Last seen: Nov 23, 2022
Indeed, and it's not very cold at the moment so most of the radiators are on pretty low - we do need a minimum flow through to keep the whole system w...
No, not 1830 radiators... 😀 But they were already there when the previous owners bought the house in 1958, so old enough. As for the rest, I'll be ho...
Thanks again for the advice both, it seems like trenches are the way to go. As for the insulation and so on, the radiators are pretty good, I think, t...
Yup... about 330 sqm of 1830 "maison de maître". We can't do anything about the windows without significantly altering the look of the house, although...
Thanks Mars, will watch. Interestingly all the websearches I try for "how much is a geothermal heat pump?" (which is what the French call it) come up ...
Thanks both. First, I should say that I am in France, although I'm guessing the technology is much the same, if not the prices. For the GSHP The drill...
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