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Heating Tips
Heaters: When buying heaters, make sure that they are the right size for the rooms they are to heat, and that they have thermostatic controls. Remember that electric heaters other than storage heaters consume electricity at the most expensive charge rate. Use a space or portable heater instead of the central heater, if only one room needs heating. Choose heaters with ...
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Boiler Controls
“What difference do controls make?”; “What are the best types?” Controls have come a long way in the past ten years and they afford an excellent way to improve comfort conditions and save energy. Controls have two primary functions: Deciding when the heating system comes on and goes off. It is a good idea (and a requirement for new installations) to divide the house into zones (eg living ...
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Replacing Your Boiler
What do I do if my boiler is more than 15 years old? Typically, the “as new” efficiency of an oil or gas boiler over 15 years old would have been less than 80%. It’s present efficiency today, due to wear and tear is unlikely to be greater than 70%. The current range of boilers available today will have efficiencies greater than 90%. This represents an operational ...
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Revised grant amounts announced for Better Energy homes scheme
The Better Energy Homes scheme temporarily closed for new applications following Budget 2012 and a subsequent announcement by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.As with all schemes administered by SEAI, the Better Energy Homes scheme is subject to continuous review with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with respect to programme objectives. To ...
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VarioWIN wood pellet boiler – flexible solution!
Thanks to its different versions and wood pellet feed variants the VarioWIN can be installed anywhere from the cellar to the attic. VarioWIN with manual pellet loading Available in red or white casing options. VarioWIN with pellet feed via suction system Can be installed in any room. VarioWIN with direct pellet feed and sheet steel pellet tank All in one – wood pellet boiler + pellet feed system + pellet store! VarioWIN with direct ...
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Launch of Carbery Heating Services Website
Welcome, I hope you'll find our new website helpful. We will be adding more and more information on cost saving services and products. Located in Cork and experienced since 1999 in the design, installation and service of heating systems throughout Ireland. with many hundreds of successful installations and satisfied customers including house-holders, business, architects and plumbers, we are in an unique position to advise and specify the correct solution for ...
