Electric central heating

[buckracker2009]

Any advice on eletric central heating we looking to put heating into the farm house I like the idea of eletric radiators but not sure what it's like any advice will be good thanks

 

[Frodo2]

Any advice on eletric central heating we looking to put heating into the farm house I like the idea of eletric radiators but not sure what it's like any advice will be good thanks

I would be worried about running costs.

 

[br jones]

Any advice on eletric central heating we looking to put heating into the farm house I like the idea of eletric radiators but not sure what it's like any advice will be good thanks

Got solar or windmill? If not dont

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Got a couple installed in some log cabins, basically a combi type boiler but all electric. Not cheap to run, can run on off peak but works well for there where space is tight and no room for a tank outside.

I’d look at ASHPUMP or GSHP now

 

[Timbo]

Any advice on eletric central heating we looking to put heating into the farm house I like the idea of eletric radiators but not sure what it's like any advice will be good thanks

Unless you have a massive solar array, electric heating is about the most expensive way of doing It bar none, and in a farm house that's bound to be poorly insulated, will bankrupt you.

 

[Timbo]

Got a couple installed in some log cabins, basically a combi type boiler but all electric. Not cheap to run, can run on off peak but works well for there where space is tight and no room for a tank outside.

I’d look at ASHPUMP or GSHP now

+ solar + a big buffer tank + proper decent controls.

 

[renewablejohn]

Unless you have a massive solar array, electric heating is about the most expensive way of doing It bar none, and in a farm house that's bound to be poorly insulated, will bankrupt you.

A farm house does not have to be poorly insulated. If you can get the farmhouse to near passive house standards then electric becomes viable especially if you can do an on farm hydro system.

 

[diggerjones]

Mate has a 2 year old electric boiler. That hes taken out. Was 2k. Yours for £650

 

[Ffermer Bach]

At the moment electricity is the most expensive I believe, however, thinking about the future, I am guessing we wont be able to use oil or gas/LPG so we will be forced to use electric heating, I guess it will then be electric for an air or ground source heat pump, or a log fire. No central heating on here yet, only the log fire to heat the house, however the combi boiler still heats the hot water.

 

[br jones]

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At the moment electricity is the most expensive I believe, however, thinking about the future, I am guessing we wont be able to use oil or gas/LPG so we will be forced to use electric heating, I guess it will then be electric for an air or ground source heat pump, or a log fire. No central heating on here yet, only the log fire to heat the house, however the combi boiler still heats the hot water.

Am yet to see how the majority of people are going to afford to remove gas and oil boilers,or all have electric cars as they are expensive ,put an lpg boiler in and by time we have to remove gas and oil it will be 25 years down the line

 

[buckracker2009]

Cheers for replys I did not know there was such a thing has electric boilers what I should of asked about is electric radiators that have clay bricks in that with thermostats in that come on and off south west heating supply them

 

[Frodo2]

Cheers for replys I did not know there was such a thing has electric boilers what I should of asked about is electric radiators that have clay bricks in that with thermostats in that come on and off south west heating supply them

Night storage heaters may be OK if in house all day, Basic idea is heat up through night on cheap electric and release during day. Fir most it result in a warm house during the day (when your at work) and a luke warm house at night when your at home watching telly.

If it's your own home and you are going to be staying for a few years I would put in a proper central heating system. It really transforms the house.

 

[Badshot]

I've got night storage heaters.
The house would be cold without the log burner.
Unless they've dramatically improved they're not that controllable.

 

[Headless chicken]

We’re slowly converting our radiators over the Haverland ultrads. They know how to charge!! But they sense and learn apparently. For me the ability to control from an app to in effect make it central heating was the big draw.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Mate has a 2 year old electric boiler. That hes taken out. Was 2k. Yours for £650

There’s a 12kw one here somewhere from a letting house we had. Would warm up really quick but eat electricity for fun. I had planned on fitting it in this house as a backup for oil heating system but we went GSHP. It’s still here somewhere and is just an inline heater similar to a power shower.

EDIT: here’s a photo of it!!

 

[br jones]

We’re slowly converting our radiators over the Haverland ultrads. They know how to charge!! But they sense and learn apparently. For me the ability to control from an app to in effect make it central heating was the big draw.

Until your broadband fails

 

[Headless chicken]

Until your broadband fails

fibre optic drops out far less than the old copper used to and we’ve now got a 4g dongle if it does drop out. You can still control them from the radiator individually too.