Electric heating or new central heating installation?

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  • badmemory
    badmemory Posts: 7,738 Forumite
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    Having a "proper" central heating system installed increases the market for your flat, which in turn increases the possible price. It also increases your own personal comfort for the time you remain. A win win situation to me, but then I am somewhat older & never ever want to wake up again to a glass of water frozen by my bedside etc ever again.
  • House_Martin
    House_Martin Posts: 1,462 Forumite
    £4500 for the fitting of a CH system seems a very expensive quote just for a small flat..
    Why not source a reliable make of boiler at the best UK prices available yourself ?.Buy your own rads, they are not expensive
    That would be less than £800 for a Valiant, or Worcester Bosch and finding someone to fit it for less than £2k. They can fit it in a couple of days if they know what they are doing.
  • macman
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    As above, £4.5K for an install with an existing gas supply is way OTT.
    If that quote was from BG, then you can get it for about 40% less via an independent GSR RGI.
    There's no guarantee that you'll get your investment back in 14 months though, so I'd leave well alone.
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  • user1168934
    user1168934 Posts: 564 Forumite
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    Thanks guys, as for the £4500 I also thought it is way too much for a small flat. I got 3 quotes from independent plumbers and this was the "lowest" quote I got. I also got one from BG which was just over £7000.

    FYI - This 4500 includes around £500 for the solicitor fees etc which I will have to pay to get permission from the freeholder in order to carry out the work.
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