radiator in conservatory

[totalshell]

just been asked to quote for a rad in a conservatory ( new build), my only concern is,,,,
is there some reason why all the conservatories i see have electric wall heaters...

 

[seco services]

probabley cause they can't fit a zone valve to it and a seperate wall stat

 

[gas4you]

Heating for a conservatory must be controlled totally independently of the other source of heting in a property, hence the electric heaters.

Other options would be to have an indepent room stat and zone valve, creating a seperatly controlled zone for the conservatory.

 

[LUNAT]

HI

reasons for not having RADS in the cons..
1.difficult to run the pipes
2.having to turn full system just to heat a rad in the cons..
3.ugly sights of the pipework

 

[SortedPlumbing]

i put a rad in one a few weeks ago and was alot bigger job than i first thought.

main problem was gettin pipes through wall into it as customer had woodflooring. they were surface aswell(wouldnt want that in my house)

i wouldnt see a problem if you can get under floors.

 

[seco services]

and i surpose it wasn't zoned either.

 

[SortedPlumbing]

nah it wasnt

 

[seco services]

thats why you can't see a problem then.
if you zoned it you'll have to run all the pipework back etc.

 

[simond]

I normally suggest a wall hung Smiths fan convector. We bring F+R through the 1st floor void to adjacent the heater.

As the heater has its own controls it can be said that it is separate.

We are doing a job at the moment were we are converting two to radio control as part of a whole house BMS.

 

[JPC]

i had not heard of having to zone a rad in a conservatory.....only 2 yrs ago had bc round re mine and he said aslong as trv'd then ok ?

 

[gas4you]

Things have moved on and changed quite a lot in the last 2 years.

 

[JPC]

how does one keep up, when ur a 1 band man, with no head office to keep u informed of all the changes !!

 

[gas4you]

Trade press, not gas installer, as this appears to have little to do with domestic gas these days

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