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.
). Picture was taken before I insulated everything.
