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Old 12-08-12, 09:34 PM   #1367
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That would cover me to about 10f/5c but only with a 1.4 output at that temperature, which isn't the case. We usually get to -20f/-30c on a yearly basis overnight and usually a weeks worth of nights at -10f/-25c temperatures. That would be tons of resistive or other backup heat here. How cold does it get in Europe?
Depends where.....there are some places in Poland and north that can get -30C but most of the low lands (Benelux countries) seldom get colder than -10C.

Add up the hours of -20C temps and see if it makes sense to have another heat source, like propane, just for the odd occasion.

Sweden has the highest building code standards in Europe for insulation so we do have a way to go.
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