20 HOUSING Delivering a sustainable heating solution
Managing Director of Heat Electric, David Garrity, looks at the benefits of specifying an electric heating system for housing providers, tenants and the environment
THE GOVERNMENT’S CLIMATE CHANGE BILL UNDERLINES ITS COMMITMENT TO REDUCING UK CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY AT LEAST 26% BY 2020 AND AT LEAST 60% BY 2050. WITH HEAT ACCOUNTING FOR AROUND 47% OF EMISSIONS, THE SEARCH FOR A PRACTICAL, COST EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS IS GATHERING MOMENTUM. BUT WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?
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o date, A-rated gas boilers, heat pumps and biomass systems have all been touted as THE solution but, as the energy crisis deepens and we move to ever tighter building regulations, a new contender is coming to the fore - electric heating.
Paving the way for this latest development are the proposed revisions to SAP and Part L – which mean that many homes will no longer need space heating for much of the year due to improved HLP values – and the increased availability of clean, green electricity, whether generated on or off site.
In contrast to traditional plumbed heating systems where the heat is either ‘on’ or ‘off’ with radiators and rooms often hotter or colder than desired, systems such as ours enable the creation of a heating schedule that is tailored to the exact needs of a property’s occupants reflecting not only when and where they want heat – thereby eliminating cold spots, overheating and energy wastage – but also the specific temperature they want each room to be.
The superior controllability of this latest generation of electric heating systems and
their ability to turn every £1 spent into usable heat is just one of the many reasons that housing providers are turning to them as solution to the current heating debate. Other benefits include: • Lower purchase and installation costs • Ability to run on the low cost Economy 10 tariff
• Maintenance free - electric radiators do not need to be bled, topped up or serviced - the system also eliminates the need to obtain access to properties to conduct an annual inspection
• Ease and speed of installation • Reliability - if a boiler fails in a plumbed central heating system the entire system goes down, leaving a home without heating or hot water and potentially costing hundreds to repair or thousands to replace. In contrast, if an individual electric radiator fails, the others will continue to operate as normal
• Safety - A malfunctioning boiler in a gas central heating system can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. An electric system completely eliminates this risk
Ultimately, the success of any new heating initiative will be determined by the end user who wants a system that is not only proven, but that they’re comfortable with. Our unique range of electric water filled radiators overcomes this issue by providing an innovative system in a familiar guise. While each unit might look like a conventional radiator, a built in boiler, pump and thermostat transforms each into a self contained central heating system. Wall mounted on brackets and plugged into any 13 amp socket, the system requires no pipework, immediately eliminating this form of energy wastage.
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