1970's Home Updated for Modern Living, Linton

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The ‘eco’ measures in this home seemed the right thing to do whilst homeowners Tim and Janice were undertaking a full renovation, now EPC A.

Tim and Janice bought their house about 3½ years ago. It was chosen for location and garden size, but they knew it needed a lot of work. They had done a major extension and remodelling on a previous house so had a good idea of what could be done and the costs. Most of the work was to make the house more pleasant to live in and more suitable for their needs. Since the heating system needed replacement, they decided to go for a heat pump for ecological reasons. They installed solar panels for similar 'eco' reasons and also because of the very clear long term cost saving. Tim says “we knew we needed to replace the worn out gas boiler and radiators and realised it was worth taking a lot of care in designing a system for an air source heat pump. Radiators are sized according to the MCS survey, some are surprisingly small....Both the heat pump and solar PV have exceeded expectations.” They have a more contemporary and comfortable house and have reduced energy utility costs by at least 90%. The house is brighter, warmer and more practical. The Solar PV app provides very useful information for monitoring energy usage and helps in developing strategies to make the most of time-of-day tariffs etc. It needs some thought to manage the systems for cost effectiveness but all they really have to do is change the battery charge and discharge schedules with the seasons. Key features of this house<ul><li>100 mm of external insulation added to 1st floor</li></ul><ul><li>Replaced old poor quality PVC double glazed windows with larger triple-glazed ones</li></ul><ul><li>Installed 16 panel (6.4 kW) solar PV array on SSW facing roof</li></ul><ul><li>Added <a href="https://www.solaxpower.com/" title="https://www.solaxpower.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SolaX</a> 10 kWh battery and hybrid inverter</li></ul><ul><li>Installed <a href="https://www.vaillant.co.uk/product-systems/heat-pumps/arotherm-plus/" title="https://www.vaillant.co.uk/product-systems/heat-pumps/arotherm-plus/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vaillant aroTHERM plus </a>7 kW air source heat pump with standard controls</li></ul><ul><li>Low energy lighting</li></ul>A pleasant, constant, ambient temperature is now maintained in the house. Rainwater harvesting work in progress Tour details1 hour in-person tours with a maximum of 8 people per tour, running:Sat 29th November 11:00, 13:00, 15:00Bookers will be sent location details in reminder emails. Tour spaces are very limited. Babes in arms and young people (14+) are welcome.

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