Heating & Hot water in electric only properties

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KeithP said:

Is oil an option?

Hi Keith! 
It probably is an option but not one that I particularly want to pursue just yet as I want to minimise losing some of my compact outdoor spaces. I need every square inch unfortunately!

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tacpot12 said:

Sorting out the insulation first will be the best value; if the house is well insulated, any form of heating is going to be cheaper to run. If the house is well insulated, then an Air Source Heat Pump and underfloor heating would be my first choice. 

Absolutely - i'm fairly convinced that the current wall and ceiling insulation is good and will be investigating underfloor insulation as soon as I move in as I believe this might be some of the best way to use the government grant. The property does benefit from almost brand new double glazing, and will look to upgrade the front door aswell as its a single glazed old timber door.

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ComicGeek said:

Mains gas would always be the best solution if available. Still cheaper to run than the current generation of heat pumps.

If not available I would look at a high temperature air source heat pump like Daikin Altherma with rads - underfloor heating is difficult to retrofit and you may not get enough heat out of it anyway. The high temp heat pumps are designed as a retrofit solution to oil boilers, so not that complex.

Or alternatively look at the hybrid oil boiler and air source heat pump package from Grant, it decides what's the best option to run depending on load and external temperature. More expensive initially, but if you're staying there for at least 10 years then will cheaper in the long run.

Indeed, I'm not overly keen on pursuing underfloor heating, although will be installing a small independent electric system in the bathroom to take the edge of the tiles, which doesn't seem to be a huge expense - the actual floor space to be heated only equates to 3 square meters!
As much as mains gas would be the best solution - I simply don't think its going to be feasible. An Air Source heat pump is certainly on the list of possible ideas and as it would appear to be a cheap item to install with the govt grant this could be really good.

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JoBatch80 said:

ComicGeek said:

Mains gas would always be the best solution if available. Still cheaper to run than the current generation of heat pumps.

If not available I would look at a high temperature air source heat pump like Daikin Altherma with rads - underfloor heating is difficult to retrofit and you may not get enough heat out of it anyway. The high temp heat pumps are designed as a retrofit solution to oil boilers, so not that complex.

Or alternatively look at the hybrid oil boiler and air source heat pump package from Grant, it decides what's the best option to run depending on load and external temperature. More expensive initially, but if you're staying there for at least 10 years then will cheaper in the long run.

Indeed, I'm not overly keen on pursuing underfloor heating, although will be installing a small independent electric system in the bathroom to take the edge of the tiles, which doesn't seem to be a huge expense - the actual floor space to be heated only equates to 3 square meters!
As much as mains gas would be the best solution - I simply don't think its going to be feasible. An Air Source heat pump is certainly on the list of possible ideas and as it would appear to be a cheap item to install with the govt grant this could be really good.

Had you any thoughts on what you might install here ? - we are looking to do the same?