Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Oct 23, 2012 7:29 pm Hi all, We bought a block of land NW of Melbourne (Macedon Ranges) and are currently looking at house designs and builders. From 3 builders we received a quote and all of them have included evaporative cooling as an add on system on the ducted heating. We however are not sure if this is the right system for us, personally I don't like humidity. Our current rental has Daikin split systems in every room, we however use it only in our living area for heating (cooling just 2 days last year), in our bedroom we just use the cooling, last year +/- 7 nights. So overall we don't use them much and our electricity bill is annually less than $1000. Our new house has R2.5 insulated walls, R4 insulated roof, double glazed windows and 450mm eaves. So with that in mind is ducted heating with add on evaporative cooling the best system for 2 adults with no kids who can better stand the cold than the heat? Re: What type of heating and cooling 2Oct 23, 2012 7:34 pm I'd be going split system and fans in the bedrooms. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: What type of heating and cooling 3Oct 23, 2012 7:53 pm bashworth I'd be going split system and fans in the bedrooms. Thanks for your quick response. So a split system in the living area and no heating/cooling in the rest of the house is that what you mean? Must admit that is pretty much how we use it at the moment. Call me crazy but I love to sleep in an ice cold bedroom and preferably under an open window. Re: What type of heating and cooling 4Oct 24, 2012 5:01 am That's what we had for five years in a house in Gippsland and it worked well. Note we had well shaded North windows and one tiny West facing windows. Unshaded north windows and west windows and it would be a different matter. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: What type of heating and cooling 5Oct 24, 2012 11:07 am What about hydronic heating to the living areas and fans for cooling where required? Re: What type of heating and cooling 6Oct 24, 2012 3:42 pm Never bothered with hydronic heating in Australia the winters don't last that long. Had it in the UK with radiators but the question can be where to put the radiators, The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 25148 2 4190 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 4889 |