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01/09/2008, 8:16 andyh4 Joined on 15/06/2005 Frankfurt and Ardèche Posts 956 Re: Is underfloor heating really worth the effort I am with John on this one.  Tibbington is right that the system does have a degree of inertia but the simple answer is to turn it off during the summer and if perchance there is a chilly evening, put on a cardi - instant solution! Andy    Report

01/09/2008, 9:07 Gyn_Paul Joined on 23/08/2004 La Creuse - God's own Dept. Posts 1,222 Re: Is underfloor heating really worth the effort There is the added point that old stone buildings have an enormous thermal mass which produces an inertial of its own. The last couple of days here have seen (air) temperatures going up and down like a dog at a fair, yet the inside of my house has remained fairly constant on the ground floor (50 cm solid stone), but less so on the first floor (breeze block, air gap, terracotta blocks, plaster). The inside of the barns - uninsulated stone - all seem to be the termperature the outside was 24 hours earlier! So my point is that short-term temperature variations have less effect on mass buildings than might generally be supposed. My Aberdeen friend grew up in the 30's in a draughty stone house with the mantra "if you're cold, put on another layer, and have a mint-humbug" ringing in her ears! paul "Don't think of them as problems, think of them as opportunities." "OK, I think I've hit an insurmountable opportunity!"    Report

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