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A single boiler for CH and water. There are options of a hot water tank or a combi boiler. Only one expensive item and two plumbing circuits. But AC has not been commonly used in UK. A proper Energy policy with home insulation would see things that way, even with climate change.russ_watters said:What do people do in the UK for domestic hot water?
Dry = Hot air. Wet = radiators. Two different approaches which seem to be mutually foreign to UK and US. An analogue to the clash of cultures about electricity supply. As usual there are good reasons for either but we all make assumptions about what the other guy does..russ_watters said:I don't understand what you mean.
There, in Canada, you have land, lots of land. Green belt has been jealously guarded and Nimbyism rules in UK. Urban living is popular but folks can't afford their mortgages. It was pointed out, today, that mortgages in the US are usually for long terms at a fixed interest rate. These days, in UK, interest is seldom fixed for more than a very few years. That's another difference between east and west.DaveC426913 said:Is it that there isn't enough land, or is it - like here in Canada - that the only land people want is in cities?
Because, for a tiny nation, UK seems remarkably rife with green space.