A hi-fi problem but not as we know it Jim....

[Rocker]

Our music room is at the end of our corridor and also at the end of the central heating system piping and thus it is the coldest room in the house! I usually plug in an electric oil filled radiator for about a half hour before a listening session, a solution which works fine. Since installing a solid fuel stove in the kitchen, I am wondering if it is possible to pipe some warm air from the kitchen via the attic to the music room. Using something like an on-line extractor system for a shower cubicle, the inlet in the kitchen ceiling and the outlet in the music room. To prevent cooking smells getting into the music room, ideally I should use some sort of heat exchange unit. On line 'research' suggests this kind of solution will cost aroung €6K+ which is a lot more than I am prepared to spend. Especially as this solution is theoretical and not assured of working. And besides €6K would pay for a lot of electrically produced heat.

So has anyone any thoughts or suggestions as I am all ears...... Thanks.

[Diapason]

I have a very effective method of rapidly heating my music room: valve monoblocks.

[Rocker]

I have a very effective method of rapidly heating my music room: valve monoblocks.

I had thought of this Si, but I kinda like the noises produced by my Classe monoblocks and, anyway where is the fun in always opting for the obvious solution to a problem?

[phelixoflaherty]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Audio/Home- ... 1600050001

[Rocker]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Audio/Home- ... 1600050001

Not exactly sure what you are driving at my friend, perhaps you might enlighten me....

[tony]

just because it is at the end of the piping run shouldn't mean no heat or less heat. I dont know your layout Tom but is it just the central heating pump just not up to the job. Larger pumps are available they are more expensive possible upto €300 for a grundfos.
If there is no central heating why not consider a small stanley stove in that location used just to heat that room?

Alternatively go mad and install a second boiler to deal with that area of the house.

[jaybee]

you could also consider installing a high efficiency rad....

I just had a discussion with my architect on this... apparently the last 5-10 years has changed radiators completely....

he wanted to know if I wanted a standard size rad that output three time the heat, or a tiny one that output 1.5 times the heat of a traditional standard size....

[Rocker]

just because it is at the end of the piping run shouldn't mean no heat or less heat. I dont know your layout Tom but is it just the central heating pump just not up to the job.

Tony, if I use the oil fired central heating boiler, the rad in our music room heats up fine. Even though our central heating pipes are inefficient especially when compared to modern systems. But as there is excess heat in the kitchen most of the time [due to the solid fuel stove], I am thinking of moving some of that hot air to where it is needed [in my music room]. And without spending a fortune doing so! The oif fired system is only used as a backup to the solid fuel system in our house and also [especially] as a frost protection system for the plumbing [a frost stat switches on the Oil system if the temperature drops below a set value].

I believe that my idea will work. Before I spend an afternoon or two in B&Q buying the parts required, I thought that I would sound out you guys in case you had a better idea or another way of looking at the problem. The stove idea might work but as our music room is small, it would be too much heat considering that a half hour with an oil filled electric heater is enough to make the room comfortable.

[phelixoflaherty]

Apologies, posted wrong link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUWbxccVDpc