Electric only home

couriervanman

I'd hate to see your bills after the first year......consider getting gas 

Gerry1

madeye25 said:

Apologies - the home is heated by electric heaters/radiators.

Still ambiguous: are they storage heaters or devices that use peak rate electricity (panel heaters etc)?  Are the radiators wet?

madeye25 said:

I have been doing some research and infrared may look like an option with potential.

As it uses day rate, it's guaranteed to be the most expensive option.  Its only potential will be to bankrupt you !

madeye25 said:

I could trial it one of the rooms perhaps.

Why??  What will IR do that the existing system can't, apart from costing money to install?  It certainly won't be cheaper to operate, unless you leave some rooms unheated.

Hasbeen

couriervanman said:

I'd hate to see your bills after the first year......consider getting gas 

The Op has stated    "I have no intention of exploring the option of getting gas connected."

Robin9

madeye25 said:

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I have been doing some research and infrared may look like an option with potential. 

I could trial it one of the rooms perhaps.

In your garage or laundry room  perhaps but  in your living room - ugh.

rp1974

Hasbeen said:

couriervanman said:

I'd hate to see your bills after the first year......consider getting gas 

The Op has stated    "I have no intention of exploring the option of getting gas connected."

Not very constructive I suppose,but more fool them then,would be more useful explaining why instead of no,I'm not doing it.
OP's entitled to massively increase their running costs if they choose to,for reasons known to themselves.
Personally would not even consider renting or owning a property without a live gas supply,some friends have done this then constantly complain about being cold or the bills are high or usually both.

Hasbeen

Hasbeen said:

madeye25 said:

I am due to purchase a detached 5 bed home that does not have gas supply.
I would reconsider purchase.

I have no intention of exploring the option of getting gas connected.
Why not?

rp1974   The question was asked. Perhaps no gas supply in the locality of the OPs new soon to be purchased property?

danrv

rp1974 said:

Hasbeen said:.

Personally would not even consider renting or owning a property without a live gas supply

I probably would think twice if purchasing again.
Guess there are factors such as location, condition of property, number of occupants.
No chance of gas in my village so I either sell up or try to adapt.

rp1974

danrv said:
I probably would think twice if purchasing again. 

Guess there are factors such as location, condition of property, number of occupants.
No chance of gas in my village so I either sell up or try to adapt.

True one of many considerations,although not much point buying or renting your otherwise dream home if you cant afford heating and hot water.

matelodave

rp1974 said:

danrv said:
I probably would think twice if purchasing again. 

Guess there are factors such as location, condition of property, number of occupants.
No chance of gas in my village so I either sell up or try to adapt.

True one of many considerations,although not much point buying or renting your otherwise dream home if you cant afford heating and hot water.

We did it, but we did have a plan to upgrade and improve what was there because we got what we wanted both in terms of the location and property. It was a significant consideration and the costs of upgrading and refurbing were factored into the costs.

madeye25

The current radiators are not wet, there is no water supply to them up. They are powered only by electricity. 
There appears to be a couple of people posting here that don't seem to appreciate that cost isn't the only factor.
This is a dream home for me & my family. Perfect location, limited availabity of 5 bed homes - perhaps we could wait and get a more conventional property with gas supply - but who knows when that will be.

The intention is to give this system a try, if it costs £300-£400 a month it won't bankrupt me, just cost alot. If that is the case then I can do some calcs to see how much the cost is to switch to Gas, I have no idea if it is possible - I imagine it will be as other properties in the street have Gas. 

I could do my own calcs now but its difficult to understand how my family will behave in the new home, maybe we will need to utilise shorter showers and less baths - and only heat certain rooms, that is a possible compromise.

The current owners are a married couple with grown up children who have moved out - they intend to downsize to a bungalow.

They use E7 to heat their immersion tank with electricty overnight which I believe provides hot water to a bath and one shower (not sure about kitchen, bathroom and en suite taps).

The tank is suffient for them as they share one single bath and never have to 'boost' their immersion tank during the day.

Their electricity bill is comparable to that of a 5 bed house in the area that has both gas and electricity - but only as they are so frugal. This clearly won't be the same for me.

I appreciate that I am trying to educate myself on an all Electric home and to some that may seem strange to do it after commiting to purchase a property. To me it is perfectly normal/acceptable, it just depends on an individiuals adversity to risk or stepping into the unknown.