Tread carefully there. remember, the time you most need heating is the time when PV output will be low. A 3kW system will produce little over 2KWh on a typical December day. If yours is a typical 1970's bungalow, electric heating is going to cost you a fortune.Any suggestion or information in regard to best Electric options for heating & water please.
Thanks LeoTread carefully there. remember, the time you most need heating is the time when PV output will be low. A 3kW system will produce little over 2KWh on a typical December day. If yours is a typical 1970's bungalow, electric heating is going to cost you a fortune.
You can get oil combis, might be a cheaper option. If considering LPG, check the details on any contract for supply of the tank and make sure it does not limit you to a single supplier.Thanks Leo
Any thoughts on LPG combi boiler as alternative ? Looking at Calor gas with tank as another possible option ? Any info would be much appreciated.
If not on piped gas and going the tank route then there are only two providers Calor & Flogas and you can't switch as easily from one to the other as you can with piped gas, existing tank gets taken away and new tank installed, not something you'd be doing yearly! I switched years ago from Calor to Flogas, awful palaver, now it might be a bit easier now but basic tank removal is the same, lot of co-ordination needed.You can get oil combis, might be a cheaper option. If considering LPG, check the details on any contract for supply of the tank and make sure it does not limit you to a single supplier.
I believe many opt for the model where the supplier provides and installs the tank which then locks you into that supplier. From previous threads here I thought there was an option to supply and install your own tank up front and they you could switch more freely.existing tank gets taken away and new tank installed, not something you'd be doing yearly! I switched years ago from Calor to Flogas, awful palaver, now it might be a bit easier now but basic tank removal is the same, lot of co-ordination needed.
Havent heard of that option, my brother switched about 18 months ago and it was tank removal/replacement etc. I did read something on some of the FB building pages maybe about supplying your own tank but if I remember correctly the gas companies then insisted on very rigorous annual testing of equipment that wasn't theirs so maybe not cost effective either. They certainly don't look at their own tanks annually or even close to it!I believe many opt for the model where the supplier provides and installs the tank which then locks you into that supplier. From previous threads here I thought there was an option to supply and install your own tank up front and they you could switch more freely.
There are other suppliers of bulk LPG, though perhaps without the same national coverage of the two you mention. There's Tervas, Irish Flame.
Yeah, it all seems a little rigged to eliminating competition.I did read something on some of the FB building pages maybe about supplying your own tank but if I remember correctly the gas companies then insisted on very rigorous annual testing of equipment that wasn't theirs so maybe not cost effective either. They certainly don't look at their own tanks annually or even close to it!
Definitely! That said I am happy enough with the gas tank/heating/cooking etc, I just make sure to order well in advance. I only changed from Calor after 20 odd yrs as they tried to up tank rental massively for 'maintenance', i.e painting it, it had one new coat of paint in the 20 yrs I had it, taking the p I'm afraid.Yeah, it all seems a little rigged to eliminating competition.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?