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Cheaper option: Calor lpg or fireplace with back burner?

  • 03-10-2014 3:51pm
    #1
    messinkiapina
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    I moved into a new house and it has a calor LPG tank heating system, and also a fireplace back burner which will heat water + rads.

    My plan is to switch to mains gas next summer. In the meantime I need to heat the place this winter but am reluctant to tie myself into a 2 year contract with calor. If I can get away with just using the fireplace this winter, I'd prefer that.

    My question is, would it cost much more to heat the place using the open fire +back burner then it would to use the lpg gas?


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  • #2
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    messinkiapina wrote: »
    I moved into a new house and it has a calor LPG tank heating system, and also a fireplace back burner which will heat water + rads.

    My plan is to switch to mains gas next summer. In the meantime I need to heat the place this winter but am reluctant to tie myself into a 2 year contract with calor. If I can get away with just using the fireplace this winter, I'd prefer that.

    My question is, would it cost much more to heat the place using the open fire +back burner then it would to use the lpg gas?

    5 months of solid fuel for the fire would be cheaper than 2 years LPG and depending how old it is it could be an old inefficient boiler.


  • #3
    scudo2
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    JohnnieK wrote: »
    5 months of solid fuel for the fire would be cheaper than 2 years LPG and depending how old it is it could be an old inefficient boiler.

    Also gas boiler could be hooked up to large gas bottles instead of gas tank.
    As a backup, no 2year contract. Slightly more expensive but it's an option.
    Use the gas for inestial heat up, then let the back boiler keep it going.


  • #4
    messinkiapina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭messinkiapina


    scudo2 wrote: »
    Also gas boiler could be hooked up to large gas bottles instead of gas tank.
    As a backup, no 2year contract. Slightly more expensive but it's an option.
    Use the gas for inestial heat up, then let the back boiler keep it going.

    Never even thought of that but great suggestion! Would it take much doing to hook a small bottle up? Would I need to get a gas installer to do that for me?


  • #5
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    messinkiapina wrote: »
    Never even thought of that but great suggestion! Would it take much doing to hook a small bottle up? Would I need to get a gas installer to do that for me?

    You would need to get an RGI with LPG experience to do it.


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