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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.

We have the 1100/1200 standard tank and that requires 3-4 fills per year. that is the same as most folk in the area - most with an older solid wall house... no modern insulation. If yours is a modern house then that's probably why your consumption is less. Most folk here use an open fire or...

I'm considering a calor gas boiler. From what i can work out they are more economical than i thought. When the heating engineer was last round he said forget the idea. I've been trying to sort out the pros and cons. So far for living in a rural area where one's choice is oil, calor gas or...

I've been trying this over the last year... supposed to change it every few months about £12. I tested the bath water on the stove and still no scale. It only treats water that goes through the main water tank i.e. bathwater and heating. It will not prevent scale in the kitchen as this comes...

I looked into this a while back but wouldn't be able to route the pipes - i thought they were banned as there were a couple of fatalities. Friends of mine in Cardiff don't have any CH radiators - just an open fire and back boiler. But i think the houses were designed for it. The fire is on an...

I have been considering a wood burner. Friends have had two as they live on a farm (thus free wood); theirs gave out far too much heat [although i think modern ones are better]. Trouble is wood is quite expensive compared with coke [say 'coke' it's not anthracite but a special 'nut' which isn't...