Electric oil-filled wall-mounted radiators

Reed_Richards

Are you renting your property?  If you bought you would have got an Energy Performance Certificate which would surely have told you that your loft was not insulated.  I strongly recommend getting loft insulation as that should keep you both warmer in winter and cooler upstairs in summer.  I'm surprised a 30 year old house could be built and sold without loft insulation    

shinytop

LolekUK said:

Thanks all for replies, 

@Gerry1 - I've looked at Dimplex Quantum, but they are far too expensive, would be probably not much more for the heat pump - awaiting reply from heat pump installers,
@shinytop - thanks and what did you replace your storage heaters with?
@danrv - yes, we are looking at quiet in operation and reliable, I do understand they give out same amount of heat as any other electric heater,
@Reed_Richards - I've asked local heat pumps installers (from RHI website) for quotes/rough idea of cost.
@QrizB - the house doesn't feel draughty at all, it's not single skin brick, it's 30 years old property, with current sunny weather upstairs is very hot, I've checked the loft - it's not insulated! We were possibly burning more in those first 2 months, heat escaping via the roof and we were still feeling cold? Perhaps this is where we should invest first!
@Ectophile - had Rointe for 7 years at previous house, none of them failed in that period of time, they were silent, and with timing them well, they were cheaper (with them being off during the day once we were at work etc.) than old storage heaters. 

Thanks

ASHP and radiators. 

LolekUK

Had only one verbal quote so far for Air Heat Pump system, with radiators and water tank, short of £20k. With RHI estimate of £11.000. If other companies quote similarly, don't think we will be able to do this.

Loft floor is insulated (100mm?) but not the rafters. ECP suggests to increase insulation to 200mm+.

Hmh, more info to follow....

Reed_Richards

If the EPC recommends 200 mm+ of loft insulation then you would not be able to claim the RHI until you had 200 mm+ of loft insulation.  £20k seems too expensive to me; see what other companies quote.