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Tony the figures i've been given this past week are (Flogas): 1410L [above ground] £150 1600L [underground] £350 But that is the price for the tank delivered - you pay for the civil work required to put the tank on a plinth or underground and the piping to the house

I've had a look. Only problem with a heat pump is that one needs to locate it inside or build a shed (no big deal) but the noise 60 dB going continually could upset neighbours depending on location.

What makes did you fit and what spec? email me if you prefer [email protected] thanks

But you haven't actually got a great deal of choice. Solar panels and heat pumps are great but their installation costs are such that it takes a fair few years to recoup.

What! calorific values LPG 46.1 MJ/kg Kero 35 MJ/kg

I haven't made my mind up - but from what i can gather we can't have a new oil tank in the same location... too near the house. I've just been told today that new oil tanks have to be "double bundied" for kero - has anyone heard of this for domestic use? Now apparently they're not just £600ish...

what make would that be? a stove is a consideration when i've unearthed the Inglenook

As for Suffolk i do wonder if air is different somehow - i used to live in Scotland and down here my hands just crack in winter. The consumption i quoted was what most folk here use i assure you. If you've only used 300 L i'm amazed. Our house is double glazed, i cut down what draughts i can...

Depends how an open fire has been set up. A standard inset with general grill does not give out much heat but will burn logs and coal. If one looks at what the Victorians did one ends up with a much better setup i.e. using a higher front bar like 10" instead of about 7" which allows for a deeper...

Simply by asking folk what they're spending. Virtually all households with the standard oil tank regardless of housesize have 4 fills a year. I don't know if it's true but there is now legislation coming in that will require more rigorous construction for oil tanks and 3 x price.

So what are the problems with gas boilers. I had one when i lived in Scotland and what can go wrong with them. From what i remember the burner is just holes. For our oil boiler we've had to have a new motor recently but as you say they do last a good while... ours is perhaps 20-25 yrs and is...

I'm an engineering graduate and i don't disagree with what you've said. Having said that why are those with oil spending £2.5-3k compared with £1-1.5k for gas.

anthracite is £18/sack? During peak winter for a 40k BTU boiler one'll use 4 hods which is a sack 18 x 4 x 7 = 504 that doesn't seem cheap to me. The boiler burns at a much faster rate than a stove. Also one's got to have a separate flue which isn't cheap. Rayburn/AGA is a better bet i think...

Thanks for your replies. Tibbot: you've listed the costs/KW... that's fine but practically comparing i think is a different thing. Which is what i did. Everyone i've spoken too oil seems to cost twice that of others. Most folk here use dual fuel as i said. I've got a way with one fill so...

Yes the balls seem to dissolve over time. As for drinking (you raise a good point)... one uses the water in the kitchen straight from the mains so i'd say ok. Fernox are a pretty good ethical company i think.