Electric Boiler help!

waingels

Reed_Richards said:

The problem with solar panels is that their output is very seasonal.  You get lots of electricity in the summer when you don't need it to heat your house and little electricity in winter when you do.  You can sell your spare electricity but only at a fraction of the cost that you pay for it.     

May need to get a mini wind turbine put on the roof too !

waingels

The engineer visits in two weeks time so will keep you posted with their findings 

waingels

matelodave said:

Reed_Richards said:

Gerry1 said:
.... It'll probably increase the value of the house straight away and make it easier and quicker to sell should the need arise. ... 

Except that the OP bought the property without being the slightest bit put-off by the electric boiler.

Probably didn't even notice - most people dont really take a lot of interest in what sort of heating system there is when looking around a house. Theres are other factors which generally take a much higher priority than the heating system. I'd almost bet that the broadband speed now takes a higher priority than what sort of heating is installed.

The difference between storage heaters, convector heater and radiators is pretty obvious because you can see them but not so apparent as to what generates the hot water for radiators unless you go looking or asking.

A lot of people are also easily persuaded that electricity is 100% efficient without realising that it's also 4-5 time more expensive.

Agree. I have seeing the 99.9% efficiency marketing for electric boilers knowing how expensive they are to run