Would this put you off?

archie9uk

Would you be put off living in a property (buying or renting) that had a warm air heating system?


For clarification, it is a gas central heating system that works by blowing warm air through (hidden) ducts and out of vents in the walls.

cherylsurrey

My first flat has this system and it was not great, I swore after that I would never buy anywhere without proper central heating with radiators. It would certainly put me off, buying or renting.

hcb42

It would put me off , I wouldnt buy

bbk87

I have this at the moment in my rented flat. I don't mind as it's only rented. It costs more on electric as the fan needs electric to push the air out, so out bill can get quite high in winter.

When I buy I'll make sure it has radiators.

PasturesNew

I had one of those once. hated it. It got so dusty and, for me, had the potential for all sorts of creepy crawlies to think it a great home over time.

penguingirl

It would put me off. Whether it was a deal breaker would depend on the rest of the house, but I would expect the cost of replacing it to be reflected in the price

McKneff

We have lived in our house now for 25 years, it had warm air heating in when we bought it and we replaced it with...... warm air heating 10 years later.


I don't know whats not to like,,,,, instant heat rather than having to wait for radiators to warm the house up.


Im more than happy with mine...

somethingcorporate

It would definitely put me off.

Expensive, hard to maintain (there was a thread on here recently about very few people now qualified to maintain it) and puts people off buying!

Also, expensive/disruptive to replace given the property won't have the plumbing to easily fit central heating.

ognum

bbk87 wrote: »

I have this at the moment in my rented flat. I don't mind as it's only rented. It costs more on electric as the fan needs electric to push the air out, so out bill can get quite high in winter.

When I buy I'll make sure it has radiators.

Central heating with radiators require a pump to push the water round, is this so different, I don't know?

JencParker

Have lived in a house with it for the last 25 years - and cannot understand why people don't like it. Instant heat, much more space along walls as walls not taken up by radiators, easy foolproof system and a lot more reliable than boilers - never broken down in 25 years. Older systems can be a bit dusty, but the newer ones aren't. What's not to like.

Davesnave

As you can see, some like it, some don't, but the question for buying is not the same as for renting.

When buying, if you don't like one aspect of the house, you can change it, but if renting and something like this is disliked, the only remedy is to move.