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After reading the post on brexit and washing machines (which I enjoyed reading).
I thought it would be nice for us to have some tips in a thread about energy efficiency?
The biggest loss of energy / efficiency is heating systems, in a house up-to 60% losses and gains can be achieved here.
Newer boilers are much more efficient than the older boilers, even knowing the humidity and what temperature to set based on this and the weather.
Using a dual coil cylinder (solar cylinders as an example) heating at 4kw instead of single 2kw coils is much more efficient.
But the biggest problem is single home thermostat systems. Using one thermostat is the norm right across the uk, even the new nest system is quite ineffective in terms of efficiency.
TRV's help but this is a manual action, you can forget.
We need to utilise our heating systems on a room by room basis, electronically and part of an efficient system.
Honeywell at the moment make an electronic battery operated TRV and stat that can work with your system and heat a room based on its own temp.
However this system also needs the main stat to be calling for heat to work.
What would be the best way to run your heating is to figure in your build s manifold system for your rads / underfloor heating.
This would allow you to call for heating only when it's needed on a room by room basis.
Also to sort out the washing machine hot water problem you would install a flow switch on your washing machine pipe that would be linked to your circulation pump.
This would give you hot water in seconds to the washing machine.
Lighting:
You probably know this... but change all your bulbs to LED, there is no excuse now - they make every type and prices have come right down. Don't buy the crap off eBay!
Use occupancy detection in toilets, cupboards and rooms without TASK.
Use timers where you can for garden / external lighting.
Dimmers, dim it down its less energy - does it need to be 100% all the time?
Mick
I thought it would be nice for us to have some tips in a thread about energy efficiency?
The biggest loss of energy / efficiency is heating systems, in a house up-to 60% losses and gains can be achieved here.
Newer boilers are much more efficient than the older boilers, even knowing the humidity and what temperature to set based on this and the weather.
Using a dual coil cylinder (solar cylinders as an example) heating at 4kw instead of single 2kw coils is much more efficient.
But the biggest problem is single home thermostat systems. Using one thermostat is the norm right across the uk, even the new nest system is quite ineffective in terms of efficiency.
TRV's help but this is a manual action, you can forget.
We need to utilise our heating systems on a room by room basis, electronically and part of an efficient system.
Honeywell at the moment make an electronic battery operated TRV and stat that can work with your system and heat a room based on its own temp.
However this system also needs the main stat to be calling for heat to work.
What would be the best way to run your heating is to figure in your build s manifold system for your rads / underfloor heating.
This would allow you to call for heating only when it's needed on a room by room basis.
Also to sort out the washing machine hot water problem you would install a flow switch on your washing machine pipe that would be linked to your circulation pump.
This would give you hot water in seconds to the washing machine.
Lighting:
You probably know this... but change all your bulbs to LED, there is no excuse now - they make every type and prices have come right down. Don't buy the crap off eBay!
Use occupancy detection in toilets, cupboards and rooms without TASK.
Use timers where you can for garden / external lighting.
Dimmers, dim it down its less energy - does it need to be 100% all the time?
Mick
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