| With ever increasing heating costs, the
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| | include a low E internal glass surface,
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| insulation value or the ability of your
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| | even if you are selecting solar control
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| new uPVC conservatory to retain heat
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| | glass for the exterior surface. Sealed
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| during the colder months of the year is
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| | units should preferably be argon gas
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| becoming an even more important factor to
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| | filled for optimum insulation.
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| consider.
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| | - Polycarbonate Conservatory Roof - 35mm
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| If you are considering adding a
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| | thickness is more efficient than 16mm or
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| conservatory to your home during the
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| | 25mm thick.
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| warmer months of the year, it is possible
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| | - Sealed Units - should include heat
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| that you may overlook the fact that you
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| | retaining glass such as K glass as a
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| will have to heat it efficiently during
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| | minimum or even better, a soft-coat Low E
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| the winter months in order that you can
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| | glass. Units should preferably be Argon
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| utilise it as a year round extension to
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| | Gas filled for optimum performance.
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| your home.
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| | The performance ratings of PVCU windows
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| Considering how you will heat the
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| | and doors are currently undergoing a
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| conservatory is one issue but the most
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| | change with an easier to understand
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| important factor will be how efficient
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| | rating system being introduced. The new
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| the conservatory will be in retaining
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| | window energy ratings are similar to
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| this heat. There is little point in
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| | those already found on many electrical
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| adding an expensive heating solution such
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| | items with a seven band A - G rating
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| as underfloor heating if your valuable
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| | system, with A being the most energy
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| heat is going to disappear through the
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| | efficient. This system is not a
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| glass, roof or frames of the
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| | statutory requirement but is being
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| conservatory.
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| | voluntarily introduced to allow consumers
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| This is particularly important at the
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| | to make informed decisions on the energy
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| lower end of the market where you can
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| | performance of competing products.
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| still buy a basic specification
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| | At the present time, Conservatories are
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| conservatory that does not include any
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| | not subject to building regulations in
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| type of heat retaining glass and the roof
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| | England and Wales, which means that
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| is glazed using 16mm or 25mm
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| | unlike replacement windows and doors for
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| polycarbonate. These products may appear
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| | your home, there are no enforced
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| to be bargain price conservatories but
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| | standards of insulation applicable.
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| the lack of good insulation properties
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| | However, since the purpose of adding a
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| could mean that they could be very
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| | new conservatory to your property will
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| expensive to heat during the colder
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| | doubtless be to increase your living
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| months of the year or possibly
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| | space all year round it is ultimately
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| 'off-limits' for this period.
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| | very much in your interests to check the
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| In the UK insulation values or 'U' values
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| | insulation value or energy performance
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| are currently used to measure a product's
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| | rating of the components used in the
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| heat transfer and the lower the 'U' value
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| | manufacture of your new conservatory to
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| the better the insulation value, which
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| | ensure that it does not become a 'white
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| means less of your valuable heating will
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| | elephant' during the colder months of the
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| be lost 'through' the product.
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| | year.
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| Target 'U' values for the three main
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| | There are bargain price PVCu
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| elements of an energy efficient PVCU
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| | conservatories in the market place,
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| conservatory are likely to be:
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| | particularly in the DIY or self build
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| - Glass Conservatory Roof = 1.1w m/2k
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| | conservatory field where prices are very
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| - Polycarbonate Conservatory Roof = 1.5w
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| | competitive. The choice and difference
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| m/2k
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| | in specification can prove daunting to
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| - PVCU Frames = 1.8w m/2k
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| | the uninitiated and you will need to
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| - Sealed Units = 1.1w m/2k
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| | consider the performance of each product
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| However, you do not need to get too
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| | carefully, not just the cost.
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| concerned with the technical data when
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| | The insulation value of your new
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| choosing your conservatory supplier. The
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| | conservatory is a very important point to
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| requirements can be summarised into
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| | consider at the planning stage, since
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| typical minimum specifications for each
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| | there will be little you can do to make
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| component that will provide similar 'U'
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| | this permanent extension to your home
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| values:
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| | more energy efficient once it has been
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| - Glass Conservatory Roof - should
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| | installed.
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