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    Taking the plunge

    Jun 24, 2021 5 minutes

    HOMEOWNER Jonathan Williams

    LOCATION Wiltshire

    PROJECT Ground source heat pump installation

    WORDS David Hilton

    PHOTOGRAPHY Kismet Photography For many of us, installing a ground source or air source heat pump takes some consideration. We want to know the alternatives and the running costs. We are aware of some of the horror stories out there and we want some guarantees that the technology isn’t just snake oil.

    Jonathan Williams had no such qualms. In 1997 he decided that a ground source heat pump was the right solution for his project. In fact, Jonathan was a trailblazer — his heat pump was one of the first domestic ground source heat pumps to be installed in the UK. Having researched what was available, he chose to install a Swedish IVT ground source heat pump while converting

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