Electric Boiler vs Combi

[haydn71]

Thanks for all the replies. So, as suspected, no matter how efficiently you run an electric boiler, it will always be quite a lot more expensive to run than a gas combi.

Gas was my original suggestion to my partner but due to the house layout and renovation, it's a bit of a convoluted route to get the pipework through the house which put the installation cost up. She's had one quote already but before we started getting more, I wanted some advice to see if that really was the best solution. So thanks for everyone's input, appreciated. Gas it is.

Thanks,

Haydn

 

[Arelia]

Thanks for all the replies. So, as suspected, no matter how efficiently you run an electric boiler, it will always be quite a lot more expensive to run than a gas combi.

Gas was my original suggestion to my partner but due to the house layout and renovation, it's a bit of a convoluted route to get the pipework through the house which put the installation cost up. She's had one quote already but before we started getting more, I wanted some advice to see if that really was the best solution. So thanks for everyone's input, appreciated. Gas it is.

Thanks,

Haydn

Hi Haydn71

We are a Spanish company and although we don't do solar energy, we do know that thousand of families down here are installing solar pannels on the roof and a simple electric water tank. Therefore, some or a lot of the energy it consumes will be provided by solar pannels and the electricity bill will drop.
I don't know how much sun you have in the UK compared to Spanish skies, I presume far less. But even so, I would ask for several quotations to local companies you may have around in your town. Bear in your mind that these solar pannels are going to sypply energy not just to the electric boiler but to the whole household consumption; Again, in Spain it is really profitable, but I am not so sure about northern European countries. You better ask where you live.

What I can offer/suggest is a shower timer that we make in Spain and sell in the UK, to restrict the maximum shower timer and also has a water leak detector, just in case someone leaves the shower tap open. It does save water and energy and prevents people from taking showers without any control. You can check it here if you wish to:


To end with this post, I must say that what is going to make you save more money is by far solar energy as long as you have sun light during the day, but it is also much more expensive than our shower timer
hope all this information helps
regards


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[gmartine]

Yes get more than one quote or at least three and see what they have to say. Get back to us if anything needs clarifying or to chew over a scheme.

 

[Chuck]

I don't know how much sun you have in the UK compared to Spanish skies, I presume far less.

London averages ca 1400 hr/yr of sunshine compared with 2500 hr/yr for Barcelona.