Dec 19
The party season is here! So as a last minute check and to avoid a hefty energy bill in the New Year, Honeywell is encouraging homeowners to push the ‘Party’ button on their thermostats!
The Party button manages the heating for you at a low level when entertaining in the home - heat can be lost due to doors left being open and guests stepping outside for a cigarette break, or the heating simply being left on unnecessarily for prolonged periods of time. Pushing the party button avoids over consumption and reduces a homeowner’s heating bills, which as exactly why Honeywell developed the function.
Everyone should be energy smart and push the Party button to save money on heating bills this Christmas, especially in the current energy squeeze…
To find out more about Honeywell’s wireless heating and zone heating control systems project click here.
Dec 15
I want to phase the upgrading of my heating system in a 3 bed semi.
First I want to have installed a new combi to heat a small underfloor heating system, and 3 radiators, and our tap hot water.
At a later date (2 – 5 years) I may want to purchase a wood burning stove with a back boiler, and have connected into the heating system, via a storage tank. I may want solar panels also to feed in. Is there a combi that is compatible for both scenarios? As the wood back boiler needs a vented system, and the combi is pressurized. I don’t want to have to buy and install the storage tank at the beginning, as this will be done in phase 2, for financial reasons.
Dec 01
Heatmiser UK, leading manufacturer of digital thermostat, underfloor heating control and heating control products, are offering you a great discount on their Wi-Fi Thermostat.
If you enter HEATMISER10 at the checkout you will receive £5 discount. To buy go online at www.heatmisershop.co.uk.
Don’t leave it too long as the offer ends at midnight 9th Dec 2011
Nov 29
Is a geothermal heating for you?
We have a great project page on ground source heat pumps which gives loads of information on what they are and how they work and how they can be beneficial.
But if you are considering the major change of installing one in your garden you need to be aware of a several things. As your garden will need to have a certain amount of digging done in it, you will definately need to be able to get a digger in, so access is key. Once the equipment is installed though, it needs very little maintenance.
Another consideration is if you are trying to tie it in to an extisting heating system. The ground source heat pump works best with low heat systems such as underfloor heating, not trying to heat radiators on a conventional system.
Ground source heating works best and saves you most when you are looking at replacing electric, LPG or solid fuel such as coal. The Energy Saving Trust estimate that your annual savings could be in the region of £480 if you use electric heaters, £200 if you use solid fuel and £180 if you use oil.
If you would like to receive free no obligation quotes for installers of ground source heat pumps and geothermal heating you can go to our Find a Trademan page.
Sep 12
Today sees the launch of the first Gas Safety Week, 12th – 18th September. It is being run by the Gas Safe Register and aims to raise public awareness of gas safety and encouraging people to take care of gas appliances.
Gas appliances can cause gas leaks, explosions, fires and carbon monoxide poisoning (see our project on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning). Advice from the Gas Safe Register includes making sure you have any gas appliances serviced regularly and have an annual gas safety check and make sure only a Gas Safe registered engineer does any work on your appliances (and check their ID card).
Don’t forget you can always find a plumber or heating engineer via our Find a Tradesman page and you will receive up to 5 free quotes from reliable and insured tradesmen in your area.
