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Need help choosing a new heating system!
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Hasbeen said:
Reported.Ecogrant said:
hello Jules. if you are on benefits/pension you may qualify for REDACTED for a new boiler heating system and insulation. please call me if you require further information REDACTEDJules2054 said:Hi,
My circumstances......I have several long term health conditions. Do not work, so home all day.
Atm I have 2 old storage heaters on E7, as all the others have stopped working. I'm all electric, with the nearest gas mains 54mtrs away. I live in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 living rooms, kitchen, hall and conservatory, semi detached house. I have an electric fire in the front room, portable electric radiator in the conservatory, 1 large storage heater in the hallway, and a medium sized one in the dining room.
I contacted my local council, who said that I qualified for a home heating grant, but they got a quote back from Cagent gas for over £7000 to connect me. The grant wont cover that, and I have no savings, so they suggested looking at LPG, as they said they dont fund storage heaters!. I'm waiting for someone to come out to assess my house, to see if this is viable, but I dont think the property is big enough to house a bulk tank. If it turns out that I could only have the smaller cylinders (47kg), I think it will cost too much to run, is this right?
I'm paying about £2.50 per day, for all my electric atm. I would expect this to be higher if I had all 5 storage heaters on etc!
Are there any others forms of heating my house that would be cheap to run?
My house was built around 1975, so I have cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, solid concrete floors, and all double glazed!
All constructive advice appreciated!
Thanks!
Jules.You might want to edit out the company name & phone number so that it isn't retained in subsequent quotes...
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Yes thankyou Good Call!FreeBear said:Hasbeen said:
Reported.Ecogrant said:
hello Jules. if you are on benefits/pension you may qualify for REDACTED for a new boiler heating system and insulation. please call me if you require further information REDACTEDJules2054 said:Hi,
My circumstances......I have several long term health conditions. Do not work, so home all day.
Atm I have 2 old storage heaters on E7, as all the others have stopped working. I'm all electric, with the nearest gas mains 54mtrs away. I live in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 living rooms, kitchen, hall and conservatory, semi detached house. I have an electric fire in the front room, portable electric radiator in the conservatory, 1 large storage heater in the hallway, and a medium sized one in the dining room.
I contacted my local council, who said that I qualified for a home heating grant, but they got a quote back from Cagent gas for over £7000 to connect me. The grant wont cover that, and I have no savings, so they suggested looking at LPG, as they said they dont fund storage heaters!. I'm waiting for someone to come out to assess my house, to see if this is viable, but I dont think the property is big enough to house a bulk tank. If it turns out that I could only have the smaller cylinders (47kg), I think it will cost too much to run, is this right?
I'm paying about £2.50 per day, for all my electric atm. I would expect this to be higher if I had all 5 storage heaters on etc!
Are there any others forms of heating my house that would be cheap to run?
My house was built around 1975, so I have cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, solid concrete floors, and all double glazed!
All constructive advice appreciated!
Thanks!
Jules.You might want to edit out the company name & phone number so that it isn't retained in subsequent quotes...The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon0
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