Electric boiler

billybobsmumma

hi we have moved to a property where there is no mains gas - we have no heating at present except plug in heaters and an immersion heater and got a quote for £4k for electric boiler. We can’t afford heat pumps and can’t get help as we work - do I get the electric boiler fitted or just continue to use my plug ins we can’t have oil as no access to put a tank in and lpg is a no go too - we don’t know what to do as I’ve been reading the horror stories about electric boiler costs TIA

EssexHebridean

An electric boiler is about the most expensive way you could think of to heat your home I believe. 

Your 4k would be better spent in investing in some modern High Heat Retention Storage heaters - then get yourself onto an Economy 7 tariff. The immersion heater will also then run off the overnight rate electricity. (as will any other appliances you can run overnight, too).

Rodders53

Do you own this property?   Or rent?

billybobsmumma

Hi we own it 

ctdctd

Why not spend the £4K on a couple of wall split air conditioning units? Think of them as large fan heaters.
They work just as well for heating as cooling and being heat pump technology are maybe three times more efficient than an electric boiler.

Coffeekup

Is there any solar panels fitted to the property?

Astria

If you are thinking about spending 4K on an electric boiler I would look into the grants available for heat pump systems, as a 5K grant + 4K of your cash should more than pay for the installation.

If you most spend time in one room then an air con unit may be worthwhile to look into - they can do cooling in summer and heating in the winter and can be 3x more efficient than resistive based methods such as a typical plugin heater.

If neither of those are any good then Economy 7 storage heaters are still better than an electric boiler.

billybobsmumma

No there are no solar panels and to have a heat pump we are looking at another 4k for it to be fitted that’s as well as the 5k help. I’ve not heard of the air con units can anyone post a link to which ones to look at please 

Ectophile

You may save money by buying an electric boiler.  But at the current price of electricity, trying to run the thing will bankrupt you.

chris_n

billybobsmumma said:

No there are no solar panels and to have a heat pump we are looking at another 4k for it to be fitted that’s as well as the 5k help. I’ve not heard of the air con units can anyone post a link to which ones to look at please 

Something along the lines of this https://www.airconcentre.co.uk/products/panasonic-4-2kw-wi-fi-wall-mounted-inverter-r32-kit-tz42-wke
Or maybe a split system where you get 2 or 3 indoor units for one outdoor unit. 

Miser1964

Perplexing. Does the property have pipes and rads for central heating? If so, what happened to the boiler? Also why is LPG not an option.

Electric boiler is economic madness.