rad in conservatory

[BLOD]

does anyone know what the current regs are regarding putting a rad in a conservatory?
Does it just need to be able to be isolated or does it have to be on it's own heating zone etc

cheers

 

[ecowarm]

It is supposed to be on seperate zone

 

[Barry98]

is this on new builds ?

 

[BLOD]

its a new conservatory on an old house

 

[dancinplumba]

first i have heard of this, which reg is it in ? is it new build house or when you add a conservatory ?

 

[MattWeth]

According to this: Planning Portal - Conservatories

A conservatory is exempt from building regulations approval if:

• They are built at ground level and are less than 30 square metres in floor area.
• The conservatory is separated from the house by external quality walls, doors or windows.
• There should be an independent heating system with separate temperature and on/off controls.
• Glazing and any fixed electrical installations comply with the applicable building regulations requirements (see below).

I guess it a matter of interpretation as to whether a separate heating zone with its own stat constitutes an 'independent heating system?...

I guess you're prepared to submit it for building control, you could deviate from the above.

 

[dancinplumba]

by indepentdant heating system do they mean separate from boiler or like a zone ?

 

[dancinplumba]

what happens if conservatory already built ?

 

[MattWeth]

by indepentdant heating system do they mean separate from boiler or like a zone ?

There you have me - I don't know
I knew about the 'independent heating system' thing for conservatories but I don't know if a zone on its own stat counts as independent...

 

[P4ULT]

I can honestly say I have never put a rad in a conservatory on a separate zone. And I certainly was not aware that it needed to be done.

 

[dancinplumba]

so, going to posilbly need 4 zone valves in average house with conservatory and hwc ????

 

[quality]

All I will suggest is that is that it is a large radiator. I have found many time when asked to fit rads in a conservatory that there is not enough wall space to fit suitable rads to heat the area suitable.
In my honest opinion a conservatory is total pointless without air conditioning as they are to hot in the summer and even with rads to cold in the winter

 

[Barry98]

Get them to sign , "couldn't afford extra cost of independent controls etc "

 

[BLOD]

Get them to sign , "couldn't afford extra cost of independent controls etc "

good idea - think I'll do this

 

[quality]

even with independent controls it is nearly allways impossible to heat a conservatory sufficiently with wet heating/radiators