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Desperate for advice on central heating
Hi Guys
My first post!! After extensive research on the web I am close to tearing my hair out. I was hoping you could advise me. I live in a 1950's semi with double glazing - wooden floors, cavity wall (not sure if insulated) and the loft space is not insulated. We are situated adjoining farmland and regularly have strong winds blowing against the house - which seems to find it's way indoors through the floorboards and somehow even the doubleglazing???? (or it's my imagination). Our only heating is a few storage heaters which a) Cost us an arm and a leg to run - and b) Don't warm the house up to any liveable standard. So we supplement them with oil heaters. In winter this little lark sets us back around =A3120/mth in electric charges AND most of the house is still freezing! Last winter we changed to a "Heatwise" tarrif that gives us economy 7 heating 3 times a day instead of just after midnight. This helped slightly but still bordering on stupid. So - I have a few options. 1) Install oil heating. Roughly =A35k. Not so cheap to run I gather. 2) Install more storage heaters. Going to cost me even more every month! 3) Install heatpump and underfloor heating. Cheapest monthly cost but God only knows how much to install. Guessing =A310k+ if you include ripping up the floor to install wet system. 4) Air conditioner central heating (No idea how much this costs to run) And a few other systems which I can't find any info' on. (OOPS - NO GAS in the village!!) What the hell do I do!?!? I want the house to be warm throughout but to be able to keep it that way for a reasonable cost. Anyone with experience in this area please advise. Many thanks Fly |
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