[Cardy]

hi all
i have just ordered uk style central heating for our house here in NZ should be in in 2 weeks cant wait its starting to get chilly of a morning now eh?:nice1
just need to save up for the double glazing now!! maybe next year:D

[Kim39]

Good on ya mate. Once the chill really starts we'll be over for a toastie Paul.;)

Kim

[StevieD]

Paul for a Yorkshire man you are a bit of a wuss aren't you :laugh

[Steadybears]

Great being the nosey type wonder who you got to do it for you - we also in process of getting quotes and finding whose the best etc - guess you did all the homework - maybe we can copy!!!!

I agree its getting cooler

Tks
Jayne

[benandclare]

Sorry to pour cold water on your new heating but wouldn't it have been better to insulate the house first, i.e double glazing, surely you're going to lose a lot of heat through the single glazing :exit

[able]

Sorry to pour cold water on your new heating but wouldn't it have been better to insulate the house first, i.e double glazing, surely you're going to lose a lot of heat through the single glazing :exit

To be fair, compared with even fairly poorly insulated walls, double glazed windows lose a lot of heat. Assuming the heating is mainly on during the hours of darkness some heavy thermal curtains to insulate the single glazed windows should do the trick.

[kanatakiwi]

what brand and style of heating did you order?

[Derv]

While double glazing is best (and essential in a new build), NZ is only just getting into replacement double glazing. In a year or so, prices may have gone down and there may be a wider choice.

In an ideal world, you'd do everything to your house at the same time but thermally lined curtains provide a good insulating alternative in the meantime. There's nothing to beat a warm, centrally heated house! Enjoy!!

[benandclare]

To be fair, compared with even fairly poorly insulated walls, double glazed windows lose a lot of heat. Assuming the heating is mainly on during the hours of darkness some heavy thermal curtains to insulate the single glazed windows should do the trick.

Indeed they do , we wacked up some in our living rooms and when you draw them of a morning you can certainly feel the difference in temperature.

But surely it's best to ensure a house is well insulated first otherwise any heating system already there or going to be installed is not going to be efficient and end up costing more to run.

We're going for that route first so this winter will be a test of that theory :D

[dharder]

Sorry to pour cold water on your new heating but wouldn't it have been better to insulate the house first, i.e double glazing, surely you're going to lose a lot of heat through the single glazing :exit

We're just going through the same, got lots of quotes in and will get the show on the road once we've been switched on the gas supply (are going for gas cetnral heating).

We were told that only 10% of heat go out through the windows, most is ceiling and floor. So the people we saw recommended doing the attic very well, as that would be the biggest gain cost (energy and financial) wise. We're looking into wool there at the moment, but still researching.

Getting the whole house done is quite a substantial investment, but I really, really, really hate being cold. We also have a child with asthma, so we use that as an excuse, too.

Good luck with the process, would be interested to hear what you have decided to go for and how it is going :)

Daniela

[Georgebulldog]

If it's not a rude question how much is central heating in NZ say for a 3 bed house which already is on gas?
Also double glazing
Just a rough guide would stop me thinking of it if it's way out of budget
Off to The Warehouse to buty some heaters but do need to seal up a few holes first

[sizzlingbadger]

I imagine the running cost of keeping a house up to warm temperature would be very expensive. So it would be good to hear running costs through the winter months to see realistically what it costs. We prefer to stick to just a wood burner with wet back it seems to take the electricity costs down over the winter months and keeps us warm :nice1

Have to agree with insulating the house properly first is much better than forking out and not getting a warmer house due to poor insulation. We found insulating the loft at the last place very beneficial, the house once heated with an open fire felt warmer and drier. Here we've got a very sunny house, newish built and lots of insulation in the walls and loft space, we only run the wood burner on very low most of the time and it's sufficient to keep us warm. Can't understand the mentality of having to have the house at 25 degs or hotter all the time, health wise it's terrible.

[dharder]

I imagine the running cost of keeping a house up to warm temperature would be very expensive. So it would be good to hear running costs through the winter months to see realistically what it costs.

I think it depends on what you compare it to. I don't have the numbers here at work, but we did some research and it doens't seem too bad.

And I'm not thinking of 25degrees, I'm thinking of above WHO recommended minimum would be good...

In any case, I'm really looking forward to water filled radiators to hang the towels or not quite dry washing over!

Daniela

[StevieD]

On the other hand, a colleague of mine is disbling his gch because the gas is just so expensive, it is costing him a fortune to run it, so he has binned it..... one to be aware of maybe.

[Familyofmonkeys]

Along with maxing out on insulation and UPVc double glazing, we are considering getting a heat pump hydronic underfloor heating system. Anyone got any experience with these? (I am not talking about the electric/gas underfloor heating people have in their bathrooms that costs a fortune to run). Also talking heat pump in terms of the compressed gas heat pump thing, not the blowy fan air con units commonly found in NZ homes.

One of several fitting companies we have been looking at claims the following:


Using a hot water heat pump will give efficiences far higher than all conventional forms of heating as they can put 5 or 6 times the amount of energy into your floor compared to gas, diesel or straight electricity - meaning a monthly heating bill for an entire house can be well under $100.

To supply, install and commission an underfloor heating system for a 200 square metre house with eight zones is around $18,000. This includes fitting the pipes before the slab is laid and supplying and installing an 11.5 kW hot water heat pump outdoor unit when the house is complete.



Haven't had a chance to check out whether this is one of the better option, but certainly worth considering. Will also be getting a stove though....power cuts and all that!

[StevieD]

you could by a lifetime supply of thermal coats and undies for $18000 :laugh

[benandclare]

Got a very nice deal going with a guy who installs suspended ceilings, when they've some pink batts lefts over , he drops them off so I'm slowly adding an extra layer in the loft :clap :clap

[StevieD]

Got a very nice deal going with a guy who installs suspended ceilings, when they've some pink batts lefts over , he drops them off so I'm slowly adding an extra layer in the loft :clap :clap


That is a nice little deal :nice1

[Cardy]

hi all :yes :yes :yes because i work for a plumbing suppliers i get my parts at a very good rate #and i know lots of plumbers.
total cost for supply and fitting of 6 radiators and boiler will be $5,000 nz dollars
got the radiators etc from a company called waterware in Auckland and am using a cambridge plumber who does english central heating on a regular basis to fit it

[suebeenz]

I just got central heat installed (ducted heat pump), and love it so far, but have yet to see a bill. Will probably take me a winter's worth of bills to figure out if I have a winner. Set at 20, seems reasonable so far.