Electric Heating

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Hi I need to change my 38 year old boiler but have problems with the pipes we have so it will be a big upheaval/cost - floorboards up etc. I am considering electric boiler and radiators. Does anyone have positive experience of electric heating .Everyone I talk to I know says it’s a daft idea and i should stick with gas.

It's a daft idea and you should stick with gas.

The price of energy from electricity per kWh is four times as
much as the price from gas.

Have a look at your bills.

It's a daft idea and you should stick with gas.

The price of energy from electricity per kWh is four times as
much as the price from gas.

Have a look at your bills.

It's a daft idea and you should stick with gas.

The price of energy from electricity per kWh is four times as
much as the price from gas.

Have a look at your bills.

It's a daft idea and you should stick with gas.

The price of energy from electricity per kWh is four times as
much as the price from gas.

Have a look at your bills.

Electric heating is usually only cost effective on a split tariff.

I don't have a boiler but have storage heaters so I'm on an economy 10 tariff.
The cheap hours are 4.30am to 7.30am, 1.30pm to 4.30pm and 8.30pm to 12.30am (if you have economy 7 it's overnight).

The off peak rate for the hours above has just gone down to 5.5p but the flip side is that the peak rate is 55p.

I'd think you'd need to be running the boiler predominantly on a cheap rate but would these hours work? Is your house thermally efficient and would retain heat? Or do you need it to come on when you get home from work, in which case you'd be paying much more per kWh than gas.

These tariffs have also been subject to a lot of changes. Off peak electric is obviously being encouraged just now so it has come down to a third of what it was but it has made the price differential between the rates much higher.

There are also very few suppliers that offer economy 10 so you'd want to check you'd be entitled to this type of meter.

Electric heating is usually only cost effective on a split tariff.

I don't have a boiler but have storage heaters so I'm on an economy 10 tariff.
The cheap hours are 4.30am to 7.30am, 1.30pm to 4.30pm and 8.30pm to 12.30am.

The off peak rate for the hours above has just gone down to 5.5p but the flip side is that the peak rate is 55p.

So essentially

Electric heating is usually only cost effective on a split tariff.

I don't have a boiler but have storage heaters so I'm on an economy 10 tariff.

The cheap hours are 4.30am to 7.30am, 1.30pm to 4.30pm and 8.30pm to 12.30am (if you have economy 7 it's overnight).

The off peak rate for the hours above has just gone down to 5.5p but the flip side is that the peak rate is 55p.

I'd think you'd need to be running the boiler predominantly on a cheap rate but would these hours work? Is your house thermally efficient and would retain heat? Or do you need it to come on when you get home from work, in which case you'd be paying much more per kWh than gas.

These tariffs have also been subject to a lot of changes. Off peak electric is obviously being encouraged just now so it has come down to a third of what it was but it has made the price differential between the rates much higher.

There are also very few suppliers that offer economy 10 so you'd want to check you'd be entitled to this type of meter.
I think I'd choose gas but I live in a part of the country where there's no connection so don't have the option!

It's a daft idea and you should stick with gas.

The price of energy from electricity per kWh is four times as
much as the price from gas.

Have a look at your bills.

Why? Do you have your own wind turbine? Solar? If not gas is going to be cheaper per unit, although maintenance costs differ.

If I was going electric I would want to benefit from the lack of maintenance that you enjoy with storage heaters or a dry underfloor system, or the efficiency of a heat pump. I wouldn't mess about with the inefficiency of a boiler.

I run storage heaters on E10 but if I was upgrading I would get Quantum storage heaters which can run well on E7.

I moved in to a property last year which had electric heating & it was a nightmare. The bills were £225 a month even before the energy crisis (this was on an economy 7 tariff)

So I changed to a gas boiler after excluding heat pumps etc as more practical & less costly.

No regrets at all & just relieved I no longer have an electric boiler.

Thanks for your replies they have confirmed what I suppose I knew but I was hoping I was wrong. I just read that electric can be ok cost wise, if you have a small place and we do have a small flat. Plus easier installation, and no yearly service etc. However you have all confirmed the cost is much much higher to run as we would want it on when we get home from work, as we work outside all day and need to warm up, and I didn’t realise peak charges were as high as that. Thanks again

My direct debit is £436 per month, DO NOT DO IT. I would give anything for gas but not supplied in my area as quite rural. It never goes wrong but good lord it costs a fortune!

If you have a small flat modern storage heaters like the dimplex quantum ones would be worth a look.

The peak rate electric is not as high on E7 as it is on E10, though it is more expensive than standard. You also benefit from only having to pay one standing charge if you don't have gas and no need for gas safety certificates.

Quantum storage heaters are fine on a 7 hour charge and providing that you get big enough ones you should be able to heat the flat all day.

Stick with gas, it could effect resell in future if the prices for electricity remain high.