05-02-2013, 05:13 PM
"the floors are basically 2'6" thick storage heaters... (block&beam, UFH & screed)"
Gosh Nick how deep are the beams or/and the screed, the ones we used to put in were around 6" deep with 4" block infill, the usual back then was 75 mm kingspan then 65 to 75 mm screed over the pipes. I suppose the only limit is practicality and load bearing capacity, the thicker the store the longer it takes to initally to get up to temp but once up to temp there's plenty stored.
The plumbing for solar heating panels is not yer standard copper I think it's some kind of stainless they use down here.
For varoius reasons I could not do mass thermal store floors here so I did suspended wooden floor with insulation between the joists. Managed to get 6" of insulation in the walls though.
Lawrence.
Gosh Nick how deep are the beams or/and the screed, the ones we used to put in were around 6" deep with 4" block infill, the usual back then was 75 mm kingspan then 65 to 75 mm screed over the pipes. I suppose the only limit is practicality and load bearing capacity, the thicker the store the longer it takes to initally to get up to temp but once up to temp there's plenty stored.
The plumbing for solar heating panels is not yer standard copper I think it's some kind of stainless they use down here.
For varoius reasons I could not do mass thermal store floors here so I did suspended wooden floor with insulation between the joists. Managed to get 6" of insulation in the walls though.
Lawrence.
