Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Hydronic heating 5Mar 18, 2007 6:31 pm Just reviving a very old thread and hoping to kill two birds with one stone.
1) mek, did you end up getting that hydronic heating? 2) Does anyone have those heated towel rails in their bathrooms? During my research I found that these towel rails can actually double as heating for the bathroom. Since we don't have a heating outlet in our bathroom/ensuite I thought that a heated towel rail/hydronic heater would be a cool idea. Any opinions (for and/or against) regarding this idea? If we were to get this product installed (after handover) would this cost quite a bit more? I'm assuming there would need to be an extra gas pipe needed to run it. [sneakersss] Re: Hydronic heating 6Jul 05, 2007 2:21 pm Just noticed your question, YSSIM
Yes, we are getting hydronic heating, had a meeting a couple of weeks ago regarding positioning of panels so it's going well, but it's not in yet. Shouldn't be too much longer. Re: Hydronic heating 7Jul 12, 2007 9:06 pm Hi Mek,
We are also considering Hydronic heating as a friend of ours has it and it is absolutely fabulous. I am also interested to know how you go with the cost, installation and placement of the panels...if you dont mind sharing with us Are you having your hot water system attached to it? Good luck with your building Mrs B Re: Hydronic heating 8Jul 16, 2007 10:46 pm Sorry Mrs B, I seem to be missing posts frequently...
Re. cost, as we have one figure for the whole of the house, I can't exactly tell you how much of it went for the heating but I took our plan to a heating shop before we started building and they estimated around 15K, our house is about 25 squares inside. We're getting 11 panels of different strength, it's all been calculated based on size, we also requested panels for the bathrooms and hallway. Wherever possible, I requested panels to be put under a window on the outside wall, this is the way it's done in Europe. Yes, everything gets connected to the hot water system. The panels should go in shortly, the house is being painted at the moment. Just a word of warning: once the panels are on and further on when we need to re-paint the walls, the panels will have to come off. Might be too much hassle for some people, but I am prepared to do just about anything for the lovely heat Re: Hydronic heating 9Jul 17, 2007 11:57 pm Thankyou for the info Mek
Sounds like you are building a beautiful home from what I have read from your other posts. 15k to install, wow, I know it is the best type of heating and we are also building a custom built home but already we need to shave thousands of dollars of our builders quote. Oh well...do I really have to sacrifice my limestone tile flooring LOL Mrs B Supplier and installer... 10Jul 23, 2007 10:34 pm Hi Mek,
We are also considering Hydronic heating for the same reasons as you. If you don't mind , who are you using, as my husband and I are not quite sure where to begin. I would greatly appreciate this. Kind regards, Binny PS like you I don't mind having to pull them down to repaint, anything not to have that awful hot air blowing! Re: Hydronic heating 13Jul 27, 2007 3:02 pm Hi Binny, these are the people who are doing our hydronic heating:
http://www.northwestairconditioning.com ... ntact.html They do not have anything on show regarding hydronic heating, but if you want the name and contact number of the person who did ours please let me know and I will send you a PM. Re: Hydronic heating 15Aug 01, 2007 10:56 pm If there's other people interested in hydronic heating - there's a heating shop/showroom in Hoppers Crossing (western part of Melbourne) called Mod Cons who do hydronic heating (also other kinds of heating, solar, home automation, satellite TV):
http://www.modcons.com.au/index1.htm Re: Hydronic heating 16Sep 14, 2007 6:20 pm Just a note to everyone who is thinking of putting hydronic heating into their house. I was quite surprised at how small the panels were in our house. It turns out that based on Australian standards, the size of the panels is calculated taking into consideration various things (type and size of windows, insulation and of course size of rooms, etc) delivering 21 degrees for living spaces, 18 for bedrooms, 23 for bathrooms at 4.5 degrees outside temperature. So if anyone thinks they wouldn't be happy with this, make sure you specify this to your supplier. Re: Hydronic heating 17Sep 14, 2007 8:56 pm Hey guys, try Hurlcon P/L for your hydronic heating requirements.
They have hydrolic boilers that can be placed either inside or outside. They require a 3/4" gas connectin and have 1" flow & return connections. They also have electric boilers as well. They have the Therma-rad panel radiators in many different sizes all meeting int'l stds (incl ISO9002 & DIN) in high singles, high doubles and high triples 200 up to 900 0.22 kW up to 14.90kW. You can also connect the towel rails up to the boilers and they come in 500mm to 750mm in width and 764mm to 1750mmin height and 30mm deep. they come in chrome or white powder coated. They have hydronic trench heaters which are for living areas with patio doors or glass walls. My favourite though it the Rolled edge Thermaboard, which replace skirting boards and have a low surface temp so safe for kids. They come in single and double elements depending on your requirements and are std bond white powder coated. They are 200mm high by 75mm deep and have slits running along the top of them. They have outlets in all states, but if in Melb, contact the sales office in Scoresby @ 42 Rocco Drive, Ph. 9765-9700. IF they can't quote & install i'm sure that they can recommend someone. How do i know this, i'm looking at their catalogue (and friend works there). www.hurlcon.com.au Hope this helps, i think the skirting board option would be fantastic and doesn't take up precious wall space. Good Luck!!! Re: Hydronic heating 18Oct 31, 2007 11:36 am If anybody was wandering about actual performance, we are now in the house and on a couple of cold days the heating was working fabulously! Although 21 degrees is not really warm for me so had to rack the thermostat up. Re: Hydronic heating 19Oct 31, 2007 12:04 pm mek If anybody was wandering about actual performance, we are now in the house and on a couple of cold days the heating was working fabulously! Although 21 degrees is not really warm for me so had to rack the thermostat up. Shame on you Mek. You're supposed to do your bit for the environment and put up with 21 degrees. Only Matt is allowed to ramp it up to 28 degrees in winter. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 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 3448 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 3530 |