phase 1 is almost completed, we have installed a 24kw Stratford boiler stove in our lounge which is charging up a 500litre akvaterm hermal heat-store tank, this tank is 2 metres tall and almost a metre diameter! Also going in is a fairly large solar panel which by our calculations should be capable of supplying us with all the hot water we need in the summer.

To lower the heat usage of the house we have stripped off all the ceilings and fitted 6inches of celotex insulation in the hope of lowering our future wood consumption.