Central heating or Storage Heaters

Paul_Kara

Hi all,
I have stripped out the entire central heating system in my 1 bed flat. The boiler was at least 30 years old. I'm wondering if fitting modern storage heaters would be viable? The property will be for sale soon so don't want to scare potential buyers off but with the ever increasing gas prices maybe it is an option ? 
Ta 

JGB1955

NO, no, no!
Gas is FAR cheaper than electricity.  Currently I pay 5 times more for electricity than I do for gas.

gefnew

NEVER EVER HAVE ELECTRIC IF YOU CAN USE GAS FOR HEATING!!!

Tardis4

I expect storage heaters in flats so wouldn't be at all surprised as a potential buyer. E7 has worked pretty well for us for decades.

Swipe

I'd have left the old central heating in and let the new buyer worry about that.

lohr500

Have you stripped out all the pipework and the radiators that were there previously? If so, may I ask why?
How is/was the hot water heated?

Going to modern night storage heaters and heating the water on an Economy 7 tariff could be an option if the property is small. But as others have said, assuming the old boiler ran on gas and also did the hot water, I would stick with gas. Gas is going to be cheaper than even the best Economy 7 rates and allows you or whoever buys the flat to crank up the heating if needed later in the day without worrying about peak electricity costs. 

Ultrasonic

I've used night storage heaters in a small two-bedroom flat and they really aren't that bad. I think many who think electric heating is terrible had experiences that weren't on an Economy 7 tariff or in a larger property.

I'm somewhat surprised you simply stripped out an entire heating system rather than improving any element of it that may have needed it, but it's too late now.

In your position I'd probably ask some estate agents for input.

Gerry1

Big, BIG mistake I'm afraid: you've already scared buyers off.

Even an old inefficient boiler would have been cheaper to run than modern storage heaters, nor would you have to be a weather forecaster, you'd just leave it to the thermostat and the TRVs.

For many potential buyers Gas Central Heating is a must have but electric central and water heating is a red line.

Mstty

@Paul_Kara do you think your flat will be bought by a rental investor or a private purchase (you might want to talk to estate agents about this)

You need to get an E and up on the Energy Performance Certificate and if you do think it's going to be sold as a rental investment then storage or panel beaters will be fine now that you have ripped everything out and cheaper for you.

Best you get some advice from local estate agents though unless you know the market well in your area.

rp1974

Personally I'd have left it well alone if it was functioning correctly tbh.

Unless going down the heat pumpery route I'd not even consider an electric only heated/watered house at this point in time,works out well for some though not a rabbit hole I'm able to pursue due to local planning issues.