oil or electric boiler ,whats the cheapest to run! 15 May 2009 at 4:20PM in LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels 5 replies 1.8K views

harvspad

hi there, i have the choice of either oil or electric boiler to be installed ,i have just put all my rads in and pipe work but now its crunch time !!!
there is no gas in the village

i know i can pay by direct debit for both for the running costs but would i be saving by going oil with the varying oil prices at the moment
harv

wildbri

gas tank propane? bri

Cardew

At present prices, especially with a new boiler, oil will cost about one third of the running costs of electric CH.

There is no more expensive form of heating than electric.

samtheman1k

don't forget to consider air/ground source heat pumps before making your decision!

Cardew

samtheman1k wrote: »

don't forget to consider air/ground source heat pumps before making your decision!

I normally include that proviso, but he has said that the radiators have been installed and a Heat pump system will ideally require bigger radiators.

200

have you considered a windmill or solar panels, and beware oil prices are very vollatile!