Temporary Central Heating options

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We will be shortly moving into our new house which is a 60 year old cottage and I have a question regarding central heating options.

The previous owner removed the oil burner and replaced with a solid fuel stove which heats the water and warms the rads. Having sold our existing house we will be moving into the cottage for the winter but are concerned over the warmth of the house and ability to heat it. It is largely single glazed which is a large problem but we are focusing on how to heat the house for now.

It seems the solid fuel stove is not up to the job depsite having a high KW rating capable of heating all rads. We are planning to completely renovate the house to passive standards and avoid using oil. However in the interim I am looking at options to ensure we have sufficient heat, apart from sticking with the existing stove are there any cost efficient temporary solutions? Keen to avoid using electric rads etc.

I was thinking along the lines of a used oil burner but this may be a false economy.

Interested in any experiences or thoughts on the topic.

Calahonda52

As i suspect you will be there for a least one winter, maybe look at LPG tank and an external boiler, LPG less prone to theft than oil and you can always cook with it: a suitably sized 12V battery would allow you run it in the event of a power outage..
Proceed with care with PH restoration of a 60 year old cottage

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