A brilliant episode of Grand Designs showed a family bring a 12th century castle back to life. At times it seems impossible and I had to hide behind the sofa. The result however is fabulous and a testament to what is possible. One part of the show that had always left me wondering was the Ground Source Heat Pump – how effective had it been for them? Installed throughout, the system was to be used to provide the hot water and heating (there was no gas and they wanted to avoid oil, just like us). I was delighted then to find a video of Francis the owner talk about his experiences of living through 2 winters with the GSHP. Running a bed and breakfast there’s clearly an important demand for decent heating and hot water, and he claimed the GSHP did an admirable job providing these. You can see the video here: http://www.iceenergy.co.uk/hellifield-peel—c4-grand-designs-winner-_238/. This is just the kind of comfort I need before finalizing the heating system…
Hellifield castle uses a GSHP
February 10, 2012 at 5:19 am |
I also turn off my oven for the last 10 mins of ckoiong time,the heat in the oven continues to cook the cake.