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Originally Posted by LeRich
Massively. To be avoided especially if placed over older radiators without convector fins. Fine for hallways, avoid elsewhere.
I've taken great interest in this thread as part of my job role is providing advice of keeping warm at home. I generally subscribe to Darcydog's theory of keeping a steady base temperature and keeping the structure warm, however this is not a one-size-fits-all solution as it only works with some heating systems and construction types.
Keeping comfortable in the home is more to do with insulation than heating. Most UK homes are inadequately insulated, usually because it is not financially viable, is technically prohibitive or simply not practical to increase the levels of insulation. Sadly, legislation is slow to respond to this. Building regs place requirements on new build but there is little to get older properties up to a higher standard, especially when privately owned.
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Many thanks - totally agree with the points re insulation - vital.
However - we were advised by an architect that our house type was not suitable for cavity wall insulation - a point we had been told before. But when we had the PV panels fitted we had to have an energy assessment done and the chap was insistent that we should have cavity wall insulation as well as a combi boiler.
So we got the architect to put him right on the CWI and the Solar Panel company told him that with our installation we were going to have the excess energy channeled into our hot water tank.
Then he couldn’t find our boiler on his list because the “o” had fallen off ‘flamingo’ and so he kept looking for a Potterton Flaming
So I would suggest we all get good quality advice and be prepared to get a second opinion as there are so called “experts” out there who are anything but...