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Thinking about how to heat our new home: a 330 year old former paper mill

JunglieD · 2022-03-16T07:31:51Z

Hi - I’m in the process of buying a 330 year old former paper mill for my family home. Exciting but somewhat daunting as we’re moving out of a ‘new’ build. However, the character and the river views are too compelling to ignore. Current space and water heating setup is very dated: - 2 large electric immersion heater/tanks for HW - Electric storage heaters in most rooms for heating (large brown ‘70s style) - Gas boiler heating for 1 large room and indoor pool (pool heating part currently decommissioned) We expect to be moving in ~2-months so trying to get ahead by reading more on renewable solutions. It’s quite large (3,500 sq/ft) and presumably poorly insulated given the age. I’m currently tempted to lean into a modern and more efficient full-electric option supported by Solar PV as I think the property is likely a poor candidate for ASHP, the appealing hydro option has been torpedoed by recent Environment Agency announcement to uplift extraction licence fee to £12k, GSHP/WSHP both seem expensive and potentially not even possible due to the site (smallish garden and river being an SSSI). Lots to learn, happy to be here. David

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Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHPs)

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03/04/2022 2:00 pm

@junglied If you want to explore water to water, we make a heat exchainger that will go in to the stream and does not require enviroment agency approval as long as you use the correct glycol. This unit will supply a 12 Kw heat pump. It is 140mm high, 400mm wide and 2400mm long.