Buying a house with economy 7s Change to gas or oil?

chrish12345

Just about to purchase my first house and at the moment it has 5 economy 7 heaters and a gas fire linked to a calor gas bottle.

At the moment they are paying £80 a month electricity and about £80 a year on calor gas.

I was wondering if it was worth sticking with the economy 7's or having gas or oil put in?

Its a ex local authority 3 bedroom semi detached, well maintained, doubled glazed etc

How much would it cost to have a gas or oil system in and how much cheaper is it to run?


Cheers

crazyguy

Check here : http://www.which.co.uk/environment-and-saving-energy/energy/guides/home-heating-systems/oil-central-heating/

http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/central-heating-cost.html

UncleZen

Note: Gas may only be possible if its piped to the property.
Either gas or oil would require a gas/oil boiler and plumbing for water rads plus removal of E7 rads = expensive.

crazyguy

UncleZen wrote: »

Note: Gas may only be possible if its piped to the property.
Either gas or oil would require a gas/oil boiler and plumbing for water rads plus removal of E7 rads = expensive.

Unless you have a gas tank fitted in your garden !

chrish12345

Yes gas would have to be in a tank like oil as there isnt mains gas in the area

crazyguy

Did you look at the links I posted ?

It wont be cheap to do, but if you are planning on living at the property for a number of years then you will benefit from better heating and lower bills, you could also see about an insulation grant if you can still get them for the walls.

spiro

chrish12345 wrote: »

At the moment they are paying £80 a month electricity and about £80 a year on calor gas.

That is based on their level of heating/hot water etc. They may be happy to wear lots of clothes and keep the heating costs low, you may prefer to walk around the house in shorts and a T-shirt so your costs could be a lot more.

In terms of LPG tank or oil, what do you neighbours have? Buying LPG or oil is typically cheaper if several houses in a village all get their deliveries on the same day (it makes a big difference so I'm told).