Hampton House Case Study, Residential
The perfect heating and air conditioning solution in the family home
– The renovation and extension of a mid-century family home in London gave the owners the chance to dispense with their fossil fuel heating system.
– Accommodation is over three floors, including a large open plan kitchen and living area at ground level, family bedrooms on the first floor and a master en-suite bedroom at the top.
– This project exemplifies Invisible.AC as a versatile all year round heating and cooling solution, retrofitted into a traditional home.
THE CHALLENGE
– The owners were committed to environmentally friendly living and it was always the intention to replace fossil fuel based heating with a green sustainable solution.
– Different rooms of the property have different heating requirements, depending on their orientation and how much sun.
– Some of the bedrooms can get colder more quickly, whilst the top floor master bedroom suite is understandably that much warmer.
– The open plan kitchen/dining/living area required some form of even heating that would suit the space and not be subject to hot or colder corners.
– The Invisible.AC Small Duct Induction Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation System (sdHVAC), using renewables has been the perfect answer.
ON-SITE
– Invisible.AC had to assess the practicalities of retrofitting the system in the home where renovation work was already well underway and changes to room layouts and wall positioning could not be made.
– The challenge was to assess how all the Invisible.AC supply ducting could be logically routed above ceilings, below floors and behind walls.
– The inherent flexibility of the ducting and the ability to twist, turn and route it through tight spaces, made the installation possible.
– 16 flexible mini-ducts lead from main ductwork into the different rooms of the property.
– Highly discreet round and linear room outlets that have been specified throughout, carefully positioned to provide complete and even coverage with no cold or hot areas.
– Heatmiser room controllers provide the option for individual heating and cooling preferences.
– A Panasonic heat pump provides the renewable energy source for two 10kW Invisible. AC jet fan coil air handlers.
– Compact design allows the air handlers to be conveniently located in the ground floor utility room and higher in the central stairwell out of sight, but easily accessible.
THE BENEFITS
– It is an additional bonus that the versatility of Invisible.AC can be used for air conditioning too.
– Walking around the house, it’s hard to spot any evidence that a heating and cooling system has even been installed.
– The different styles of outlet just merge – almost invisibly – into the interior decor of the renovated home.
– With no wall radiators, the owners have much more flexibility with room layouts and positioning of furniture.
CONCLUSIONS
– It’s a constant feeling of warm comfort wherever you are in the house. Not only that, but the Invisible.AC system can hardly be heard.
– The owners are delighted both with performance of the Invisible.AC system, the care taken during the installation phase, the cooperation with other contractors and the minimal disruption caused.
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