Replacing storage heaters in an apartment

rsynnott

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Hi,
As I ask this question, I suspect the answer is probably no, but it it feasible to replace storage heaters in an apartment with a better system?

I'm currently looking at buying, and have seen a couple of apartments which would be perfect, except for the use of storage heaters. A couple of the places I've rented over the years have had storage heating, and I've always found it expensive and pretty unreliable (I barely turn it on for most of the year, and then in the winter there's always something wrong). I imagine gas probably wouldn't be an option, but is there any cheaper-to-operate/better-behaved electric system available?

One thing I've seen is air heat pumps, but I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing a management company would put up with.

On a related note, does anyone have any views on underfloor gas heating? I've also seen this in a couple of places I'm interested in; it seems to be pretty common in new-builds. I had no idea it even existed before I started looking. My worry would be that it seems like it could go very wrong in the event of a pipe leak.
 
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It may be possible to fit a gas fired system, but you'd need to check the lease details to see if you'd be allowed. Any alternative system is going to require at least a vent drilled through the external wall, which you don't own, so permission will be required. I can't see any development allowing the installation of heat pumps.

Underfloor heating works very well in the right circumstances, but retro-fitting in a stand alone dwelling would be very expensive if at all possible, and won't be an option in an apartment.
 
Ah, thanks, that's more or less what I expected. Are all storage heaters much the same, or would a modern system be better?
 
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