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Small cottage heating system required.

  • 09-10-2011 08:30PM
    #1
    shawnee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭


    I am moving to a small cottage that does not have a heating system. I would like to have some form of automatic central heating system and maybe a stove. I am wondering what alternatives there are to oil/gas. Is storage heating any good now. I remember having it twenty years ago and it was hot in the morning but cold by the time I came home at 6. Any views or ideas appreciated :confused:


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    shawnee wrote: »
    I am moving to a small cottage that does not have a heating system. I would like to have some form of automatic central heating system and maybe a stove. I am wondering what alternatives there are to oil/gas. Is storage heating any good now. I remember having it twenty years ago and it was hot in the morning but cold by the time I came home at 6. Any views or ideas appreciated :confused:
    • timber stove with back boiler or gasification boiler both work with well with Rads (possibly local fuel, renewable, but not 'automatic':))
    • air source heat pump connected to rads probably a better option than storage heater (but you run the risk of high electricity bills and low efficiency when needed most..)
    • geothermal and solar (maybe not suitable unless you were willing to upgrade the external envelope, but should you be doing this anyway while putting in the heating?)


  • #3
    yakyak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭yakyak


    shawnee wrote: »
    I am moving to a small cottage that does not have a heating system. I would like to have some form of automatic central heating system and maybe a stove. I am wondering what alternatives there are to oil/gas. Is storage heating any good now. I remember having it twenty years ago and it was hot in the morning but cold by the time I came home at 6. Any views or ideas appreciated :confused:

    Seems like you need a short term soloution to get you over the winter, check out heaterking.com, i got one of these portable heaters for the winter just in case of any problems with the pellet boiler.


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