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... am I being unreasonable if I ask a moderator to move this topic to the top?

Done – the issue regarding KNX and similar systems became too long and can now be found here:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/knx-sprachsteuerung-und-co.14030
Yvonne, Mod
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The decorative socket outlets have at least been added to the list already

ypg schrieb:
The blue one? With a zipper?? I don’t know that one Or a different one?
In our utility room, there are some adhesive hooks on several surfaces (including the heating system) where, among other things, a bag for plastic bags hangs

Yes, a blue bag with a zipper. It fit perfectly on the wall to the right of the door. Cost: €2.98 for the bag. I hadn’t seen it at Ikea before either.

ypg schrieb:
@Grym, we are not talking about a fireplace that is supposed to provide heating without any additional system. Build your house without a fireplace, but please don’t rely on hearsay arguments and spread them as facts in the forum.

You yourself have no experience yet, neither for nor against, in a new build! This forum thrives on experiences that have been made. You are welcome to ask any questions that arise for you here!

I never said the fireplace should be the sole heat source. On the contrary – it is a supplementary heater, and that’s what makes it tricky. The underfloor heating with an ambient temperature sensor, well-designed heating curve, and hydraulic balancing perfectly and evenly warms the house. The heating demand of the house is 3–5 kW without any reserves and excluding hot water. The heating demand of the living/dining room is certainly around 1 kW or less, and that 1 kW is only required at design temperatures of -12, -14, -16, or -18 degrees Celsius (10°F to 0°F).

And now in the living room, next to the underfloor heating providing fractions of a kW, you suddenly have a 9 kW heating output from the fireplace. Wow, somebody better open a window and get a draft going?

I brought this topic back up because I spent the weekend in such a fireplace room. I don’t know whether it was oversized, or if it was operated correctly, etc. – but there were phases alternating between “Wow, it’s hot” and “Now it’s cold” repeatedly, whenever wood was added and then almost burned out again. It was a real masonry fireplace, and of course we had windows open and a draft, otherwise it was unbearable (wearing just a T-shirt).

As great as it may sound at first, I cannot imagine a practical mode of operation for a fireplace in a house insulated and built to today’s standards.

Dust deposits from burning already occur at air temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) and are a well-known problem for radiators and more recently for air-to-air heat pumps. Temperatures near the fireplace also exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122°F), so dust deposits occur there as well.

That's great if you've figured that out for yourself.

I'll keep it in mind when I squeak with comfort in front of my monster fireplace.

You mean creaking because the room has already reached 35°C (95°F) and the heat doesn’t know where to go anymore?

Either the air conditioning is on or the windows are open.

But we’re not such wimps either.