warm air heating

Strapped

I had it in my first house. Wasn't keen, tbh. Yes, you don't have radiators but some of the vents seemed to be in really awkward places (as you can't place furniture over or near them). Also - and this may just be my lax housekeeping - always seemed a bit dusty.

happycamel_2

I grew up with warm air heating too. My parents had huge rows before they divorced. They were always nice to each other in front of me but the heating ducts meant I heard every word. I remember the centre of the house was hot but the external walls, which didn't have vents were cold.

vectistim

Next time I go home I'm going to have to faff about lying on the floor trying to use the vents to hear what's going on in another room - evidently a few people did that, but it's not something I ever tried.

tealady

Hi
I know someone who has this system. Its fine for heating but you will also need an immersion (or some type of boiler) for hot water

vectistim

I believe they do exist, but I've never seen one that didn't have a heat exchanger to heat hot water (feeding into a hot water tank, as opposed to 'instant' hot water like a combi boiler)

holly_hobby

My Nana's original system also heated the hot water (little switch you knocked down, with a little red light that came on to show the water was being heated) - but you had to make sure the pilot light was lit or no heating or hot water !.

When she had this replaced as it broke down beyond repair, the new system did not heat the water, so she had a new immerson tank fitted, which instead ran off the electric and had its own little on and off switch (fulll tank of hot wwater in 10 mins or so !).

As I say the new system was NAFF, no where near the same amount of heat output, and the only engineer we could find whom fixed or even serviced , was the manufacturer themselves .... hence its replacement with radiators.

Hope this helps

Holly

Dan-Dan

Well , this viewing was always an outside option , and with the flat shared roof as well would have been a big decision , thanks for all opinions though