So the plan is this. Currently I have all rooms individually controllable through programmable TRVs allowing me to heat only the rooms that are being used on different profiles during the day and night. So far so good.
But I have three main problems with my boiler.
1. there is no boiler...
SWA - ah of course!
All very helpful stuff - many thanks. The issue of the standoff from the ceiling - saddles vs light fitting - had occurred to me too.
I'll give all this some more thought.
Many thanks to all for your quick replies.
Thanks again guys
SWA? - sorry not sure what you mean.
That's what I thought - thanks for that. There's no tanking LOL (that's my problem) but I don't think there's any tanking solution that's going to deal with rain from above - short of lifting the entire paved terrace above the cellar...
Thanks for the comments guys.
The cellar is barrel-vaulted so the walls are low at the sides - maybe 4'6" - but the ceiling is about 7'-odd in the middle. I've always thought the light would therefore be better higher up. I've also got shelves / wine racks in places (much of the cellar is...
I need to replace a very old lighting system in my cellar. Part of the problem is the cellar is damp and part of it passes outside the house so water actually drips through the ceiling when it rains.
I have envisaged a series of IP65 bulkhead lights mounted in the ceiling (the cellar is 100ft...