Gas/central heating vs electric

J_B

Katapolt wrote: »

I moved into a 3 bed end of terraced house 2 weeks ago that had all the central heating ripped out and energy saving electric heaters installed.

Bet you're glad you got the "energy saving" ones.

Norman_Castle

J_B wrote: »

Bet you're glad you got the "energy saving" ones.

They sound Fischy.

Katapolt

J_B wrote: »

Bet you're glad you got the "energy saving" ones.

Well, everything else with the house was spot on, and they actually work incredibly well so im pretty happy.

movilogo

For 1-bed property don't bother with gas. Electric should just do fine.

There is lot less to go wrong with electric. It is not always the case the electric heating is more expensive compared to gas.

krlyr

First quote has come back at £2500 for the boiler/pipework/radiators/etc. - so about £3500-4000 in total. However, would probably also require the bathroom revamp to be done sooner than expected (I'm planning to replace shower with a bath so would need to do the work now to have the radiator fitted in the correct place long-term) so committing to a big spend to get it done. Might be more economical to put that spend into new windows (quite a few of the units have blown) and a front door to better insulate the place..

Biggles

movilogo wrote: »

It is not always the case the electric heating is more expensive compared to gas.

To be honest - yes, it is always the case. It's just a matter of how much more expensive.

stator

What type of property is it?
Are you the bottom flat or top flat or middle flat?

A Victorian terrace split into flats? I would definitely want gas in any old properties like this that are hard to insulate.

A purpose built flat built 3 years ago? A modern flat will be built with decent insulation and if the flat has limited outdoor exposure then I would stick with electric for simplicity.

The more heat you need the more tempted I would be to get GAS.
Some modern flats it wouldn't be worth the cost when you consider the cost of fitting , servicing and replacing the boiler every 10 years.

If your flat has neighbours above and below, to the left and right and you've only got one wall that is to the outside, and it is properly insulated, with nice energy efficient windows, then your heating bill on electric isn't going to be that much. Plus you might consider the environmental effect. You can buy green electricity, but all gas is the same and produces CO2.

krlyr

stator wrote: »

What type of property is it?
Are you the bottom flat or top flat or middle flat?

It's an end-terrace house.

onomatopoeia99

movilogo wrote: »

It is not always the case the electric heating is more expensive compared to gas.

Given the difference in cost per kilowatt hour between electricity and gas (typically threefold), it is always the case that electric is more expensive, even with economy seven..

Clairabella

krlyr wrote: »

First quote has come back at £2500 for the boiler/pipework/radiators/etc. - so about £3500-4000 in total. However, would probably also require the bathroom revamp to be done sooner than expected (I'm planning to replace shower with a bath so would need to do the work now to have the radiator fitted in the correct place long-term) so committing to a big spend to get it done. Might be more economical to put that spend into new windows (quite a few of the units have blown) and a front door to better insulate the place..

£3500 - £4000 would pay for quite a lot of electricity.