There's 10 new executive sized homes (£800K+ in North Yorkshire) been built on a paddock behind my own mansion. I have a draughty property that benefits from a nice log burner in the living room to supplement the very efficient oil boiler neither of which I need on at the moment. These new homes are apparently super insulated and eco friendly with air source heat pumps. So on a warm afternoon (relative to the freezing temps over the weekend) why do I see these eco properties belching smoke from their show chimneys?
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DrewG lives there and he is burning his spare PowerPoint pages?
£800k with that they could buy Hull!Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Maybe they're too hot due to excess efficiency and so are letting off steamComment
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I suspect it's more likely to be steam.Originally posted by ladymuck View Post…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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my next door neighbour has a air heat pump, and it blows out steam from time to time
why do they do that ?
here at chateau Benes we stubbornly stick to gas and wood
Milan.Comment
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At Vetran Villas we just burn used tenners!Originally posted by milanbenes View PostAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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It's steam.Originally posted by tazdevil View Post
Also, you do realise that oil won't be cheap forever, right? Fossil fuels will get more expensive through increased supply costs and increasing taxation. Wood is very inefficient to burn and generally releases more dirty emissions per unit of heat released than coal! Both are dirty ways of heating and you've really shown your ignorance by posting this rather pointless post.
Steam during the day from a heatpump is normal. Their high efficiency can result in water being heated for the tank at a sunny time of day, rather than during the night when the heat increase of the water required is far higher.Comment
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Originally posted by agentzero View Post
i can't imagine getting away from wood
it creates a beautiful heat
the fire is a beautiful feature
it's nicer to watch the fire than watch TV
stacking wood is a great activity
the wood pile is a sight to behold in the garden (I keep about 25 tons and burn about 9 tons a year on rotation)
it's very traditional
it has built in business continuity planning, nobody can switch it off
smoke coming from a chimney is always pleasant to see, it sends a clear signal, we're at home
we bake potatoes and stews and chestnuts in our fire place
and probably more good reasons :-)
my parents are more modern and have oil, their heating bill is sooooo low these days
what's not to like
Milan.
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It doesn't matter what the heating bill cost is right now. A new heating system choice now leads towards heatpumps. If you were betting, you would bet on fossil fuels and high emission heating to be much more expensive within a couple of years. All the signs are your bet would be correct. There is no way fossil fuels will remain as cheap as they are now in the UK.Originally posted by milanbenes View PostComment
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