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Electric for heating and water

northwest1965
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We are looking at purchasing a house with electric heating only (plus wood burner)

We have sourced some new electric rads but is there anyone that can recommend  the best & most cost efficient for heating water.
Currently it has an immersion tank (not sure how old)

We only plan to use the property 6 months of the year for the next 10 years or so and then maybe home longer.
Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!

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  • FrugaiMacDugal
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    edited Today at 12:41PM
    When you say electric rads do you mean storage heaters or free standing?
    Has the house got E7?
  • born_again
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    northwest1965 said:
    We are looking at purchasing a house with electric heating only (plus wood burner)

    We have sourced some new electric rads but is there anyone that can recommend  the best & most cost efficient for heating water.
    Currently it has an immersion tank (not sure how old)

    We only plan to use the property 6 months of the year for the next 10 years or so and then maybe home longer.
    Which 6 months?
    Life in the slow lane
  • Veteransaver
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    Most efficient way to heat water probably a heat pump. Most cost effective, depending on how much and what tariff you are on would probably be Immersion overnight on a good E7 or time of use tariff (though watch out for the increased day rates cancelling out the savings on the off peak rate.
    EV tariffs can be useful for this.
  • Albermarle
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    Immersion tank would be the normal way. 
    If it is an old copper one with lagging around it, you would probably be better replacing it with a steel one with integrated insulation. 
    If it is one of the latter, then a newer one will probably be better insulated than an old one, but not by that much and would not be worth replacing, even if it is 20 years old.
  • northwest1965
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    born_again said:
    northwest1965 said:
    We are looking at purchasing a house with electric heating only (plus wood burner)

    We have sourced some new electric rads but is there anyone that can recommend  the best & most cost efficient for heating water.
    Currently it has an immersion tank (not sure how old)

    We only plan to use the property 6 months of the year for the next 10 years or so and then maybe home longer.
    Which 6 months?
    At home summer months
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • northwest1965
    northwest1965 Posts: 2,098 Forumite
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    FrugaiMacDugal said:
    When you say electric rads do you mean storage heaters or free standing?
    Has the house got E7?
    would be free standing and work with an app
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • FrugaiMacDugal
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    Thanks, shouldn't be too expesive over the summer, that's why the question was which months, would be a fortune over the winter.
  • northwest1965
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    FrugaiMacDugal said:
    Thanks, shouldn't be too expesive over the summer, that's why the question was which months, would be a fortune over the winter.
    If we are there in the winter it has a lovely big log burner 
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
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