Have Old Oil System - What Should We Change To?

Tang18

Currently have very old oil system circa 1960's....looking to change form of heating but rather than plumping for gas, should we be considering other options?

Any advice much appreciated

N.B. planning permission granted for extension, yet to commence

Cardew

Welcome to the forum.

If you can get mains gas, that is the cheapest option for running costs.

G_M

I'd recommend either gas, electric, a heat pump or wind power.

Sorry- but without a LOT more information any advice would be a waste of typeface!

highrisklowreturn

Coal is the cheapest and best. A multifuel burner with backboiler should be no more than £800-1000 and about £500 to install.

Cardew

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

Coal is the cheapest and best. A multifuel burner with backboiler should be no more than £800-1000 and about £500 to install.

Possibly cheapest to install, but not to run.

http://www.nottenergy.com/energy_cost_comparison/

Hardly the most convenient either.

With gas CH you can have virtually instant heat, or set to come on in, say, 10 hours time when you return from work.

justjohn

wood/coal if you can source it cheap.

keep oil as a backup/hot water

suki1964

If you can connect to mains gas, then go for that

Heat score air pumps are stil in their infancy here and can be hit or miss on existing buildings

Oil is not cheap however nor is coal.

However I wish I had a back boiler - along with my oil and electricity

matelodave

Mains gas if you can get it, even if it costs a grand or so to get it. You'll save in running costs, boiler cost and benefit from the convenience.

highrisklowreturn

I source my coal from a wholesaler, and it costs less than the rr prices upon which those calculations are based. Also, I've spent the past several nights keeping a living room at 25c, full hot water, including in mornings and a 7 rad ch system going off several 6 by 6 fence panels and posts which I chopped up. My winter coal bill will be under £250.