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Services:Tweed Renewables Ltd offer the following services...Solar water heatingThe hot water needs for domestic properties can vary greatly depending on the occupancy. Tweed Renewables Ltd can perform an on site survey to determine what volume of hot water is required daily and then tailor a solar water heating system to suit. This will include solar panels, heat transfer pipework, hot water cylinder, pump station and control unit.The installation of a solar water heating system is an important step for a home owner to take. You will be taking control of the money you spend each year on your hot water heating bill. Either you invest in a solar water heating system that gives you energy security (increasing fuel costs will have less effect on your monthly bills) or you continue to give money away to a utility company for an ever increasing service. The installation of a solar water heating system will typically take three to four days with minimum dissruption to your current services. Solar water heating systems require very little maintenance. An annual check of the anti-freeze based heat transfer fluid can be undertaken by the home owner. It is good practice to have the anti-freeze changed every five years. Tweed Renewables Ltd are BPEC approved Solar Water Heating installers. Solid fuel stove installationTweed Renewables can supply and install your solid fuel stove whether it be a simple addition to your living room or a major new heat source for your domestic hot water and space heating. Please visit our solid fuel stoves page.Un-vented cylinder installation and serviceUn-vented water cylinders provide mains pressure hot water at high flow rates and are ideally suited for domestic installations. If you are upgrading your hot water heating system then why not combine your new un-vented cylinder with a solar water heating system and get mains pressure hot water (up to 60% free). There is no need for a cold water cistern (header tank) when using an un-vented cylinder.Your un-vented cylinder requires servicing every year. Tweed Renewables Ltd are Logic approved Un-vented Hot Water Systems installers and comply with section G3 of the current building regulations. Under floor heatingUnderfloor heating provides the most comfortable even warmth of any heating system. It is economical to run and virtually maintenance free.The system has water being pumped from a boiler to a pump pack, where it is mixed to approximately 50ºC then distributed via a manifold to heating circuits made using barrier pipe. The pipe is laid in concrete or suspended just below the surface of the floor. In concrete floors, the pipe is laid on insulation and then covered with a screed on which can be laid almost any type of floor covering. For timber floors, spreader plates are laid between the joists and the floor decking or on the underside of the floor. Pipe is pushed into the grooves on the plates. The floor area is typically warmed to between 25ºC and 28ºC, providing an even distribution of heat at only slightly higher than room temperature. The system is controlled by one or more thermostats which signal the pump pack when heat is required. General plumbingAll types of general plumbing work is undertaken from central heating installation to bathroom installaton.Architects and AgentsAre you looking to incorporate a solar water heating system into your next project? Many local planning departments now require a proportion of the energy required by a new domestic development to be contributed by a renewable source. Tweed Renewables Ltd can offer advise or undertake the design process as well as supply and install the solar water heating system for your client. We can also install solar water heating systems that have been fully specified and require installation only. |
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