Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Mar 13, 2012 1:37 pm Hi, we're in the process of buying a semi-detached Victorian (double brick) in Melbourne. The house is nicely renovated inside but it only has one gas heater in the living room. We want to have hydronic heating (gas fired, panels) installed since we know and love this type of heating (we're from Germany). The problem is now that we're quite un-keen to have the floor ripped out for the installation of the pipes. Since all rooms except the hallway and the bathroom have an outside wall I was wondering whether the piping could be done from externally (drilling holes through the walls). Of course the pipes would then need insulation and also be covered for aesthetic reasons. There's the main gas pipe and a water pipe running alongside the house already, so all pipes could be hidden together under some form of skirting (not sure whether that's the correct term...) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Has anyone done this before? In particular: what material could this cover be made of... brickwork plus render? timber plus cladding? The pathway needs to be done anyway (likely aggregate concrete) We'll have the place being assessed by a few companies in the next couple of days but I'm wondering whether you had thoughts on this. Thanks, Christian Re: Hydronic heating - pipes along outside of the house 2Apr 18, 2012 6:30 pm Your job can definently be done, ive seen it before myself when i was researching for hydronic heating. The pipes were encased in a plastic ductwork similar to the stuff they use for airconditioning pipes. If your looking for a quote try hydroyherm they were recomended to me by a freind and they are installing hydronic heating in my house next week. There quote was one of the cheapest also. Re: Hydronic heating - pipes along outside of the house 3Apr 18, 2012 10:20 pm We are cursed....Had our airconditioning installed 2 days AFTER melbournes longest hotest week on record.....now that we have newly installed hydronic heating....its been the latest start to winter EVER!!!!!! Just thought I'd rant 1st lol Best you get a couple of quotes first so you can get some advice on whats best for your floorplan. My only thought when you described your situation is just how far would the furtherest panel be from the boiler. Best practice is that each panel is fed directly from the boiler and returns directly back. This creates quite a network of piping usually hidden under the floor or in the walls, all insulated. I would wonder if all these could be practically hidden in conduit etc. We used Melbourne Hydronic Heating and found them great on price and service, the owners name is Darren and he attends all of the installs. So a word of warning he is always busy and can be hard to get on the phone...and it will start to get very busy soon when winter finally arrives. That said he never missed an appointment..which cant be said for most trades. Re: Hydronic heating - pipes along outside of the house 4Apr 22, 2012 1:28 pm I had Darren from melbourne hydronics out to my house to give a quote, i found him to be quite rude and he never even got back to me with a price. I would not recommend him. Maybe i just got him on a bad day. My house is getting roughed in on tuesday, i'll let you know how it goes. Re: Hydronic heating - pipes along outside of the house 6May 02, 2012 3:09 pm Hi, We had a few companies in for quotes and we decided on Melbourne Hydronic Heating. I found Darren Pearce very friendly, highly professional and he was one of the few who actually listened to what my expectations were. I lived in about 10 places with hydronic heating before, so I do have a very good idea of what can be done and how it is generally done. (Others rushed in, told me what they are going to do and said that everyone else had no idea and was an amateur) Melbourne Hydronic Heating aren't the cheapest but I'm hoping that the extra $ pays out in terms of reliability and service. Our second choice would have been the Keenan Brothers hydronic-heating.com.au. I'll update once the job is carried out. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good hydronic in slab heating speacialist who may be able to help me with an existing system and wether or not it may need a seperator… 0 4882 Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7776 Currently renovating, and our main lounge is 5m x 10m, with a cathedral roof peaking at 6.5m high. Currently have tiles on concrete slab. Room is very hard to heat. I am… 0 4812 |