Oil/LPG advice req

Muscle750

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Default LPG/OIL advice req
My mother in laws house has no gas supply she has had storage heaters for years which are next to useless we are thinking about going down the Oil or LPG route from the little research ive done it seems LPG is slightly cheaper in the long run. Just wondering if anyone has had either a Oil or LPG system fitted from scratch including Boiler rads pipes tank etc recently and if so what was the cost. Her house is a normal run of the mill 3 bed semi. Reason im asking is because we along with her two other siblings are covering the cost and i appreciate i can get quotes from companies etc but id just thought id ask here first. Plus even if you have Oil/LPG any pointers towards the annual running costs would also be appreciated

macman

LPG prices may be cheaper now but if you look at the historic data then oil is a better bet. You can expect both oil and LPG prices to soar again at some point after the sharp falls earlier in the year.
NSH's are not 'useless' if working properly, and modern ones are much more controllable, so I'd look at updating them first. E7 is a good option if the house is occupied in the day and of course she will not have the maintenance costs of oil or LPG. if she switches to wet CH then she will probably need to come off E7, which may require a new meter.

Smiley_Dan

If it's the long run you are interested in you should be reducing the energy usage before you decide how to generate energy. Insulate, insulate, insulate. And then air-tighten.