For those living outside of the city with no connection to the UK mains gas network, oil can appear to be a good alternative fuel option. While this may seem true at first glance, new oil fired boilers are expensive to buy and accepted as being slightly slower to provide hot water than those which run off gas.
Price is always likely to be a big influencer when it comes to your home heating and it is here where oil boilers should begin to make you think twice about getting one installed. Companies like Eurocal, Warmflow, and Worcester Greenstar are some of the most reputable providers of oil fired boilers on the market and their prices range from £1350 to over £2300.
On top of the initial outlay for the boiler and its installation, you must also factor in the annual oil cost needed to run the boiler. Home heating oil prices vary with the fluctuating price of oil and this is the kind of additional uncertainty that you could do without when making what you would hope to be a long-term heating decision.
Oil boiler installation plus maintenance and running costs are hefty outlays but going with a Calor –the leading LPG suppliers in the UK LPG system could see you making considerable savings from the outset. This comparative price list clearly breaks down for you how an LPG boiler can save on average up to £900 based on the recommended retail price at boiler merchants against oil boilers.
LPG is more environmentally friendly than oil, and, depending on the kind of boiler you plan to install, works from an instant flame system which gives you on-demand hot water and is perfect for cooking the traditional way. On top of these day to day benefits that you can really feel, Calor will provide you with free installation on any above ground LPG tank. A further benefit is that an LPG tank significantly reduces the theft risks that are commonly associated with the oil tanks that fuel oil fired boilers.
In short there doesn’t seem to be much scope for argument when you ask the question, oil or LPG? For a cheaper, more efficient day to day system that is kinder on the environment, LPG certainly appears to be the smartest option when you are looking to install a new off the grid boiler.
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