CASE STUDIES
Panasonic plays key part in Restoration Man TV project
T
he restoration of a Grade II listed 17th century barn in Broxted, Essex demonstrates the strengths of
Panasonic’s Aquarea air source heat pump, which is supplying hot water and heating to the stunning period property through the utilisation of under floor heating. Energy specialist Eco Installer completed the
installation of two 16kW Panasonic Aquarea T-Cap three-phase heat pumps. Featured on Channel 4’s ‘The Restoration
Man with George Clark’, the barn was originally used for storing and threshing crops and has since been renovated for habitation as a comfortable family home. It was a highly complex project, as Roland
Gurner, managing director at Eco Installer, explained: “This was a major restoration
project, with the client looking for an alternative to an oil or fossil-fuel based system, a 4,000m² agricultural barn featuring high ceilings with performance and efficiency being key to a successful specification. “The two 16kW Panasonic T-Cap heat pumps were chosen as a perfect solution for the large internal areas and to provide a reliable and efficient source of heating. The property already had three-phase power installed with the units working well as a cascaded system, being highly efficient and providing energy when needed.
“We had to accommodate the filming crew, and work around their schedules.” The Channel 4 programme highlighting the
initial build was first aired back in the Autumn of 2017.
The barn was originally owned by – and was part of – the nearby St Mary’s Church estate. Given its original purpose for the storing and threshing of crops such as wheat, the building was constructed with very high ceilings and sloping floors for drainage, with large, tall doorways intended to accommodate stacked horse drawn carriages riding into the building. The barn had not been used for some time prior to current owner Jude McKelvey’s purchasing of the property in 2014, with the aim to renovate the building to be suitable as a residential family dwelling. The roof structure needed repairing and the original beams required strengthening, with some of the old timber having to be replaced. After a lengthy planning and approval process, work on the barn finally commenced
52 June 2018
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