Hi,
For economic reasons, I would like to have each room in my house zoned, and I am looking for the most cost effective way to do that.
More details -
I am renovating my 1000sq ft 3-bed semi-d in Ireland. The house is built from hollow block. It is currently gutted. I am adding ~100mm of insulated drylining. I will install a new a-rated condensing gas system boiler, an insulated hot water cylinder, new rads, and new central heating pipes.
I may not live in the house long enough to warrant the time and expense of a full home automation project, although I am excited by the thought of automatically boosting the room heating once a user is detected in it. And lowering the heating when the house is empty. And heating more water when smelly/sweaty users are detected ;-)
My current requirements are a lot simpler, I would like each room to be programmable for time and temperature. I would like the user in each room to be able to press a "boost" button in case they are in the room outside of the normal schedule.
Downstairs is one large open plan space with 2 rads, and a hall with a rad. upstairs has 3 bedrooms and a bath room with a rad in each room.
Existing quotes for central heating have been a standard 3 zone system (upstairs, downstairs, water cylinder). Downstairs stat in the living space. Upstairs stat on the landing. TRVs on the rads in the hall and upstairs rooms. This gives me some control, but not as much as I would like.
I am now thinking that I might be better off considering two zones, water and a single run of radiators, and looking to use some form of programmable TRV's to zone each room.
Another suggestion was pipe each radiator to a central manifold with electrical actuators and place stats in each room.
What is the most cost effective way to have each room zoned?
Given your experiences to date how would you suggest to layout the new central heating?
Thanks in advance for your feedback
For economic reasons, I would like to have each room in my house zoned, and I am looking for the most cost effective way to do that.
More details -
I am renovating my 1000sq ft 3-bed semi-d in Ireland. The house is built from hollow block. It is currently gutted. I am adding ~100mm of insulated drylining. I will install a new a-rated condensing gas system boiler, an insulated hot water cylinder, new rads, and new central heating pipes.
I may not live in the house long enough to warrant the time and expense of a full home automation project, although I am excited by the thought of automatically boosting the room heating once a user is detected in it. And lowering the heating when the house is empty. And heating more water when smelly/sweaty users are detected ;-)
My current requirements are a lot simpler, I would like each room to be programmable for time and temperature. I would like the user in each room to be able to press a "boost" button in case they are in the room outside of the normal schedule.
Downstairs is one large open plan space with 2 rads, and a hall with a rad. upstairs has 3 bedrooms and a bath room with a rad in each room.
Existing quotes for central heating have been a standard 3 zone system (upstairs, downstairs, water cylinder). Downstairs stat in the living space. Upstairs stat on the landing. TRVs on the rads in the hall and upstairs rooms. This gives me some control, but not as much as I would like.
I am now thinking that I might be better off considering two zones, water and a single run of radiators, and looking to use some form of programmable TRV's to zone each room.
Another suggestion was pipe each radiator to a central manifold with electrical actuators and place stats in each room.
What is the most cost effective way to have each room zoned?
Given your experiences to date how would you suggest to layout the new central heating?
Thanks in advance for your feedback
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