Can Gas Heating Be Converted to Oil Central Heating?

gerbilplay4

Hello.
I am looking to buy a place, but in the meantime will have to rent. The house that I will be renting is also up for sale and falls within my price range.

The house is a chalet bungalow. The rooms are,

Downstairs: Ent. Hall, Lounge, Kitchen diner (2 heaters), bedroom 3, bathroom.

Upstairs: Landing, cloakroom, bedroom 2, bedroom 1.

All of these rooms have heaters except the landing and upstairs cloakroom which may or may not but I can't remember.

There is no gas supply to the village where the property is so all of the properties either have night storage (which I hate), oil or gas off bottles.

Now the heating in this property has gas off bottles. The boiler is in the loft (off of the landing) and this is where the gas from the bottles it put into the heating system. I really hate lofts (particularly in older age) and don't want the risk of gas bottles in my house.

I was wondering if it was
a). Possible to convert the heating from bottled gas to oil without buying brand new radiators etc. and

b). If so, how much will it cost to put in aproximately?

Kind regards,
Jonathan.

Gloomendoom

You do realise that you shouldn't have the gas bottles in the house? They should be outside in the fresh air.

You can change from gas to oil but you will at least need a new boiler. I'm not a plumber, but I suspect that the boiler may need also repositioning. The rest of the system may be usable, but that will depend on its condition and if the installation is up to scratch.

Can't help on the costs, I'm afraid, but I'm sure a more knowledgeable person will be along shortly.

macman

You don't need new rads to change the fuel source, but you may need a new boiler.
Without giving the make and model of your existing system, I doubt anyone can help though.
Is LPG really more expensive than oil though?