Johnson & Starley or Radiators? Opinion & Prices?

[Biggles..]

the new J&S units have much improved filters and are excellent for people with alergies and breathing difficulties.

Personnaly i prefer the heat of a warm air unit to wet heating where i find it to be over powering and uneven.

 

[Paul Barker]

they have the advantage of heating the zone imediately, a similar affect to having a thermal store. The heat from when you decide to turn on fast affects the room.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

they have the advantage of heating the zone imediately, a similar affect to having a thermal store. The heat from when you decide to turn on fast affects the room.

conversly as soon as you turn the wau off the room cools which is not the case with latent heat stored in radiators.

I have lived in houses with both and prefer rads to registers.

 

[Paul Barker]

I haven't had to live with it. and I don't think I'd want to.

 

[simond]

Simple J&S HiSpec J series WAU replacement is usually around £2200 - £2500.

But no two jobs are alike so this is a generalisation. We don't fit J&S equipment anymore due to certain issues.

If your old dears can afford it, the J&S room sealed Economaire version is safer but we have found it less reliable.

 

[Agile]

In the position of the op's parents as long as they don't suffer emphesemia considering how much time they have left new room sealed warm air unit is acceptable.

Definition

Emphysema is a chronic respiratory disease where there is over-inflation of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, causing a decrease in lung function, and often, breathlessness.


Description

Emphysema is the most common cause of death from respiratory disease in the United States, and is the fourth most common cause of death overall. There are 1.8 million Americans with the disease, which ranks fifteenth among chronic conditions that cause limitations of activity. The disease is usually caused by smoking, but a small number of cases are caused by an inherited defect.

Normally functioning lungs are elastic, efficiently expanding and recoiling as air passes freely through the bronchus to the alveoli, where oxygen is moved into the blood and carbon dioxide is filtered out. When a person inhales cigarette smoke or certain other irritants, his or her immune system responds by releasing substances that are meant to defend the lungs against the smoke. These substances can also attack the cells of the lungs, but the body normally inhibits such action with the release of other substances. In smokers and those with the inherited defect, however, no such prevention occurs and the lung tissue is damaged in such a way that it loses its elasticity. The small passageways (bronchioles) leading to the alveoli collapse, trapping air within the alveoli. The alveoli, unable to recoil efficiently and move the air out, over expand and rupture. As the disease progresses, coughing and shortness of breath occur. In the later stages, the lungs cannot supply enough oxygen to the blood. Emphysema often occurs with other respiratory diseases, particularly chronic bronchitis. These two diseases are often referred to as one disorder called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Emphysema is most common among people aged 50 and older. Those with inherited emphysema may experience the onset as early as their thirties or forties. Men are more likely than women to develop emphysema, but female cases are increasing as the number of female smokers rises.

Causes and symptoms

Heavy cigarette smoking causes about 80-90% of all emphysema cases. However a few cases are the result of an inherited deficiency of a substance called alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT). The number of Americans with this deficiency is relatively small, probably no greater than 70,000. Pipe, cigar, and marijuana smoking can also damage the lungs. While a person may be less likely to inhale cigar and pipe smoke, these types of smoke can also impair lung function. Marijuana smoke may be even more damaging because it is inhaled deeply and held in by the smoker.

 

[Biggles..]

nice post tony,

it forgets to mention that its also an industrial disease associated more commonly with coal miners,has and is killing thousnads of non smokers and is being played down by the government and british coal who are happy to just throw samll sums of cash at people for ruining there lives.

It was the cause of my dads death,his life was worth £200 to the pen pushers.

 

[fcozrich]

pls, i need ideas folks, who can i talk to about johnson & starley hot air heater, thinking repair if possible & not replacing to radiator as its too expensive now.