ᐅ Heating system for a small older house of approximately 80 square meters with low ceiling height
Created on: 16 Jan 2023 08:59
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Wolf6660Hi,
my son has bought a small house. At the moment, there is only a small wood stove in the living room and a very old oil heater with manual feed in the bathroom. There are no other radiators or heating devices in the entire house. The ceiling height is about 2m (6.5 ft), and we plan to completely renovate the house (new electrical wiring, new plumbing, network cables, bathroom, etc.).
The only remaining issue is the heating; everything else is mostly planned. External insulation is not planned and is also not easily possible due to the structural conditions.
We were considering installing an oil or pellet heating system.
I think a small 15–20 kW unit would be completely sufficient. Of course, I need to have this calculated by an energy consultant or heating engineer, but in advance, I would like to know what alternatives I have.
The cost for the hardware should not exceed 10,000€ (about 11,000 USD). I will negotiate the rest with a heating engineer in terms of own work and so on. Tools like an electric pipe press, thread cutter, wall chaser, Hilti, and so on are available.
I appreciate any ideas.
Thanks
my son has bought a small house. At the moment, there is only a small wood stove in the living room and a very old oil heater with manual feed in the bathroom. There are no other radiators or heating devices in the entire house. The ceiling height is about 2m (6.5 ft), and we plan to completely renovate the house (new electrical wiring, new plumbing, network cables, bathroom, etc.).
The only remaining issue is the heating; everything else is mostly planned. External insulation is not planned and is also not easily possible due to the structural conditions.
We were considering installing an oil or pellet heating system.
I think a small 15–20 kW unit would be completely sufficient. Of course, I need to have this calculated by an energy consultant or heating engineer, but in advance, I would like to know what alternatives I have.
The cost for the hardware should not exceed 10,000€ (about 11,000 USD). I will negotiate the rest with a heating engineer in terms of own work and so on. Tools like an electric pipe press, thread cutter, wall chaser, Hilti, and so on are available.
I appreciate any ideas.
Thanks
Wo1z3rl schrieb:
I would consider one (or two) air conditioning units. Andreas Schmitz has a video on this: "DIY heating, affordable alternative to a heat pump for older buildings." I hadn't thought of that (I know the video), it actually sounds very interesting and, combined with the photovoltaic system and a battery storage, it might even fit within the budget.
Thanks for the tip—I’ll take a closer look to see what the actual costs would be.
Wolf6660 schrieb:
...I think a small 15-20 kW system would be completely sufficient. Of course, I need to have this calculated by an energy consultant or heating engineer, but beforehand, I wanted to know what alternatives I have....Well, if you keep windows and doors open around the clock, that works; otherwise, it's rather just barely over-dimensioned [IRONY OFF]