Comments for Manchester House Retrofit at http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-32 Errrrr..... How do you do 'load compensation' on a tatty old conventional boiler?? And what do you mean by load compensation anyway? Weather compensation? One of those 'optimising thermostats' that don't actually do much? What? Unfortunately, it's a fact that most installers would recognise a weather-compensator if it turned round and bit them on the leg! Neither would most householders. The reality is that we MUST find effective ways of reducing fuel burn at source, by running boilers more efficiently. Most condensing boilers (now presumably becoming the majority of the installed base) do not spend much (or sometimes any!) time actually in condensing mode. The installer needs to understand the Physics PRINCIPLES involved, and modify and tune-up other things so that the whole system works at maximum efficiency. And then the householder needs to be prepared to pay (probably £80 or £90) for an ANNUAL service call to make sure that everything is still working properly. - John Brooks Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:28 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-28 All, It was Knauf Insulation's new Internal Wall Insulation System that was used in the Manchester Refurb. If you want any information on the system and the products used, and the opportunity to use on your own projects please send me your details. Best Regards, Phil Rigby - Phil Rigby Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:32:34 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-19 We are a small social landlord in Leeds and are planning a refurb and conversion of a huge Victorian house, including improving its energy efficiency to make it affordable to heat. We're researching products etc, will you be posting more information about the products and how you have used them so that we can learn from your experience? - Mags Shevlin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:10:43 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-12 I have alerted some environmentalists locally about this refurb. as we have a lot of Victorian buildings of similar construction, which appear to have caused paralasis of the mind here in the council! I look forward to seeing the results in energy savings after seeing the details of construction etc. - Mike Maybury Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:41:56 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-11 I'm still crying that my house wasn't chosen but well done Rebecca! I'd be really interested in seeing the house when it is done so I can pick up some tips, contacts etc. My girlfriend says I channel Kevin McCloud, as he often repeats my comments just after I've made them so I'll be interested to hear what he has to say about the refurb too! Will there be a diary of the refurb. and any photos of the work being carried out? All the best, Steve :) - Steve Cunio Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:38:53 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-8 I've recently been chairing the 'buildings' writing group for the imminent Manchester Climate Change Action Plan and you'll be glad to hear that re-furb is at the heart of this section. With 216,000 dwellings in the city, and many of them like 'your' house, this will be no small challenge. There's a mini conference for people who want to have their say in the plan on 12th October - email Mary Livingstone at M.Livingstone[at]manchester.gov.uk if you want to know more. In the meanwhile could you drop me a line to give me a bit more detail on your project? ta. - phil korbel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:35:29 +0100 http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/26-manchester-house-retrofit#comment-7 Hi Simon, We are looking at the creation of National Renovation and Innovation Centre in Wales and so think that it is worth having a chat regarding possible cross-fertilisation with yourselves. Please feel free to get in touch if you think that we can do some work together. Cheers Peter - Peter Draper Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:32:36 +0100