Trout81 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 I have a small detached house and looking for a way to heat it, it has storage heating just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltieman Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 we have a 2 bedroom house with night storage heaters and a hot water tank for our water. We have found that we are cheaper than my friends/neighbours who have district heating - not that much in it these days - they do have lovely hot water anytime though. but we find ours is ok for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 multifuel stove with backboiler, since installing just the multifuel stove without back boiler we have turned off 2 out of 3 night storage heaters never used them at all last winter and our coal use has halved, and electric bill has halved.burn all your rubbish instead of paying for it to be removed to heat your neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 There you go, a back boiler on an open fire, district heating or storage. The last two need electricity. As the electricity supply on the Thule is so reliable, get the first option too.The district heating is possibly reaching capacity, so I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 burn all your rubbish instead of paying for it to be removed to heat your neighbours. Nothing like the old Rayburn to consume anything from old sea driven courlene rope, to aluminum beer cans, a pair of done boots or an owld pair o' breeks. Good heat off most of it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Air source heat pump and underfloor heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 fine in a new build but bloody expensive for an upgrade AT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Expensive initial outlay, true. But there certainly used to be substantial grants available for this kind of thing. It would be worth checking to see what's currently available. And over the lifetime of the system, it'll be by far the cheapest of the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat hairy bloke Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 You don’t have to have under floor heating with ground source or air source heat pumps they can work with radiators and I believe that air source heat pumps work best with a blown hot air system. I believe that the grant system is changing for heat pumps and understand that you won’t get a one off payment but a payment towards your heating bills instead.I still wouldn't dismiss oil heating as modern boilers are far more efficient as they used to be, I know a chap who replaced his 8 year old boiler for a new one after considering air/ground source heat pumps and deciding that the outlay was far too much. He is saving £2000 a year on his oil bill just because the boiler is more efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posiedon Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 He is saving £2000 a year on his oil bill just because the boiler is more efficient. Bollox! We've recently replaced a 17 year old inefficient boiler with the best available today, and if I was saving £2,000 a year on oil; Highland fuels would be paying me.Did you maybe typo an extra 0 there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 fat hairy bloke mate may have a 20 room house, we should wait for facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 but with all this global warming AT by the time it pays for itself we will all be looking for air conditioners instead of heating, I find a good fair isle gansy works best it works well in any room in the house and can be removed for zero cost if things start to get a tad warmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 But that's the beauty of it, Bob. It gets too hot and you just run the thing in reverse and it is an air conditioning unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 thats the beauty of it AT it gets too hot and you take it of and put it in the closset until it is needed again, a one off payment for wool and a jumper board and hey presto instant heating or cooling as and when needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat hairy bloke Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 He is saving £2000 a year on his oil bill just because the boiler is more efficient. Bollox! We've recently replaced a 17 year old inefficient boiler with the best available today, and if I was saving £2,000 a year on oil; Highland fuels would be paying me.Did you maybe typo an extra 0 there? Maybe his house is better insulated than yours.The house is an average stone built 3 bedroom house with a sitting room extension.£2000 is what the guy said he was saving a year mind he is still paying just over £1000 a yearfor oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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