On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:17 GMT, Phil L wrote:

The house is cold and damp,

Only 'cause he refuses to have the heating on, have a cooker hood
vented to the outside etc...

You can get CH that runs on bottled gas or oil, and it still probably
works out cheaper than electricity.

Not a lot in it as far as oil in concerned now, I suspect LPG is
similar as well and there would be a significant installation cost.
Both gas an oil have maintenance costs, storage heaters generally
just work without any maintenance.

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Cheers
Dave.