Hello
First, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Julian, and I’m from the beautiful Saarland region. Since my partner and I are gradually thinking about buying a home and gathering some ideas, I have a few questions.
We are planning to build a single-family house with a living area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft). Now the question is how to save money despite rising energy and heating costs.
Now to my main idea:
I would build a house with a large solar thermal system and a photovoltaic system. Inside the house, there would be a large water storage tank with a capacity of about 20–30 cubic meters (7,057–10,594 cubic feet). I would use the solar thermal system to heat the water in the storage tank to provide domestic hot water. Additionally, I could use the stored heat to warm the house in winter through underfloor heating. For very cold winters, I would also install a large wood-burning stove. This stove might have an integrated heat exchanger to heat water as well. Do you think such a setup could work without any additional heating system? What would the approximate cost be? I have also been considering installing an automatic ventilation system to prevent mold and other issues in a highly insulated house.
What do you think? Feasible or a rather unrealistic idea?
First, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Julian, and I’m from the beautiful Saarland region. Since my partner and I are gradually thinking about buying a home and gathering some ideas, I have a few questions.
We are planning to build a single-family house with a living area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft). Now the question is how to save money despite rising energy and heating costs.
Now to my main idea:
I would build a house with a large solar thermal system and a photovoltaic system. Inside the house, there would be a large water storage tank with a capacity of about 20–30 cubic meters (7,057–10,594 cubic feet). I would use the solar thermal system to heat the water in the storage tank to provide domestic hot water. Additionally, I could use the stored heat to warm the house in winter through underfloor heating. For very cold winters, I would also install a large wood-burning stove. This stove might have an integrated heat exchanger to heat water as well. Do you think such a setup could work without any additional heating system? What would the approximate cost be? I have also been considering installing an automatic ventilation system to prevent mold and other issues in a highly insulated house.
What do you think? Feasible or a rather unrealistic idea?
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Ingo Kommen25 May 2012 19:50Well, that fits together perfectly again! Being stingy with heating costs but having a large showcase pool in the garden, which fills itself with rainwater!! Sorry for my sharp tone!!
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Thomas46325 May 2012 20:49Ingo Kommen schrieb:
Well, that fits like a glove again!!
Being stingy with heating costs but having a big showpiece pool in the garden that fills itself with rainwater!!
Sorry for my sharp tongue!!It’s nice to know that, first of all, it’s entirely up to each individual, and secondly, there is absolutely no reason why owning a pool should prevent someone from wanting to save energy and thus reduce heating costs.
Based on the last three posts I’ve had the chance to read from you, I would kindly ask you to only post relevant comments and not fill the forum with spam if you don’t have any knowledge about construction. That is just my impression of you so far.
Best regards, Thomas
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Ingo Kommen30 May 2012 23:05Dear Thomas
Whatever you think and believe you know, I wish you well with that :-)
Whatever you think and believe you know, I wish you well with that :-)
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Bauexperte31 May 2012 01:21Dear Ingo,
Thomas is not alone in his assessment of your behavior here; if you do not soon add well-founded statements to your posts, I will not remain a passive observer for much longer.
Kind regards
Ingo Kommen schrieb:
Dear Thomas
whatever you think and may believe, that is up to you :-)
Thomas is not alone in his assessment of your behavior here; if you do not soon add well-founded statements to your posts, I will not remain a passive observer for much longer.
Kind regards
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