Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tips for Maintaining Temperature in an Orangery

A perfect planning is required to make a home improvement project successful. An orangery built with such effective planning is the best home extension idea. Once you are done with the construction, you need to consider the maintenance of temperature in the orangery.

The temperature in an orangery varies with climate. During summer, the room gets heated up due to the glass units. So, air conditioners are the perfect additives for an orangery in summer. They let the thermal energy inside the orangery to go outside. Another simple option to reduce the heat in summer is to use orangery blinds. However, they cannot completely regulate the temperature. Specific solar blinds are available which can just reduce the temperature compared to sitting in direct sunlight. However, they do not make the room cool. So, it is ideal to use a combination of solar blinds and air conditioners to maintain the temperature in your orangery.

It is also necessary to maintain warmth in an orangery during colder climatic conditions. There are even air conditioners that can heat up the area in low temperatures. Heat pump air conditioners help in this process by extracting free heat from outside and transferring it inside. Also, certain radiators can also be used to maintain heat inside an orangery. Radiators are, however, suitable for those structures with any solid or low walls. You can mount the radiators on such walls. One of the walls can be kept hollow to place the radiator. This even saves your flood space. In order to make sure that the radiators are not visible, you can install attractive radiative covers in front of them. They also provide safety. Underfloor heating system is another option for maintaining heat in orangeries in winters. Certain pipes with heating elements are installed under floor. Upon passage of hot water through the pipes, the heating element and even the room get heated up. So, choose the right appliances to cool or warm the orangeries and enjoy.

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