Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 16, 2010 11:37 am Hi all I am building in the country where gas is only available in bottles. We wish to make the house as energy efficient as possible. The plan is to put in Solar Panels to supply electricity down the track, but not immediately. My builder is now asking me what H.W.S we wish to install. The house is near the coast and may be vacant for some times during the year or leased for short term rental. Please can any onr help which way I should go? Thanks Re: hot water system 2Mar 16, 2010 3:43 pm Electric boosted solar HWS would be the way to go. Better off to get it done whilst building, as plumbing is going to be a pain once built. Some people don't have time to do the job right the first time, but seem to have plenty of time to fix their mistakes. Build Thread the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?) so with both turned on you… 2 14114 The tank is around 200 litres (I am on holiday for the next 6 weeks so can't check) The Heat Pump has a built in time switch. No idea on the speed to heat because with… 6 2115 I want to build a decking to the drawn shape outlined in black. The problem is how close can I build to the gas hot water unit? Will I be able to build around it and be… 0 20262 |