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If
you like the idea of doing your bit for the environment,
whilst enjoying the benefits, then pick up the
phone or fill out the form on the contact page.
All our details
along with a web form can be found
on the contact page click
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Tel:
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Heat
Emitter Type
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Floor
Traditional
Radiators
Aluminium
Radiators
Fan
Assisted Radiators
We
at Efficient Energy Solutions Yorkshire would
always recommend that where possible an under
floor system be implemented. Correctly installed,
this is the most efficient form of heating
and provides comfort like no other. Retro
fitting an under floor system to an existing
property can pose it’s challenges,
however, solutions are available and with
new products providing us with new ways of
installing under floor heating it is now
possible to retro fit to existing buildings.
The picture on the right is an example of
a wet underfloor system designed for retro
fitting. It is only 15mm in thickness.
In
terms of new build installation things are
a lot easier and with some thought beforehand
good results are easy to come by.
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For
best results, planning of your under floor
heating system needs to take place at an early
stage.
We recommend sitting down with your architect & designer and discussing
with them what you intend to achieve through your heating system.
This will in turn have knock on effects with different aspects of
your build, some buildings are more suited to under floor heating than
others.
Under Floor Heating
Some considerations are:
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What
method floor type you or your architect intend
to construct if new build or fix to if existing
(this may differ from level to level) Solid
concrete, suspended timber etc
Whether
you are going for a concrete
and screed UFH system or aluminium
flat plate (this will be dictated
by your floor type.
What
floor coverings you would like eg. tiles or carpets? Tiles will
prove more efficient, where carpets will act as an insolent layer
and if very thick may require a higher flow temperature in turn
lowering heat pump efficiency
A
full under floor system or an up down split of under floor down stairs
and radiators upstairs. This is a popular choice when presented with
a concrete ground floor and a suspended timber frame upper floor. In
this scenario the customer gets the best of both worlds without having
to compromise on efficiency through the use of a slightly less efficient
aluminium plate system or choice of carpets acting as insolents. Also
Some people like having the radiators.
Zone
control and cabling installation for programmable room stats for
the different zones. We recommend each room be on its own zone. This
way ‘on and off’ and desired temperature of each room
can be controlled independently. This is a very efficient and comfortable
way of controlling your heat.
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Traditional
Steel Radiators
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Designed
to be powered by traditional boilers, running
on traditional fuels like gas and oil these
steel radiators are fine when receiving 70°C – 80°C
on flow temperature provided by the boiler.
However, temperature output by heat pumps is much lower and therefore
these radiators need to be increased in size if they are to achieve
the same exchange of heat into the room.
This increase in size can be achieved by making the radiator longer,
taller and deeper.
This solution is known as over sizing radiators.
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| Aluminium
Radiators |
A
higher grade material and a much better conductor
of heat, these radiators will provide a higher
output of heat than a conventional steel radiator
and can be another solution for heat pump s
running at lower temperatures.
This is particularly so when space is at a premium on retrofit projects.
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| Fan
Assisted Radiators |
Another
step up from the aluminium radiator and more
efficient still. A fan blows the air through
the metal fins within the radiator housing
speeding up the process of convection. Reduced
water content means fan assisted radiators
have less thermal inertia to overcome so when
heating is needed, response is almost instant
resulting in reduced room heat up times. These
radiators will quickly heat up your room.
Once the room has reached temperature set by the control on the radiator,
unlike conventional radiators, which continue to output heat, fan assisted
radiators react quickly to heat gains and reduce output, minimising
energy wastage. Manufactures have invested a lot of money in fan assisted
radiators and there are some very efficient products on the market.
The only down side with them is they require an electrical supply for
the fan and also the controls. However, these too are efficient components
and will only consume minimal electricity. The heat benefits are easily
justified against electrical running costs.
These
heaters have a small footprint and easily
retrofitted to provide a cost effective,
energy efficient and practical alternative
to under floor heating and conventional radiators
for use with heat pumps.
In the ‘heat emitter guide’ fan assisted radiators gain
a high Temperature Star Rating for heat pump system efficiency. A copy
of which can be downloaded below.
EX07C
Heat Emitter Guide v3.1a (2,297kb)
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ENERGY SOLUTIONS YORKSHIRE
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Efficient Energy Solutions Yorkshire. All Rights
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