Thinking about Electric boiler

[RayB]

I am thinking of installing an electric boiler for central heating only. I have 10 rads at 1kw each. (Getting rid of old oil boiler). Has anyone got a ballpark idea on running costs and or advice?
Ray B

 

[Dan Robinson]

Running costs in the UK would be very high. Do you not have gas?

Running costs depend on too many variables. But if you did a thorough heatloss calc on the building and looked at you needs you could get to some form of (scary) figure.

 

[gas4you]

About £1.60/hr peak rate

 

[tekkiesteve]

Scottish power tarrif 7.353p per kwh.
10 kwh boiler running at full with no allowance for temp modulation =
73.5p per hour.

 

[gas4you]

Scottish power tarrif 7.353p per kwh.
10 kwh boiler running at full with no allowance for temp modulation =
73.5p per hour.

Thats bloody cheap. Thought they were all around 16p/kwhr

 

[tekkiesteve]

http://www.uswitch.com/ConsumerGuid...13&sessionid=kAd5kTIoa9MaE75qj6yiYNjQYYbfMgZg

 

[Dan Robinson]

73.5p per hour.

Fecking hell. £6 a day for heating. My gas is £1.63 for both heating & hot water...

 

[JohnD]

that's plus Annual standing charge £51.13

For mine, they work it out at first 900kWh per year at 11.198p and 7.120 pence per kilowatt for the rest.
(no standing charge)

 

[RayB]

Mmmmm do you all think I should stick to oil?
Ray B

 

[gas4you]

That or LPG.