Hi all,
I am wondering if it is possible to make / buy a SIMPLE system to collect solar energy on the roof ( faces S;E) and direct feed it down a redundant chimney that has been closed at roof level to a ground floor bedroom with concrete floor (Its an old cottage so no DPC) I was hoping to lay a wooden floor over it, on 2x1 battens
Anyone got any ideas or experience?
How would I stop it over heating on hot:sunny days (If we ever get them!)?
Any other ideas on how to warm up this floor? I don't want to use laminated flooring.
Thanks

I would think it better to use the solar water heater to boost your hot water system, especially as in the summer you don't usually need UFH, and in the winter when you do, you won't have enough sunshine.

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Thanks Mooncat,
My hot water comes "Free" already with my turf fired range which gives loads of hot water (sometimes it boils in the tank!). i don't have any radiators, but I'd like to heat this bedroom and make sure the proposed timber floor on batterns over very old concrete floor (no dpc) stays dry. Its too far from the tank to run a radiator, hence the solar idea.


I think I got the same issue of 0 to begin with