Hello,
we have just submitted our building permit application for our single-family house – see my thread (building permit slightly different from the drawings. Utility room approx. 90% as planned): Floor plan for 175m² single-family house with 3 children
Since I go running at least three times a week and don’t wash my workout clothes after every session, I usually dry them to be able to wear them twice before washing. In our current rental apartment, we have a towel radiator where I usually dry the laundry, but it is somewhat small and, of course, the towels need to be hung there as well.
I am therefore looking for a smart solution so that the laundry and the room (the idea is the utility room, since we will mostly enter the house through it) where the clothes hang do not develop unpleasant odors and dry well.
Does anyone know this situation and have found a solution for themselves?
My first thought would simply be a towel radiator. But do people usually install something like that in a utility room? Is that common?
I’m completely in the dark here and don’t know if my question is too specific or if I am overthinking this.
I would appreciate any experiences or ideas.
we have just submitted our building permit application for our single-family house – see my thread (building permit slightly different from the drawings. Utility room approx. 90% as planned): Floor plan for 175m² single-family house with 3 children
Since I go running at least three times a week and don’t wash my workout clothes after every session, I usually dry them to be able to wear them twice before washing. In our current rental apartment, we have a towel radiator where I usually dry the laundry, but it is somewhat small and, of course, the towels need to be hung there as well.
I am therefore looking for a smart solution so that the laundry and the room (the idea is the utility room, since we will mostly enter the house through it) where the clothes hang do not develop unpleasant odors and dry well.
Does anyone know this situation and have found a solution for themselves?
My first thought would simply be a towel radiator. But do people usually install something like that in a utility room? Is that common?
I’m completely in the dark here and don’t know if my question is too specific or if I am overthinking this.
I would appreciate any experiences or ideas.
I will phrase the question differently.
Someone who invests money in automation usually values technical comfort (putting aside the technical enthusiasm for a moment). Why would such a person want to give up the convenience of a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system?
A mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system costs about 12,000 to 15,000 (approximate). Clearly, this is an investment. If someone says they don’t want to spend that money, that’s fine. But then spending an additional 3,000 to 4,000 (estimated) on sensors, wiring, controls, and possibly motors—plus the energy loss... I’m not sure.
Especially since, if done correctly, I believe you can still get a subsidy of around 35% for the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system, right?
Someone who invests money in automation usually values technical comfort (putting aside the technical enthusiasm for a moment). Why would such a person want to give up the convenience of a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system?
A mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system costs about 12,000 to 15,000 (approximate). Clearly, this is an investment. If someone says they don’t want to spend that money, that’s fine. But then spending an additional 3,000 to 4,000 (estimated) on sensors, wiring, controls, and possibly motors—plus the energy loss... I’m not sure.
Especially since, if done correctly, I believe you can still get a subsidy of around 35% for the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system, right?
face26 schrieb:
A mechanical ventilation system costs 12,000–15,000. Of course, that’s an investment. If someone says they don’t want to spend that money, that’s fine. But then to spend another 3,000–4,000 (estimated!) on sensors, wiring, controls, and possibly motors, plus the energy loss... I don’t know....My goal is naturally to integrate as much as possible and connect it in a sensible way. For cost reasons, I have to choose one option and unfortunately forgo the other. Therefore, a ventilation system is out of the question, but for the home automation I will handle some parts myself (such as laying cables and configuring the controls) and can thus make certain preparations for future upgrades or even direct implementations.Whether or not I have ventilation, my sports clothes will still smell, and I’ll have to dry them either in the utility room or in the garage 😀
I would take a closer look at that...
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery costs 15,000 (currency) – subsidy 6,000 (currency) – automation reinvestment ??? how much is left over?
You always need to consider a ventilation concept. If you also factor in decentralized units, at least in the bathroom, or window rebate ventilation, the difference becomes even smaller.
Not to mention the energy-saving effect, since opening windows in winter wastes a lot of energy.
But it’s also a matter of belief. Regarding your initial question:
Yesterday evening around 9 p.m., I took shirts out of the washing machine. They had gone through the shirt program at 800 revolutions per minute, so they were still quite wet. I hung them on hangers in the basement utility room at 17°C (63°F). The exhaust air is connected to the mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery.
This morning they were almost dry.
I like my mechanical ventilation with heat recovery :-)
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery costs 15,000 (currency) – subsidy 6,000 (currency) – automation reinvestment ??? how much is left over?
You always need to consider a ventilation concept. If you also factor in decentralized units, at least in the bathroom, or window rebate ventilation, the difference becomes even smaller.
Not to mention the energy-saving effect, since opening windows in winter wastes a lot of energy.
But it’s also a matter of belief. Regarding your initial question:
Yesterday evening around 9 p.m., I took shirts out of the washing machine. They had gone through the shirt program at 800 revolutions per minute, so they were still quite wet. I hung them on hangers in the basement utility room at 17°C (63°F). The exhaust air is connected to the mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery.
This morning they were almost dry.
I like my mechanical ventilation with heat recovery :-)
At the beginning, I also did not include mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in the planning, mainly for financial reasons. There was also some skepticism about issues like mold and so on. But when I found out that mechanical ventilation with heat recovery can be subsidized under certain conditions, I decided to install one.
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T_im_Norden21 Jan 2021 11:38Personally, I would not consider building new homes today without a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery. This is especially important if laundry is going to be dried inside the house.
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