Central Heating: A Design and Installation Manual

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The Domestic heating design guide is published by the Domestic Building Services Panel ( www.dbsp.co.uk ), a joint initiative of the heating industry and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. This Guide is to be read in conjunction with the Domestic Heating Design Guide which covers the main elements of domestic heating system design. The requirements of underfloor heating and the modifications which have to be made to the normal design process to allow for the specific attributes of floor heating are covered in this publication. Radiators :Radiators are cheaper than UFH and choice is as much about aesthetics as it is by the amount of heat needed Tim is an expert in sustainable building methods and energy efficiency in residential homes and writes on the subject for magazines and national newspapers. He is the author of The Sustainable Building Bible, Simply Sustainable Homes and Anaerobic Digestion - Making Biogas - Making Energy: The Earthscan Expert Guide.

The volume of the cylinder will be determined by a calculation which takes into account the space heating requirement of the house, the number of bathrooms and the number of people in the house. You’ll generally be guided (or told) by your supplier or installer what cylinder to install. The advice would be to do some research and take part in the decision – there is a fairly wide spread in terms of efficiency and price. What Size Boiler Do I Need? This new 2016 edition of the Guide is the result of work undertaken by the Domestic Building Services Panel of CIBSE. The Panel has recognised that the use of under-floor heating has increased significantly in the UK and Ireland and seen the need for the provision of additional advice on the subject, specfically for those operating in the Domestic Sector. Equipment manufacturers provide comprehensive instructions and training in the design and installation of their own products. However, with the more widespread use of floor heating there is a requirement for a more general level of advice on design and installation procedures. Because water expands when it heats up, there needs to be room in the heating system to accommodate the additional capacity. In traditional systems this would be in the form of an expansion tank in the loft, but on more modern systems is in the form of an expansion vessel, located either next to or within the boiler or hot water cylinder.

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The reality remains that if mains gas is available it is difficult to ignore. But beyond that, all options are available, and the best and perhaps only way to make the right decision is to start with the heat requirement and all the other factors individually rather than considering a heating system as a single entity. How to Control a Heating System The big decision is whether to go with just a boiler or go down the route of installing a renewable energy system, and if so, whether it will be the sole heat source.Modern central heating systems have to be capable of meeting the user’s expectations of providing an adequate level of heating in an efficient manner. An efficient system is one that provides the correct amount of heat at the correct place and the correct time, burning the fuel used in the most efficient way possible, switching off the boiler when the demand is satisfied. Achieving this objective will require correct system design, avoiding inefficient oversizing of plant, and the use of appropriate controls. Boilers come in different sizes (measured in kW) and you need to specify the right one — a boiler that’s too large will not only be more expensive but will operate less efficiently than an adequately sized model.