Over the Summer of 2012 we had an extension to house our new heating and water systems. We have replaced the two oil boilers with a biomass (wood pellet) boiler. Our new boiler room houses the boiler and a 4-tonne hopper that contains the pellets.
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| The new wood pellet boiler, hopper, and HW tank (boot for scale!). |
The aim has been to drag Farlands into the 21st century, but with sustainable living as a major goal.
Farlands (House and Cottage) already had its 16 PV panels supplying some of its electricity (in aggregate making it a zero-sum consumer of electricity), enjoyed spring water and used septic tanks.
And it now has a wood pellet boiler supplying all of its (space) heating and hot water. In effect, we are zero-consumers of non-renewable energy.
Before deciding on biomass I considered all the options (eg heat pumps, wind energy), but biomass seemed to make the most sense.
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