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Heating
When you have your gas or oil heating boiler installed, replaced or serviced by Carrie Conservation & Services you can be sure to save € €’s on your annual heating bills. We ensure that all of our installations, commissioning and services are carried out to a standard that ensures maximum efficiency resulting in less CO2 emissions and a reduction in energy consumption saving you money.
Energy costs are rising rapidly. Electricity, gas and oil have all increased significantly in recent months resulting in extra heating costs. To ensure that your energy consumption from your heating system is operating at its best then have your boiler serviced annually. We will carry out a comprehensive analysis of your heating system to ensure your systems maximum performance.
By installing a more efficient condensing boiler (efficiency of around 97% for oil and 92% for gas) you could reduce your heating bills by as much as 30%. All new installations of heating systems, or boiler replacements carry a 12 month warranty, this includes a six month after sales visit to ensure that everything is operating well, and your first 12 month service absolutely free! So to be sure your heating system is in operating to its maximum performance contact us now
Heating Controls
For your own personal comfort and to ensure an economical heating system, an adequate and properly designed energy management system is essential to maximise the performance and efficiency of your central heating system. We can ensure that your home and hot water is only as warm as, where and when it needs to be.
Temperature zone controls allow different parts of your home to be kept at different temperatures only when they are required. Improving the heating control of your home will reduce energy requirements and costs.
For dwellings with just a timer controlling your heating, adding a room thermostat, hot water cylinder thermostat and boiler interlock will provide energy efficiency to your system, reducing the heating system loads and improving levels of comfort.
Introducing a room thermostat and separate controls for water and space heating provides boiler interlock and allows the boiler to heat water when there is no space heating requirement. This eliminates the need for the use of a costly electric immersion
Adding thermostatic radiator valve would further improve energy performance and comfort levels. Thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) limit the flow of water at different set temperatures to control the radiator temperatures. By installing TRVs this would reduce energy demand by better control over individual room temperatures and improving the responsiveness of the heating system.
After initial installation and commissioning, your heating system should have had an inhibitor added to the systems water content. The inhibitor helps to prevent the build up of corrosion deposits and sludge and keep your system working to its best performance. Unfortunately, here in Ireland, this practice was very rarely carried out buy installers and has resulted in most heating systems operating well below their maximum performance potential. All heating installations and boiler replacements by Carrie Conservation & Services have an inhibitor added to the system.
If you have an old system, or indeed a new system that has not had an inhibitor added don’t worry; we have the solution for you. Power Flushing your existing heating system will remove all of the corrosion deposits and sludge clearing and improving the circulation of the system, maximizing and improving the systems overall performance and saving you €€€’s on energy costs.
Low-Temperature Hot Water Under Floor Heating Systems
The temperature of hot water used for under floor heating is lower than for radiators with an average flow and return temperatures of 45°C/35°C for under floor compared to as much as 85°C/75°C with older systems. Plastic pipes are laid on top of the structural floor in a continuous serpentine formation with flow and return side by- side to even out temperature differences across the area.
Some systems employing heat spreader plates are available for use with timber floors, but are less common. The floor screed is then poured over the pipes. This means that the system has a high thermal inertia. The underside of the floor and edges must be well insulated to reduce heat loss.
With the combination of low floor temperatures and the high thermal mass of the floor produces a system that is slower to respond to any changes in the heating demand. This is compensated, to some extent, by the small temperature differential between the floor surface and room air temperature, which provides a degree of self-regulation and readily stabilises the room temperature.
Careful selection of heating zones is important to ensure that heat output matches building requirements. Their control will have a considerable impact on comfort and energy so systems can be controlled by a local thermostat (globe temperature sensors are better than air temperature sensors).
As the under floor heating system will raise the surface temperature of a zoned area of the room, the higher mean temperature will result in the occupants being more comfortable at a lower air temperature than with a traditional convecting heating system. This will improve economic operations if properly controlled. Furthermore, with condensing boilers, seasonal efficiencies of up to 92% can be achieved.
Contact us for more details on any of the above.
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