Originally, I was running the bedroom zones for a few hours before bed & again for a few...

Hi Lex......you don't by chance recall the name of the hotel you stayed in? To the other posters, thanks for the replies.

Folks, noted this product on another interesting and informative thread and would appreciate if an OP could point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

Hi folks, travelling to barcelona in late Feb for 2 night only unfortunately. Due to compressed timeframe, trying to get as organised as possible, hence any advice on most economic way to travel from BCN airport to city centre and a recommendation for a decent, basic clean and centrally...

Folks, As the title suggests, am interested to know what other flow rates posters are experiencing when multiple UFH loops are calling for heat? With one/two loops calling for heat, I note my system is running around 5-6 litres/min but when there are several loops all calling for heat, it...

Hi Pache (& villa1 if you can help also), why do I need to chemically treat my system each year & how do I do same? What is the reference to oxygenated water and as I presume it is "unhealthy", how do I seek to avoid this issue? Thanks

Hi Pache. No - both are installed for over a year, but I didn't use the stove last winter at all (more laziness than anything else!), but my plumber did assure me that he had successfully combined both sources in previous installations using the system zone box - I appreciate that tradesmen...