Hi All,
I have just ran accross an interesting hydronic heating/cooling systems which can be built into the walls and/or ceilings:
https://www.variotherm.com/en/products/ ... tered.html
https://www.variotherm.com/en/products/ ... ywall.html
https://www.variotherm.com/en/products/ ... ywall.html
From what I see, it is an advantage over almost any ducted system out there:
- each room/zone can be configured for its own cooling or heating temperature
- no draughts
- no dust/air movement (great for allergic people etc.)
- completely silent
- virtually zero maintainainance
- better energy savings as, unlike radiators, due to larger areas, the water temperature does not have to go very high (e.g. up to 35 degrees to heat a house). Around 30% energy savings when compared to conventional heating systems.
- comparable or lower cost of installation - can be installed as a plaster or drywall, just requires a bit of extra plumbing to and from the manifolds. It is about GBP40 per sqm installed in the UK, so should be probably around $100 per sqm when installed in Australia.
What do you think?