My husband and I would like to leave the city and build an A frame home for us in the mountains. I am so excited to have come across your videos and have subscribed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom so generously. I am learning so much about building in general. regards from South Africa
I really like the way you break down the concept of heating water tank constantly. I know the info, but like you said, just take it for granted and pay the bill. Currently in an apartment but trying to build so researching that. I remember when gas was coming into homes and the big push to convert off electricity. It was promoted as so cheap, but now they're about the same cost.
Excellent video!!! I had an electric boiler for many years, I love it, but you are 100% right, I turn it on 10 minutes before shower and turn it off after. Of course, Iived in a tempered region. You have a great company!!
Just found your channel on here & subscribed as well. Thank you for the information on heating sources for an A frame home. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Marcus, if you can exchange electricity with the network you might consider using solar PV + heat pump. This type of system requires nearly zero maintenance and has a longer lifespan than thermal solar + the installation cost should be even smaller. Downside: it works only if you can sell energy to the network during the day and buy it back during the night (otherwise you'd need a hot water accumulator but then it is comparable to the solar thermal in terms of cost).
@@aboptimization thanks for the suggestion!! Unfortunately well I really can't say unfortunately because I kinda like the idea of being completely off grid. The area where my land sits is not grid Connected. It has no county water Sewage or electric service's so it's completely off grid. It's going to be a challenge but when I get everything together it going to be great not having to depend on anyone for the comforts of life
Just a small comment to some random builder, I have a small 30 m2 off-grid cabin, A-frame, with Italkero Eco sc18 gas heater, which is safe to use at nights since the air intake&exhaust go throw the wall, the cabin is located near the arctic circle with a 10cm insulation on the walls and floor, and managed to spend a week in -30C temperatures while the indoor temperature were at lowest around +16C, +5C sleeping bags were used by our family, kids were upstairs. Cannot have a fireplace since this is a building which can be built without a local building permit. The heater is too inefficient but one can manage with it. Other options were Safire and Wallas heaters that can be controller remotely, but the cabin is for summer use mainly. My 2 cents on the matter..
In Pennsylvania what would you think is best for a trio100? I'm thinking heat pump or mini split system plus wood stove or small fire place. We generally need good heating and air conditioning.
Preparing for a Avrame home in northern Spain, probably a Trio 100 with a portion of the second floor as loft. I'm going to do more research on heat pumps, geothermal heat, and splits. I have seen a home in this area with an air to air heat pump feeding radiators and I believe they get their hot water o that system as well. But a split system seems to be less installation intensive. If we leave a portion open at the front end allowing heat to rise up to the full ceiling, would a split system be required to have a unit in the second floor bedroom, or would that be overkill (our coldest temperatures don't drop much, if any, below zero Celsius), and we will most definitely add a high efficiency wood stove for backup as we intend to go fully off-grid dependent although we will have to connect physically to the grid due to local requirements. Also, as I don't see a video yet about this, what are the possibilities of having rain gutters for water harvesting on your builds?
I just came across your channel and I really love your content. I’m from the Seychelles and it’s a tropical climate with humidity at 80% throughout the entire year. Is insulation required for such climate conditions.
We are looking to create thermal mass with a south facing concrete patio that extends into the home as the floor (sun will heat up the concrete and concrete will store heat)...Can these be built directly on an insulated concrete slab?
Generally in-floor heating is not the greatest idea if you have wooden floor construction. You would have to do insulated slab as your foundation. Woodstove+air/air heat pump is a good combo
What is the best way to keep air temperature consistent veticaly through open ceiling? I am considering a trio 150 with combination of floor heating, fire place, ceiling ventilators for good air distribution.. Or is there a better way to do it. Same question for cooling.
With open ceiling "mixing " the air is inevitable unless you want all the warmth under the high ceiling. Ceiling fans are effective and inexpensive solution for that. In the summer you might want the hot air to rise up and have a skylight or some sort of vent to let it out.
What heating system do you recommend for The average temperature in Los Gatos is 14.9 °C | 58.7 °F. About 582 mm | 22.9 inch of precipitation falls annually. Thanks.
You don't need to replace a water heater/boiler every 7-8 years. If you have clean water in, no maintenance. Only check the safety pressure valve every now and then.. I have no idea where you got the information to replace it every 7-8 years? There are boilers in service for 30+ years, no problems. Of course, when you build a new house, the size of the tank should be appropriate for the size of the users in household. Tankless boilers are often based on liquid petroleum gas = fossil fuel. Using renewable energy for an electric water boiler is a much better alternative. The electric heater also might produce some excessive heat that can be utilized to heat the bathroom and prevent freezing. Best alternative is to use the right size with good energy efficiency grading.
