Work begins to install new hybrid heating system at Samlesbury Hall

Works have begun to install the new pump. Pic: LCC

Work has begun to install a new hybrid heating system at Samlesbury Hall in Preston.

The ‘greener’ system will allow them to choose between using electricity or gas in the Grade I listed manor house.

The old oil boiler is currently being replaced with a new air source heat pump boiler, with work due to be completed by September.

The new system will take heat from the air and move it into the building and by having two options, the custodians will also be able to choose which is the most cost-effective method at the time.

Another benefit of the system will be that it is no longer underneath the historic building, which will reduce the fire risk and save carbon, making it more eco-friendly.

Councillor Shaun Turner, cabinet member for Environment and Climate Change said: “Using new energy-efficient systems allows us to help historic buildings like this to become safer and more efficient to heat.

“Carbon-saving measures are vital to making Lancashire greener and cleaner.

“It is also important to us that we use Lancashire firms where possible to support their growth and the local economy.

“We are excited by the amount of innovative new projects that are coming up in the near future.”

The system will be manufactured using Lancashire firm, Lytham-based, Global Energy Systems.

More air source heat pump projects have been rolled out across the city. Clegg’s Chilled Food Service, based in Longridge, has been recycling waste heat from their refrigeration into their office spaces.

The projects were funded through local growth funding, allocated to low-carbon heating schemes across the county.

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