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		<title>They are winding me up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:49:35 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[Room 13m x 6m with suspended un insulated wooden floor, single glazed draughty windows, 380mm solid brick walls and a bay window with French doors and 225 brick walls under the windows and un insulated hipped roof over it.  Main room two outside walls. <br /><br />I said insulate the floor 150mm 100mm batts with 50mm EPS, and IWI 80mm PIR, draughtproofing, secondary glazing, insulate bay roof <br /><br />What is the difference gas heated 7 days and 7 evenings 21C, night time 14C <br /><br />Any guesstimates or do we need more info]]>
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		<title>They are winding me up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:41:32 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>bhommels</author>
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			<![CDATA[The main difference is that it is a nasty room to be in currently, and it will be nice and cosy afterwards.<br />I guess the answer expected is savings in Â£/year? Then let's put a price on comfort first.]]>
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		<title>They are winding me up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:03:59 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>WillInAberdeen</author>
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			<![CDATA[Is the hipped roof over the whole room?<br /><br />If so Current heating<br />(13+6)X2.5 mÂ² x 2U  + 13x6mÂ² x 2U  + 13x6mÂ² X 1U <br />x 2000 HDD X 24h/d  / 3600 <br />+20% for drafts<br /><br />= 5000 kWh/y = Â£500/y<br /><br /><br />Proposed<br />(13+6)X2.5 mÂ² x 0.5U  + 13x6mÂ² x 0.1U  + 13x6mÂ² X 0.2U <br />x 2000 HDD X 24h/d  / 3600 <br />+10% for ventilation<br /><br />= 700 kWh = Â£70<br /><br />Save Â£400/y<br /><br />Biggest losses are the roof and floor<br /><br />If there is a heated upstairs, then less.<br /><br />Want better numbers, do a SAP.]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:35:01 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[G/f room in a big house, hipped roof over the bay window only <br /><br />Thanks millions Will.]]>
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