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Underfloor heating and cold weather

Posted by Jason Orme on 4th January 2010

While most of my friends shiver their way through sub-zero temperatures (minus 6 as I walked the dog at 6.45 this morning) that look set to last for another couple of weeks, one of the joys for me and my fellow owners of recently self-built homes is the ability to feel rather smug about modern heating systems.

I've got one gripe about underfloor heating, though. I'm generally delighted with it, but boy, does it struggle to get going on warming the house up on very cold winter days. We were out the house for a few days over Xmas and it took the house about three days to get the house back up to normal. I was surprised by this, but I guess other readers have had the same experience.

Now it's back up to speed, of course, things are cosy and golden at the Orme house. 

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Jason Orme

Jason Orme

Jason Orme has been the Editor of Homebuilding & Renovating for many years and has written on property and self-build matters for, amongst others, The Independent and The Telegraph. He self-built in 2004 and is looking for another plot.

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UFH and cold weather

Tina (not verified)
Mon, 15/02/2010 - 12:50
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we have a GSHP heating our large home via UFH. Our installers' engineer was out just before Christmas, and he suggested keeping the heating on all the time - it's been lovely and warm, but pricey to run the pump.
Can't have it all but the weather here is Aberdeenshire has been really cold and prolonged.

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