Coal vs Oil vs other?

potts8

Hi,

I'm actually asking on behalf of my mother in law so I don't have all of the facts but she is now coming up to the point where her coal fired boiler needs replacing.
From what I have read so far it doesn't seem like many people are going for coal any more and most switch to oil or maybe even biomass when gas isn't available.

Would you agree that oil seems to be the way to go or would you still recommend coal?
She's had a couple of quotes and the coal boiler comes in at around £3500 and oil is around £7000.
Quite a difference in price for the convenience or would there be savings to be had in comparison for the running costs?

What would be the main recommendation for replacement heating when gas isn't an option?

Thanks

footyguy

potts8 wrote: »

Hi,

I'm actually asking on behalf of my mother in law so I don't have all of the facts but she is now coming up to the point where her coal fired boiler needs replacing.
From what I have read so far it doesn't seem like many people are going for coal any more and most switch to oil or maybe even biomass when gas isn't available.

Would you agree that oil seems to be the way to go or would you still recommend coal?
She's had a couple of quotes and the coal boiler comes in at around £3500 and oil is around £7000.
Quite a difference in price for the convenience or would there be savings to be had in comparison for the running costs?

What would be the main recommendation for replacement heating when gas isn't an option?

Thanks

How much does your MIL spend on coal per year?

potts8

£750-£900 a year seems to be the average cost

Thanks again

G_M

How old is she? How much longer does she want to be lugging coal in and coaldust out?

I would knock coal off the list and look at oil, heat-pumps, solar, all-electric..... anything but coal!

kimla10

just moved flats and I assumed all flats came with gas/elec and balcony's!!! for years I've always had them! Well this new flat is brill but I am going to need a metal contraption to hold flower pots and well guinea pigs well no running on balcony!! I find this disappointing as everyone needs a balcony for fresh air when you get home from work!!


My question is!!!
Flat on 8th floor should I get an electric hob or use Propane Gas cooker?


what is cheaper?


thank you so so much!!

matelodave

1 kg of propane contains about 13.6kwh of energy.

Calor prices for propane are £21 for 6kg = 81.6kwh = about 26p per kwh
a larger 13kg cylinder costs £28 = 176.8kwh = about 16p per kwh

I dunno how much you pay for leccy but it's usually around 13-16p/kwh so propane is marginally more expensive in 13kg cylinders and very expensive in smaller ones. You can get even bigger ones which would bring the price down even more but lugging even a 13kg cylinder up 8 floors or mucking about with it in lifts wouldn't be my idea of fun.

Leccy would be cleaner, easier to use and more efficient and you wouldn't get all the condensation that you'd get with a gas either.

Where were you thinking of putting the gas cylinder - if on a balcony then you'd need piping to the cooker.

Mister_G

Also, would the landlord allow propane?

I would have thought than in an 8 story block of flats, that might be considered a little dangerous.

Booooo

Don't think you are allowed propane in a flat

And why the outrage about no balcony, did you not view before you shined a tenancy?