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

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

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  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    Cheapest for capital and maintenance has to be Economy 7 storage heaters I reckon.
    Happy chappy
  • bobsa1
    bobsa1 Posts: 1,947 Forumite
    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.

    Thanks for the idea
  • emg
    emg Posts: 1,390 Forumite
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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!!!!!!
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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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 chappy
  • emg
    emg Posts: 1,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    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.
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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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 chappy
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