Deliverer
2022-01-19 09:29:02
- #1
I built almost the same way and would do it again. Well, no. By now I would build passive and save myself the part with the heating. But of course definitely with air conditioning!
When planning, remember that a new building has similar "cooling loads" to heating loads. So if the heating comes with a total of 4 kW (if it's more, either the heating or the house is wrong), you don't need an air conditioner with 3.5 kW in every room. Usually, at the highest point in the house a 2.5 kW unit is sufficient, which you simply run comfortably on a low setting. Assuming open doors, that is the quietest, cheapest, and draught-free way to keep an entire house at a pleasant temperature. Of course, that doesn't work if I have unshaded skylights and only turn on the air conditioning after work.
On the topic of "proper shading": Of course shade. But unfortunately, that doesn't help with humidity at all. 25° at 35% humidity is fine in a T-shirt. The same temp at 75% is just muggy.
When planning, remember that a new building has similar "cooling loads" to heating loads. So if the heating comes with a total of 4 kW (if it's more, either the heating or the house is wrong), you don't need an air conditioner with 3.5 kW in every room. Usually, at the highest point in the house a 2.5 kW unit is sufficient, which you simply run comfortably on a low setting. Assuming open doors, that is the quietest, cheapest, and draught-free way to keep an entire house at a pleasant temperature. Of course, that doesn't work if I have unshaded skylights and only turn on the air conditioning after work.
On the topic of "proper shading": Of course shade. But unfortunately, that doesn't help with humidity at all. 25° at 35% humidity is fine in a T-shirt. The same temp at 75% is just muggy.