Oil fired central heating
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Looking for the wisdom of PH, we're currently looking for a new house - somewhere a little more green and pleasant than SW Essex (not hard to be fair). A few of the the places we're looking at have oil fired central heating, now this is something that neither of us have any experience of. So, for those that have or have had oil fired heating what are the pro's and con's of it?
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Maintenance is essential on an oil boiler. Neglect can lead to some serious expensive problems.
So make sure you set up a maintenance schedule with a decent Oil specialist and make sure the flexi feed pipe to the burner is changed every year. I've seen thousands of pounds worth of damage done by a split oil flexi.
Oil theft is on the rise, so make sure your tank is well protected and as out of sight as possible.
d things!Maintenance is essential on an oil boiler. Neglect can lead to some serious expensive problems.
So make sure you set up a maintenance schedule with a decent Oil specialist and make sure the flexi feed pipe to the burner is changed every year. I've seen thousands of pounds worth of damage done by a split oil flexi.
Oil theft is on the rise, so make sure your tank is well protected and as out of sight as possible.
Have had gas and now have oil, can't tell the difference to be honest, noise or otherwise, on a day to day basis. I have an electric monitor in the house that displays how much oil is left, when it starts getting low we phone a couple of local suppliers up and they deliver the next day.
No mess or smell, and we always had our gas boiler serviced yearly anyhow, so no change.
All in all, it should not be an issue when looking for a house, I would not see it as a negative or positive aspect.
No mess or smell, and we always had our gas boiler serviced yearly anyhow, so no change.
All in all, it should not be an issue when looking for a house, I would not see it as a negative or positive aspect.
Ferg said:
Price fluctuations notwithstanding...
Boiler servicing more expensive.
Potential messy leaks.
Slow heat up times.
Genuine ability to shop around for price.
Visual reminder of fuel usage.
Fuel paid for upfront.
Boilers generally noisier than gas.
I am looking at buying a bungalow in an area with no gas supply and it has no heating except off-peak storage radiators. There is a lot of land around it and it cries out for a ground source heat pump system. However, it also has beautiful parquet floors and I would be reluctant to rip them up to fit the ideal heating output devices for GSHP - underfloor heating. As a bungalow, it would easy to retrofit a warm-air system and obviously a warm air system fuelled via GSHP would be perfect. Does one exist? I don't know - maybe someone on PH does?Boiler servicing more expensive.
Potential messy leaks.
Slow heat up times.
Genuine ability to shop around for price.
Visual reminder of fuel usage.
Fuel paid for upfront.
Boilers generally noisier than gas.
rovermorris999 said:
I've recently had a Bosch Worcester Camray condensing oil boiler fitted outside with a 5 year parts and labour warranty (if fitted by a Bosch-approved installer). It does the business, quick warm-up and quiet too.
we've had a Grant Vortex put in and the contrast with Ye Olde Boiler couldn't be greater - they have really moved on, seemingly (with all the caveats about being inherently more complex, more prone to failure etc...)Bonefish Blues said:
rovermorris999 said:
I've recently had a Bosch Worcester Camray condensing oil boiler fitted outside with a 5 year parts and labour warranty (if fitted by a Bosch-approved installer). It does the business, quick warm-up and quiet too.
we've had a Grant Vortex put in and the contrast with Ye Olde Boiler couldn't be greater - they have really moved on, seemingly (with all the caveats about being inherently more complex, more prone to failure etc...)satans worm said:
Bonefish Blues said:
rovermorris999 said:
I've recently had a Bosch Worcester Camray condensing oil boiler fitted outside with a 5 year parts and labour warranty (if fitted by a Bosch-approved installer). It does the business, quick warm-up and quiet too.
we've had a Grant Vortex put in and the contrast with Ye Olde Boiler couldn't be greater - they have really moved on, seemingly (with all the caveats about being inherently more complex, more prone to failure etc...)
Nothing at all to worry about, and with the added bonus that you can shop around for oil whenever you feel like it - get a big enough tank, watch oil prices, when they dip then fill her up. We've moved from mains gas to oil in a house of roughly the same size (but with crapper windows and insulation) and we're paying about £200 less per annum for oil than we were for gas, and that includes running an Aga 24/7.
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