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Electric boiler for 1 UFH zone in shed

  • 06-09-2024 1:31pm
    #1
    phobia2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,292 ✭✭✭


    hi,

    I built a new shed, installed UFH, isulated floor and ceiling to high spec, used airtight membrane etc,

    Im toying with the idea of using electric boiler to heat the single loop, anyone have any info or details of doing it, trying ti find out if it would be cheaper or more expensive than using the electric radiators currently installed.


    any help or info greatly appreciated



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  • #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    Never heard of it for a shed, but if the same amount of energy leaves the shed during the course of a day, then the running cost is going to be similar to the rads; except for the additional expenditure in equipment. The only way to make it cheaper would be to use a large and well-insulated slab to retain the heat well and try heat it up during the cheap night rate. Did you plan for that initially by putting down sufficient insulation in the slab, because otherwise it's not going to work.

    Post edited by 10-10-20 on


  • #3
    Kaybaykwah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,264 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    A radiant heated floor would have been a good solution, also.



  • #4
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    It will take the same amount of power to heat the room with electric radiators vs a electric boiler.

    But the slab will act as a battery that you could can charge on night rate... But that's just a storage heater with extra steps.



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