Has anyone got or had experience of electric central heating boilers?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Poptop2, Apr 26, 2017.

  1. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Just wondering if they are expensive to run and if they are reliable. The area I will use it in is very well insulated and they are apparently quite good.

    I know there are people that will know on TLB.
     
  2. Mine is an Ideal logic plus, british made and based. 7 year parts and labour warranty. Excellent boilers imo

    Scratch that mine is gas sorry
     
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  3. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    :lol:
     
  4. matty

    matty Supporter

    Mum and dad have had one for 5 years no problems

    I have put in fancy clever electric rads in 2 house and had good reports

    The way I understand it they are more expensive to run than gas but a lot cheaper than oil

    Installation wise not much in it gas installation is more but the electric is more on the equipment
     
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  5. You're not helping...:D
     
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  6. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    This is the thing installation cost. The amount it will actually be used combined with the fact I have solar panels may be in my favour as it is only a occasional use area!
     
  7. Have you considered sewage bio-gas?
     
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  8. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Shut up Snotty!
     
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  9. If you need to turn the heating up, you just eat a dodgy kebab! What's not to like?
     
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  10. Only really effective if the type of diet is taken into account....
     
  11. He did, but what he eats will over pressure the system
     
  12. I've only ever seen them in small flats with only a single bathroom. The per KW price of electricity is quite a bit more that that of gas so they are more expensive to run.

    Two advantages are that they are knocking on 100% efficient as there is no flue to loose heat from and also there's no risk of co poisoning as there is no carbon burning at the point of use. This means they can be installed in places where a traditional gas boiler would be tricky. For instance in a flat that would require a long flue in a void.
     
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  13. They generally pull quite a large load so although I'm guessing I'd say you'd need advice from your solar expert as to what that sort of pull would do to your solar controller
     
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  14. Poptop2

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    I have been reading up on the solar system we have and it's a 16kw system that feeds to the grid after supply. The control unit is capable of supplying 21kw apparently. I have to check that!
     
  15. I think the Solar System uses a lot more than 16kW. The Sun alone generates far more than that.
     
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  16. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    I've been out with a few old boilers if that helps
     
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  17. Poptop2

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    You've never been out with Ricketta Roo though!
     
  18. I have no experience of these at all but an interesting concept. cant work out why you would use one though really unless you have a wet system already and its purely a boiler swap, or theres nowhere for a flue because of an extension or something. Electricity is best at the point of use. Ie direct.
     
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  19. We haven't fitted one as yet but a electric combination boiler is now available, I would only fit a electric boiler if the flue route was a problem as gas is cheaper to run, why are you looking at electric? Is it a flueing problem you have?
     
  20. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    We are a all electric house. It's for the detached granny flat
     

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