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Hi Burningoil, Did you get anywhere with finding out more with microbore and an ASHP? Ddi you get an ASHP? We are looking to get one (Dan Foss AQ) and are in the same boat with the pipework - Microbore 8mm and 10mm everywhere with 7 rads.

I had a guy over today to look at our site and give us a ball park. He said for a gasification boiler we would need a 1000ltr store and a typical installation is £18k. That was a twinheat bioheat boiler that could take anything under the sun. Is that normal??! Seems like huge overkill on...

Here's what I'm thinking... Rip out LPG eco tec plus and sell on ebay. Sort out a few good log suppliers in the area. Store the split logs around our house under cover. As much area as possible. We have great access to our driveway for big deliveries. I can supplement the logs as a...

We haven't got space for a bulk tank. Dont get me wrong, we have lots of area just none that fits the crazy regs. Having said that, it's cheaper on 47kg (at the moment) as we have a good deal and there's no tank standing charge. That's a fact - I have the figures to prove it. The FIT is...

Thanks for answering my question. There is potential in the future to add a solar hot water panel when we rebuild a lean to we have.

I completely agree. We installed the PV as it was a no brainer when compared to the solar hot water financial return. It also meant compeletly overhauling our boiler setup to make it work which at the time wasnt an option (our boiler isnt solar compatible). As an example on LPG 4x47kg we've...

Also what happens in the summer with these types of biomass/wood fueled boilers? Is it similar to a rayburn where you would not use it from April - October and rely on immersion or other for DHW? Or are they intended to be used all year round? We have PV's covering the whole south roof...

Thanks Guys - both great suggestions. So looks like we're talking £4-7k for the unit. That's doable. I'm a bit sceptical on the pellet idea...purely because it's a manufactured product so could get more expensive inline with fossil fuel increases as it's an alternative. eg pellet suppliers...

Thanks Guys - both great suggestions. So looks like we're talking £4-7k for the unit. That's doable. I'm a bit sceptical on the pellet idea...purely because it's a manufactured product so could get more expensive inline with fossil fuel increases as it's an alternative. eg pellet suppliers...

Thanks Norcon. Well in terms of wood/biomass I am quite early in my research. This is a unit that has caught my eye http://www.centralboiler.com/e-classic.html#1450 which is now being sold in the uk. Problem is the price tag! £10k plus. So too rich for me, seeing as I need a thermal...

Does anyone have experiences of heating a 3 bed house (or similar) with an air to air system? I'm assuming I would need a split system and would have to address DHW separately. Also has anyone had any experiences of a gasification/biomass boiler? Eg hassle, running costs, savings...

Yeah I'm thinking gasifcation could be the way forward, or maybe even biomass thats capable of burning a variety of things. We live next to a forest (forestry commision) so even if I couldnt legally collect wood from there, I imagine there's a wealth of supply in our area. We also live...

Not sure I understand the land rover reference?! I will definitely look into a GSHP...we will need boreholes due to space issues so I imagine this is going to be quite a bit more expensive than an ASHP? We have good access in our driveway (which is due to be relandscaped) so this could be...

Thanks everyone for your help. Ok here's what my feelings our. More than anything I would like to completely get rid of LPG, it's only going up in cost (just out of control on 47kg cylinders) and I hate the site and idea of it. We also desperately want to get rid of the boiler in our...

Thanks - what are the pros and cons of not using a buffer tank? Can you also explain how this setup would work. e.g. the heating is turned on at 20c on the thermostat and boiler is set to 60c. When the timer starts the heating, would this activate both the ASHP (say set to 50c) and then the...

That sounds very interesting indeed. We barely use any hot water and the boiler is very efficient when we do. For example, since Dec 2nd 2010 we've used 14 47kg cylinders. Since the heating went of March 23rd we've only had 2 new cyliders. That's a family of four with one mixer shower off the...

Thanks for the advice. How would I keep the LPG as a booster? We dont have any tanks at the moment as it's a combi boiler. Would we need to install a HW tank and then use the boiler as a system boiler?

Thanks Hufty. We currently have an old looking wired thermostat (left by previous owners) and we bought a timeSWITCH 140 a year ago. The wireless VRC430f sounds like a good idea - i can install it myself and put the thermostat in a better location too. Currently its close to an external...

Hi All, We want to get rid of our dependancy on LPG for heating and hot water. We are not on mains gas. Here is some info about our house: Semi detached 88m2 floor area 3 rooms downstairs 3 bedrooms loft conversion *LPG Gas* Or whole house runs off 4x47kg cylinders - no space...

Thanks Both. There seems to be a lot of negativity towards ASHP. Which is concerning. I don't have lots of money to spend but I don't mind putting my savings into investments for the future. We've just put a 2kw PV array on the roof for instance. I had the money for those, so thought...