Marronscar
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Thanks for the reply. I spoke to the installer today who said it was a complicated set up to put anti freeze in, water has to be checked quite often, meter needs changed etc so thats a no go. Do you have a batch boiler?
that's good value. Does that include fitting and all pluming works up the PHX?
if you install that system, I would doubt I the 10,000l buffer would keep a load like that going for long after boiler has burnt its fuel, would probably help I boiler fueled just before peak demand for heat.were looking at a 200kw plus boiler to run 4 houses plus a large farm house, also heat the workshop.
we may need scope for 2 extra properties which realistically will happen in 10 years time
we are looking at a log boiler the idea is 5-6ft lengths of timber filling it 1ce a day or twice in winter
we have had the odd quote bet they seem fairly deer
boilers at 15k
controls etc £500
5m of flue £1500
10,000 litre accumulator tank £7000
pipework to connect the two £2000
pumps £970 main pump and shunt pump
heat meter 50mm £865
header tank + pipework £1000
installation etc £2325
RHI application £695
were also needing 85m of insulated 50mm pipe DN50 at £74 a meter £6300
50 m of insulated DN 40 pipe at £50 a metre £2500
then there's heat exchangers in every house and plenty other stuff £70 a 40mm connection £100 per 50mm
do these prices seem high or is it just us?
also what are the pros and cons of different boilers we've looked at glen farrow, e classic, dragon,
also are the RHI payments realistic of what you get, there claiming 15-20k per year?
ye we realised/ were advised by many that 25,000 litre upwards would be a good investment a chap with a very similar system had 20k litres and he said only change he would make would be more storage! so we are thinking a 30k litre ish tankif you install that system, I would doubt I the 10,000l buffer would keep a load like that going for long after boiler has burnt its fuel, would probably help I boiler fueled just before peak demand for heat.
a 200+kw batch boiler will hold all of wood, like said above you ideally want to load it with a machine of some sort.
as it needs filled even on those days your very busy, unwell etc unless you keep oil for those days, that's what we do, oil doesn't do much here, but is handy.