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No Heating in Flat, What's cheapest to Fit and Where from?

bobsa1
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I have a BTL flat which has just come empty. At the moment it doesn't have any heating.
I was going to have GCH fitted but the flat is third story and has no gas. I've just had/having a nightmare with British Gas/transco getting a meter fitted to another flat and I want to avoid the hassle and the cost.
The flat is small so what kind of heating can I put in which is efficent and won't cost an arm and a leg to get fitted or too much to run.
If anyone knows of this miracle heating all ideas welcome!
Please don't go down the solar power route it's in a conservation area.
Many thanks
Bobsa
I was going to have GCH fitted but the flat is third story and has no gas. I've just had/having a nightmare with British Gas/transco getting a meter fitted to another flat and I want to avoid the hassle and the cost.
The flat is small so what kind of heating can I put in which is efficent and won't cost an arm and a leg to get fitted or too much to run.
If anyone knows of this miracle heating all ideas welcome!
Please don't go down the solar power route it's in a conservation area.
Many thanks
Bobsa

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Cheapest for capital and maintenance has to be Economy 7 storage heaters I reckon.Happy chappy0
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Tomstickland, any idea where I can get a price? The flat has one bed, & lounge which would need heating so only need a couple, kitchen tiny and a bathroom.
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If you do go for storage heaters then for goodness sake get the ones which have a built in convection heater too. I'm about to move out of my rented flat partly because I cant bear another winter with my rubbishy night storage heaters...it's sooooo cooooolllllllldddddd!!!!!!0
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They're expensive to run, but it is nice to have the option if you don't charge the storage heaters up enough.Happy chappy0
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I charge my storage heaters overnight and then leave them closed until I get home from work but they still lose all their heat really quickly. I always have to use convector heaters as well.0
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You should turn the storage charge level up then. Econ 7 is usually about 1/4 of the price of daytime electricity. Either that or you have undersized heaters for the flat, poor insulation, or want a tropical temperature.Happy chappy0
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