Wall Mounted Air Source Heat Pumps & Village Hall.

Five years ago I organised my mother’s funeral at a country church which has storage heaters, we were charged £60 for turning the heaters on.

Obviously they were on from around midnight until seven o’clock on the morning of the funeral and the church was comfortably warm at eleven o’clock when the service started.

Had the service been in the evening I doubt it would have still been comfortable, so although it’s an option I would not recommend storage heaters for a village hall, I could imagine the play group opening up the heaters and having it toasty warm in the morning, leaving little or no heat for those using the hall later in the evening.

Electric panel heaters would be an option, but extremely expensive to run. 

So the heat pumps may be the best option, assuming that the building is insulated, doors aren’t left open and they are turned on early.

Over the years we have had many discussions about heating churches and halls, some supplementary radiant heaters may be an answer.

Sparkingchip said:

Five years ago I organised my mother’s funeral at a country church which has storage heaters, we were charged £60 for turning the heaters on.

Bargain!

There are some rather wonderful old heaters in Ely Cathedral, but there was no heating in all these ancient churches when they were built. As a former chorister, I can assure you all that cassock and surplice provide perfectly adequate lagging.

Sparkingchip said:

Five years ago I organised my mother’s funeral at a country church which has storage heaters, we were charged £60 for turning the heaters on.

Bargain!

There are some rather wonderful old heaters in Ely Cathedral, but there was no heating in all these ancient churches when they were built. As a former chorister, I can assure you all that cassock and surplice provide perfectly adequate lagging.