Cheapest heating for all-electric 3 bed flat?

markin

Marbles31 said:

Thanks all for the messages -

We'll probably stay here for at least 6 years.  It's a grade 2 listed block of flats so we don't think getting an external box on the walls for an air source heat pump is going to viable, but I guess it's worth asking.

When I've spoken with electricians about air source heat pumps the suggestion is that you need an 'air tight' property for them to work..?

We've looked at something like Tesla's Powerwall - where you can charge up batteries when electricity is cheap and use the power throughout the day, but right now those batteries are SO expensive it doesn't seem to be worth it.  Maybe if we were running a hotel it would be!!

That's silly, its like saying the flat/house needs to be 'air tight' for the current electric system to work, it works doesn't it, its just expensive, An air source pump would simply output 3kwh of heat rather than the 1kwh of heat currently outputted.

If you owned the garden or have rights over it an Air to Water air source heat pump could go anywhere in the garden and be piped to the house in insulated piping, You would need room for a large hot water tank in the flat or a cellar. And you would still need planning but it must be easier hidden away in the garden.