Heating - part E7 warm air, part E7 storage heaters, part nothing at all - options?

Better_Days

Went to have a look at a 1960's house which has a lot of potential (hidden beneath a great deal of junk ) and fabulous views over water meadows at the back. But the main negative I can see is the E7 warm air heating system which is antiquated and, I suspect, expensive to run. Plus the warm air isn't in all rooms, some have no heat at all and some have ancient storage heaters.

There is gas in the village (although not connected to the property) so gas radiator CH or a gas powering the warm air part of the property is possible.

Any thoughts on the best way to sort out heating this property, bearing in mind that I am home all the time, and due to ill health I need to keep the property warm all year round.

Do you think the best thing to do would be to take out the partial warm air/storage heaters and start again with GFCH and put in radiators?

lstar337

I'm guessing that getting gas installed up to the building (as it isn't there already) will be really expensive, and so will the cost of having radiators added to rooms, and all the plumbing that goes with that. My point is that there is a huge start up cost. I doubt the system would pay itself off very quickly.

Would upgrading to modern automatic 'slim type' storage heaters be an option? You would need to add them to rooms connected to what I assume is a 'central air' type system. Once operating correctly, I have found storage heaters a good system. A well insulated building will give the best results, but ours is fairly poor and the heaters still keep us warm.

Another option would be looking into a heat pump system. Air source heat pumps will offer both heating and cooling when required, and are very efficient. Ground source heat pumps are e in better again if my memory serves.

I'm not sure gas is gonna be cost effective in your case.

Fire_Fox

Buy a house with gas already, or think about an air source heat pump, or cost up serious insulation (extra loft, triple glazing, cavity wall) and upgrade the storage heaters. Getting gas to the place will likely cost a small fortune.