tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post882131596266399229..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Space heating: where are we headed?Mark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-79269780193625230982008-01-24T22:08:00.000+00:002008-01-24T22:08:00.000+00:00These aren't zero-heat homes. The heat is coming f...These aren't zero-heat homes. The heat is coming from the woodstove or the electric heaters. People should make this clear and stop misleading customers. <BR/><BR/>Most Passivhaus dwellings the other side of the Channel aren't heated this way anyway. They have a precisely-controlled gas or oil boiler, electric heat pump or sometimes a wood pellet boiler. <BR/><BR/>Many woodstoves are an own goal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-56257696432120689342008-01-23T08:59:00.000+00:002008-01-23T08:59:00.000+00:00anyone know about carbon monoxide alarms?anyone know about carbon monoxide alarms?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-89987373660845803112008-01-23T07:07:00.000+00:002008-01-23T07:07:00.000+00:00The problem isn't that MVHR is difficult to fix. R...The problem isn't that MVHR is difficult to fix. Rather, it's not obvious that it's not working, or that it's not working correctly - it needs to be balanced. Plus fuel poor households will be tempted to turn it off, just to save money on the cost of running the fans.Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-85127429387625045332008-01-22T20:08:00.000+00:002008-01-22T20:08:00.000+00:00Given that it's a no-moving-part heat exchanger pl...Given that it's a no-moving-part heat exchanger plus one or a few fans I'd have thought there are not many ways it could fail: air leaks, clogging up or motor failure. All should be pretty simple to deal with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-28687972530188184042008-01-22T09:58:00.000+00:002008-01-22T09:58:00.000+00:00yeah rightand in the real worldyeah right<BR/><BR/>and in the real worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-90402015032259917732008-01-19T00:47:00.000+00:002008-01-19T00:47:00.000+00:00You fix it, obviously.You fix it, obviously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-27547127261770521922008-01-18T16:25:00.000+00:002008-01-18T16:25:00.000+00:00Mechanical Ventilation.....so what happens when it...Mechanical Ventilation.....so what happens when it breaks down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-47336256232761753252008-01-18T16:23:00.000+00:002008-01-18T16:23:00.000+00:00Quick question now that all new buildings have to ...Quick question now that all new buildings have to be air tight (and getting more and more so as we move to code level 6) will carbon monoxide alarms become mandatory in the building regs?........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com