Re: Controllable Radiator Actuators

["solentelectricalservices" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could easily spend 5k on your house for equipment worse case or
1.5k would be a good start if you did not want every room and
radiator controlled. Always wire for the first option and add later.
Cable is Beldon 2 core.





--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@b...> wrote:
> solentelectricalservices wrote:
>
> >
> > smartkontrols rad valves will only work with smart as they are 2
wire
> > devices using lonworks. They are however extremely good although
very
> > expensive.
>
> ...
>
> > I rate smartkontrols as I install it but clients are
> > few and far between due to its high price BUT!
>
>
> How high is high? I'm about to replace the boiler with a new
condensing
> one (and possible swap the cylinder for a heatbank), update the
CH/HW
> controls and plumbing, put a new rad in the lounge, and a bunch of
TRVs
> on the radiators that don't currently have one.
>
> Roughly how much (ball park) would it cost to put in smartkontrols
with
> the rad valves instead of a normal programmer and TRVs? (3 bed/1
bath
> house with 9 rads)
>
> Jim