Heating

Boiler And Heating Controls

Make sure you make the saving once you insulate...

Once you have insulated you home it is important that you make sure that you take advantage of these works and reduce your heating bills. Unfortunately in many homes their heating habits do not change just because they insulate their home.

Upgrading your boiler and heating controls will make sure that you take advantage of all the savings that can be made.

Boilers

The general rule is the older the boiler the less efficient it will be. All new boilers that CosiHomes install under the SEAI Grant aided schemes are more than 91% efficient. Some old boilers if not serviced can be as low as 70% or even 60% efficient. That means that 30 or even 40 cents of every euro you spend on your heating is wasted.

Heating Controls

Installing heating controls could save you up to 20% on your heating bill. Heating controls allow your system to monitor the temperature in every room of you house and react accordingly to reduce heat and hot water heating when not needed.

There are 4 main components to heating controls and for those of you who want to know these are set out below.

Radiator Thermostats

Thermostat Radiator Valves (TRV's) are installed on each radiator in every room. This enables the radiator to monitor its own temperature thereby reducing waste from overheating rooms that are not in use.

Splitting and Controlling Different Zones

At a minimum we will split your hot water heating and your room heating requirements to allow you to heat your hot water through your boiler, without having to heat the radiators. We would also look to allow you heat different areas of the house individually say, upstairs or downstairs. By breaking you system into different elements we allow you to only use your system where and when it is needed.

Room Thermostats

Having thermostats installed allow you to control the optimum temperature in areas of your house that you may not spend a lot of time in. For example it allows you to have your bedrooms at a slightly lower temperature than your living room or kitchen.

Timeclocks

By installing a 7 day 2/3 zone time clock we can allow you total control over presetting heating. You can have different settings for weekends or holidays, which ensures that the heating is never  run inefficiently again

Faqs

1. Will I be able to use the controls?

Most of the controls do not require any client input. For the ones that do we only use the most modern, simplest controls agreed with the client. We always make sure the client is familiar with the controls before we leave the house, and remember we are only a phone call away!

2. Will my walls be damaged?

With most systems there is no need to work on any walls. If there is we have a full range of wireless controls that allow for simple installation with no mess.

3. Do I need a whole new system for these to work?

99% of systems are compatible with the controls outlined above. Our experienced installers will be able to confirm this on completion of the survey.

4. Could cavity wall insulation cause dampness in my house

Extensive tests have shown that our Graphite Silver Bead cavity wall insulation does not allow water to pass across the cavity. Before installing the insulation, the empty wall cavities are inspected for obstructions with a special tool called a boroscope. Any obstructions are noted and cleared by the installers before the insulation is injected.