New installation - gas, oil, solar ?

Zombies

Have a property with storage heaters (3 bed bung).

Thinking of updating central heating

Im thinking oil is the most expensive.

Would solar power be sufficient for electric heaters / storage heaters?

Gas would have to be by bottle supply.

any info appreciated

macman

No, oil will be the cheapest option in the absence of mains gas-much less than LPG.
You can't use solar for storage heaters or electric heaters, as there will be no heat at the times you most need it. Storage heaters charge overnight when there is no solar power available!
Solar is intended as an ancillary system, not as a primary source.
Your other options are biomass or heat pump-or upgrade the E7 heating if inadequate.

LittleVermin

Zombies wrote: »

Have a property with storage heaters (2 bed bung).

Thinking of updating central heating <snip>

any info appreciated

Welcome! I'm surprised Zombies want central heating - just shows how ignorant I am! But, hell, I'm only vermin, so maybe not so surprising!

Relative fuel costs per kWh are published regularly on-line by Notts Energy Partnership: http://www.nottenergy.com/energy_cost_comparison/ - you just need to adjust their figures for the prices you'll be paying.

Many people have asked about changing/installing CH - and lots of posts from the links here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=48945875&postcount=9 - some posts give useful figures for installation and maintenance costs.

You might be best upgrading (as macman suggests) by getting modern more controllable night-store heaters if you've the circuit installed already - but it depends partly on your lifestyle (e.g. at home or out at work in daytime, etc - and how long you intend to live there). But treat with caution the advertising blurb from companies selling so-called economical / efficient electrical radiators (e.g. read threads here and here - about companies such Rointe, Economy Radiator Company, ELTI, Suka, Calortec, Redwell, Farho, IntelliHeat, Easy-Heat, etc). All electrical heaters convert 100% of the electrical energy to heat.

PS Everyone will suggest upgrading insulation first, if possible. You might be able to get the materials and/or the work free or very cheaply.
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