Electric only house

glasgowdan

rosyw wrote: »

Having lived in areas without gas for many years I now have a home with the "luxury" of mains gas, and wouldn't be without it.

If you can get the gas connected the price quoted I'd do it, it cost me thousands due to being at the very end of a very long drive, but still worth it, I was using bottled gas before that.

All electric is fine - until there's a power cut, so no heat, light, cooking etc, we were once without electricity for 3 days following a bad winter storm- it wasn't fun and I now have all options covered for the odd days of scheduled maintenance on overhead cables etc.or unforeseen power cuts, a gas hob means I can still cook and make tea/coffee or whatever and a wood burner in the living room means I can also keep warm

Must be 20 years since I've experienced a power cut!

missprice

glasgowdan wrote: »

Must be 20 years since I've experienced a power cut!

I had 2 last year, something to do with a substation around 4 streets away being flooded. And they didn't know my house was connected?

Eta I had an all electric house years ago and it was awful.

PersianCatLady

rosyw wrote: »

Having lived in areas without gas for many years I now have a home with the "luxury" of mains gas, and wouldn't be without it.

That is exactly how I feel since moving to my house from a flat.

One thing that really bugged me with electric heating is that it was so unable to quickly adapt to the temperature that I wanted unless I used the electric convection heater which cost a small fortune.

p00hsticks

glasgowdan wrote: »

I'd connect the gas if that's all it'll cost.

Not much point in paying to have the gas connected unless you are also going to fork out the extra and suffer the disruption of having a gas central heating system installed though.....

sgun

We have 90% electric, its fine. You have to learn how to use the storage heaters properly which I think a lot of people don't do. I don't pay any more in electric bills than a friend in a similar size house with GCH. I think if I had GCH I would just whack it up if it was cold, its not as flexible with storage heaters and I'm sure that's what keeps my bills down (I put on a jumper rather than turn the heating up as it doesn't offer immediate heat)


I do have a gas fire in the living room which I wouldn't be without on an unexpected cold night.


We get about three power cuts a year but any time we have a bad one in the winter my friends come here as their heating doesn't work and at least I have the gas fire.

tykesi

adindas wrote: »

For GCH it will cost another £6- £8


Not to mention the annual maintenance of the boiler another few hundred quids on the top of it, annual ... Gas boiler need rutin maintenance as well as break down quite often

Absolute rubbish.

rosyw

glasgowdan wrote: »

Must be 20 years since I've experienced a power cut!

In that case you've been lucky! Where I live, a small market town in Norfolk, we have regular scheduled cuts, usually 6-8 hours, while overhead cables are checked and replaced, usually every couple of years. 6-8 hours doesn't sound too bad, but it always happens in winter with the power going off before the house has got warm in the morning. My neighbours,who chose not to have gas connected when I did now wish they had.

rtho782

CBeardsworth wrote: »

Good to hear you're very happy! Do you have ASHP going into underfloor heating?

No, I didn't want this, as I wanted the option of cooling.

I have an air to air, not air to water system. I have indoor units (wall mounted) that blow hot or cold air out.

Daikin fxts50k off the top of my head is the model in the living room.

It would cost less to install than getting a gas connection, boilers, radiators, all fitted.

As my system is air to air I don't get the renewable heat incentive payment, but it's still cheaper to run than gas.

glasgowdan

adindas wrote: »

£350-650 is just for the gas supply connection.
For GCH it will cost another £6k- £8k
For a complete kitchen with gas another £1k

Not to mention the annual maintenance of the boiler another few hundred quids on the top of it, annual ... Gas boiler need rutin maintenance as well as break down quite often.

The electric radiator is maintenance free, when it is broken just buy a new one..



ier has said would be between

Those figures are made up.
New GCH system could be £4-5k, no need for a new kitchen, and annual service can be under £100 no problem. They break down quite often? Maybe if they're old or cheap or poorly installed.

The difference gas heating makes to a house is significant. It warms the house's bones!

Davesnave

glasgowdan wrote: »

Must be 20 years since I've experienced a power cut!

Plenty of them in the countryside, but then, we don't have mains gas either.

On the up side, we can grow our own fuel and we have that other weird stuff called oil, when the wood burner needs a boost.