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Jan 26, 2011
8:55 pm

Mrs B

supasquirrel

Hi Mrs B,

Have been reading this thread - would be interested to know how many panels you got in order to save so many $$$$ with different quotes.

How many squares are you heating? We were quoted $14 - $15K for 8-10 panels. Those floor registers I was told are quite pricey as well.

Hi Supasquirrel

From what the guys explained to me, you can’t save $'s by getting less panels as your heating system will become ineffective. The two quotes were for exactly the same amount of panels...the cheaper one included the under floor panels. The price difference is because one company wanted our business more than the other...that what I think

We just shopped around until I found what I considered a 'fair and reasonable' price. I can’t recommend this company enough...the after service has been terrific. We had a leak a few weeks ago, although they said it wasn’t the hydronics, they sent 2 guys out to do pressure testing for an hour...no arguments, just really good service (it turned out to be the upstairs toilet wasn’t installed properly).

Our house is about 40sq's living I think...never really know how to work it out

Double glazing throughout... apparently is important for the system to operate effectively. As for the amount of panels we have... (quickly do this in my head)
Wall...9
Floor...2
Towel rails...3

I am no expert on hydronic heating but I hope my experience has helped others to make a decision one way or another.

Mrs B

Calling Mrs B????

Just wondering about those bills and the cost of running your fabo heating system? Worth the investment?

Mrs B

Jan 28, 2011
4:12 pm

Hi MissyP

The hydronic heating system is still the best feature we put in our home

To come home at night and to feel a beautiful warmth in every room just makes me love coming home even more. We have the system on Timer through the year which makes it wonderful to use. Several of our friends/work colleques now have hydronic systems installed and all are thrilled with it.

I cant tell if we have saved $$$'s on the bills ...cant work it out as all our utilities have gone up due to the big cost increase through melb.

Mrs B

MissyP

Jan 28, 2011
7:24 pm

Hmmmm, you might have just swayed me

Pulpo

Jan 29, 2011
10:51 am

Another good website is is
http://www.solarsatisfaction.com.au/

Also the guy is happy to talk about the subject.

I have installed the pipes in slab on my current house, still being built.

Being diy it will be the most cost effective heating available.

Plan to use solar heat as much as possible.

Cheers

Pulpo

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