FWIW, "half-heating" this three (largish) bed house as it originally was cost me £300 for the Winter quarter in 1976 - think what it would cost today?You need a combi boiler set up right.
That’s quite a bit of money
It was built in the 1970s, there is no supply of gas here and the heating/hot water is pumped. The only benefit is I don't have a boiler to break down and the pavements don't freeze!FWIW, "half-heating" the house as it originally was cost me £300 for the Winter quarter in 1976 - think what it would cost today?
As it is today, the total energy bill (lot of electrical/electronic "stuff!) is about £5-6 a day for the temperatures we can have ATM, but at "warmer" times then it's around £3-4 and from around early April to early October - and which we both need because neither of us can tolerate "low" temperatures, especially my wife who has various medical conditions which make needing to stay warm an imperative!
A question @RustySpoons: why can't you have a combi boiler - your house looks pretty modern (certainly as compared with this 1920s solid-walled end-of-terrace!)?
IIRC, there are oil-fired combis available - you need a tank outside the house, but that should be do-able.
There is a HUGE fee if you want to remove this system, so expensive no one has bothered.
I guess you would only pay the once for the disconnection from the supply.
FWIW, "half-heating" this three (largish) bed house as it originally was cost me £300 for the Winter quarter in 1976 - think what it would cost today?
As it is today, the total energy bill (lot of electrical/electronic "stuff!) is about £5-6 a day for the temperatures we can have ATM, but at "warmer" times then it's around £3-4 and from around early April to early October I don't need the c/h and it's about £2-3 a day, and which we both need because neither of us can tolerate "low" temperatures, especially my wife who has various medical conditions which make needing to stay warm an imperative!
A question @RustySpoons: why can't you have a combi boiler - your house looks pretty modern (certainly as compared with this 1920s solid-walled end-of-terrace!)?
FWIW, who says you have to remove the existing system? Can you not install an oil-fired boiler in addition to whatever existing system there is and install manual 2-way valves into the flow and return to select whichever system you "choose"? Wouldn't have thought that wouldn't cause you a space problem if you have the house to yourself.
I guess you would only pay the once for the disconnection from the supply.
My dad’s old sheltered flat was on a shared boiler for heating and hot water, but that was heavily discounted, you still had a choice of the communal supply heat/hot water or using your own gas fires, that was fitted in all the rooms.
My hifi certainly kicks quite a bit of heat, I can almost hear the wheel in the meter speed up every time I turn it on
Not to mention the media server/tvheadend server/nas drives and various other electronic devices all soaking up the juice 24/7.
I'm looking in to things as we speak, the only issue here is there is no chimney and not sure where you can put a flue?
Personally I would do as @jeallen01 says fit a combi and stay on the system, just don’t use the communal one.
They are class B lol
I have a combi boiler in my flat, that fitted in the kitchen, the combi fitted at home is in the airing cupboard, the flue is run through the loft it’s a long pipe.
I don't have gas though, so would have to be an oil one?
You can get bottled gas, and use an lpg boiler that are very popular in the villages.
