SirSydom
2015-04-30 11:27:47
- #1
Hello everyone,
I am a very heat-sensitive person. Therefore, a lot of importance should be placed on this in the new building.
In addition to automatic shading with Venetian blinds and roller shutters and solid construction, a ventilation system with a bypass (and possibly a geothermal heat exchanger), I am considering whether a "passive" or "free" cooling via the underfloor heating makes sense. This should only have low operating costs, as only electricity for the pumps is incurred. The technology is also quite simple – a heat exchanger between the brine circuit and the underfloor heating circuit, possibly a few valves and a mixer.
I am now wondering if the effort is worth it – does it actually bring any benefits? Does anyone have a direct comparison in the same house, once with and once without?
My wife is still quite reluctant because she is afraid of cold feet. "In summer, I want to walk barefoot." Is this fear justified?
Are there alternatives to cooling that do not immediately exceed the financial budget?? A separate cooling ceiling would certainly cost several k €€€...
With the conventional split air conditioning unit, I can already hear my wife complaining about drafts again, so that is probably off the table as well.
I am a very heat-sensitive person. Therefore, a lot of importance should be placed on this in the new building.
In addition to automatic shading with Venetian blinds and roller shutters and solid construction, a ventilation system with a bypass (and possibly a geothermal heat exchanger), I am considering whether a "passive" or "free" cooling via the underfloor heating makes sense. This should only have low operating costs, as only electricity for the pumps is incurred. The technology is also quite simple – a heat exchanger between the brine circuit and the underfloor heating circuit, possibly a few valves and a mixer.
I am now wondering if the effort is worth it – does it actually bring any benefits? Does anyone have a direct comparison in the same house, once with and once without?
My wife is still quite reluctant because she is afraid of cold feet. "In summer, I want to walk barefoot." Is this fear justified?
Are there alternatives to cooling that do not immediately exceed the financial budget?? A separate cooling ceiling would certainly cost several k €€€...
With the conventional split air conditioning unit, I can already hear my wife complaining about drafts again, so that is probably off the table as well.