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Thread #142630   Message #3289415
Posted By: Newport Boy
12-Jan-12 - 01:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: UK Domestic heating costs
Subject: RE: BS: UK Domestic heating costs
You would need a large wind turbine to get effective heat from it after your normal usage - I doubt 6kW would be enough.

I considered LPG when I converted this (small) barn, and would probably have gone for it, but I couldn't find a suitable site for the tank. The restrictions are considerable, and much more severe than for oil.

On the whole, I don't regret going for oil, although I was able to use a conventional (rather than condensing) boiler. The cost of a condensing oil boiler 9 years ago was horrendous. Interestingly, the oil/LPG price comparison came down in favour of oil in 1970, 1981 and 2001 - the years when I've installed new systems.

Phil