Heating, Cooling & Insulation
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Hello,
I’m want to seal up some fixed wall vents in our circa 1890s home. I’ve been told they were required under old building regulations for unflued gas heating… Zoned Ducted Reverse Cycle System
Options are baiscally.
Ducted
Zoned Ducted
Multi-Split
Split System
Ducted is what it sounds like, ducts but its all on or all off, pretty rare these days.
Zoned Ducted… Braemar thm6x32 ducted heating issueHi all
I have a 7 year old Braemar thm6x32 ducted gas heater with addon cooling. I've had nothing but problems with it since day one, but that's for another thread.
In… Please help. Need advice
Yeah very true. Thank you so much for your input, it’s really helped. I just wanted to hear all this from a neutral and not just the sale pitch from supplier. What I… Passive shading NW Facing glass doorsThanks. ill look at as many options as i can - plenty of time before next summer - will see how it goes through winter first to get a feel of winter light and warmth from… Roof vent threadI can't honestly tell you because this was a new build, so no previous experience here with it.
If you do get two, ensure that you have plenty of spots under the eaves so… bpratt replied 23 April 2016 ago Light vs Dark roof temperaturesI'd be interested to see the difference between three light coloured roofs of the same type eg Colorbond surfmist - one without sarking, one with and the third with a… PPR (polypropylene pipes)Thanks for your help guys. I have decided to order everything including piping and heating panels from overseas. It'll save me the hassle of finding it here and paying… barnes replied 30 March 2016 ago Sound proofing the bedroomTo cut the noise of a toilet filling in the next room you could build a second brick wall. Only joking, but what will work is to simply turn down the toilet cistern tap so… Reverse cycle Vs Evap + Gas heatingOhh, naturally I meant I'll be using evap cooling coupled with gas ducted heating. I too will be having a fire, albeit a free standing wood heater version.
Good job on… Different kinds of sarking?
So, the white sarking may be heat reflective, but they figure that wasn't needed under the weatherboards. In the end though, it probably comes… AJW replied 26 July 2015 ago Wall wrap for brick veneerCheers John, some great info there. Cleared a couple of things up for me. Good point with the brickies. Most of the large volume builders here in Adelaide seem to use a… Insulation batts per meter Use the left over batts in your house roof or save them for your next build project.
The $ value for one bag of batts is only about $60 to $90
One can have the same… insulation density
It always irks me when they dont put material properties up
BTW R2.0 is a… Air conditioning placementIf space is limited you may have issues, roof mounting may be the go and should not cost too much more if they are small units. Like mentioned the issue is the hot air… BJ88 replied 6 September 2014 ago BJ88Sep 06, 2014 10:37 pm Rusty fan blades on ActronAir A/C unitI agree with Bels to some degree. The unit will still function no problems, but you will loose some minor efficiency. Why? Well because the corrosion will cause extra drag… Crazyk replied 21 July 2014 ago underfloor heatingInsulate under the slab as well.
Just run some pex pipe in the slab.
The house needs heat with concrete floors.
Good luck
Pulpo Pulpo replied 24 December 2013 ago PulpoDec 24, 2013 9:48 am Hydronic Heating - AdelaideHi,
We are about to build in Adelaide and would like to have floor heating. We are hoping to have a polished concrete floor, and I would love to hear how your system has… Recommend A/C installers in AdelaideWow, I'm interested by this....
I wanted ducted gas heating, but having lived with Evaporative cooling in a previous house - would never want it again, so reverse cycle… Confused...we are
Having approached a recognised National retailer via two of their branches we got two different design reccomendations.
Ducted Gas heating
One system… Anyone replaced an evap air cond?Hi all, I have a Brivis system too, 5 outlets, installed about 2005, and I can say that it will give a temp diff of about 10 deg normally.
As advised I leave all the… Your hydronic gas billAnyone willing to share how their winter bill was like?
We currently have ducted reverse cycle. However, have plans to put in hydronic heating for our alteration /… A/C Configuration with Multi-Split UnitWe're considering the air conditioning for our new build ..............
The home is typical of the newer "open plan" designs consisting of..............
1) Kitchen /… Where can I buy gas hydronic parts for DIY?Not sure exactly what you are after.
Yep underfloor heating in the UK or the rest of Europe very standard.
Very competitive in pricing.
Simply log onto ebay and should… Pulpo replied 5 August 2012 ago PulpoAug 05, 2012 12:49 pm ash3Jul 09, 2012 10:28 pm TurboHeat ducted combustion heatingDoes anyone have practical experience with the company "TurboHeat"
http://www.turboheat.net.au
They make a heat exchanger and ducted fan… rfrost started a topic 21 June 2012 ago Fan for open fireHi I have a large open fireplace and am wondering if it is possible to
fan force it?
My idea is to insert a steel/galvanised pipe 35mm through the side brickwork with… bcullen started a topic 23 April 2012 ago Foam panel insulationHow do foam boards go in a fire? Isn't polystyrene rather flammable and give off extremely toxic fumes when burning?
Happy to be proved wrong, just curious? James65 replied 18 December 2011 ago Full Ducted Or Ducted / Split Combo ?Have you considered the Actron Air ESP+.
This is precisely what they are are made for. The ESP+ can run down to one outlet if you want and save a fortune in running costs.… Fridgy replied 12 December 2011 ago AllyHDec 07, 2011 6:52 pm Controller location.Spoke to the installers and they told me for this set up that there is a temp sesnsor in the controller and in the return air path. So they can configure it for one of… How to size ac's for 6 star homes?The house is having R4.1 in the ceiling and R3.0 in the walls...not sure if its getting foil though...the builder is higher end so expect it will have foil.
Decided to…
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