Kevin R Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 We currently have a Fioul (diesel) boiler which is past its sell by date and an underground tank which lets in water. With no town gas available we have the option of buying a new fioul boiler and above ground tank or a Gas (calor or butane) boiler and external cylinder. Does anyone have any experience of, or data on, a comparison of costs / efficiency etc. of the different systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Current wisdom is that per KW of heat, Oil is still the cheapest fuel and gas is the most expensive, with electricity somewhere in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 hi have a look here for duel fuel ... we have the hfx runs on bois/fioul .....wood is the cheapest way to go . dave http://www.selfclimat.com/Morvan/Chaudieres_Morvan.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Have you considered pelleted wood as a fuel?A number of members are presently investigating this. If you search back, the topic came up a few weeks ago.Downsides are the capital Front Cost and the need to have quite a large storage area for the fuel.BTW: above a certain size, a new oil tank would also need to be underground, too. new regs on oil storage came into force a couple of years ago: they are very strict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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