thirdmantackle
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Fellow toffees, I am currently in the process of planning a house build for next year (hopefully) in rural Ireland.
the house is coming in around 195 sqm, and i'm happy enough with the overall layout and design of rooms and spaces. My sister is the architect. we're not going for a passive house, but a timber frame house with a very high standard of insulation
the biggest issue is the heating and renewable energies to be used in the house.
From my research into the likes of heat pumps, heat recovery etc there is a lot of conflicting information and claims out there on the the interweb from manufacturers, installers and even those people who have built houses recently
So basically, I'd love to hear some honest feedback from those who have recently done some building
1 - Solar PV - have you installed it? What is the excess electricity used for? What are its benefits in the house. Do you use a chargeable battery?
2 - heat pump - running costs, efficiency for the underfloor heating in a real house?
3 - heat recovery system - does it make a big difference to heating the house?
4 - do you have a back up heating system eg stove with back boiler or a woodpellet burner
anything else you consider relevant
I'm hoping to avoid making the honest mistakes and assumptions other have made
Cheers
the house is coming in around 195 sqm, and i'm happy enough with the overall layout and design of rooms and spaces. My sister is the architect. we're not going for a passive house, but a timber frame house with a very high standard of insulation
the biggest issue is the heating and renewable energies to be used in the house.
From my research into the likes of heat pumps, heat recovery etc there is a lot of conflicting information and claims out there on the the interweb from manufacturers, installers and even those people who have built houses recently
So basically, I'd love to hear some honest feedback from those who have recently done some building
1 - Solar PV - have you installed it? What is the excess electricity used for? What are its benefits in the house. Do you use a chargeable battery?
2 - heat pump - running costs, efficiency for the underfloor heating in a real house?
3 - heat recovery system - does it make a big difference to heating the house?
4 - do you have a back up heating system eg stove with back boiler or a woodpellet burner
anything else you consider relevant
I'm hoping to avoid making the honest mistakes and assumptions other have made
Cheers