Re: OT: Anybody got a heat pump

["robin_edw" <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, interesting views, my position is that we use LPG, as we are
miles from the nearest gas main.  Prices keep going up and as I said
earlier so has electricity, in fact it looks like being a race.

If you are reading this you'll understand the implication of the next
comment... I found a Heat pump that can be controlled over the internet!

Finally ...
:tongue in cheek=on. Its really a gadget, if I don't look into this
further I might as well give up and admit to SWMBO my x10 stuff is a
failure as she erroneously thinks .... it isnt ... honest
:tongue in cheek=off.

robin

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mal Lansell" <mlansell@f...> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@a...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:09 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT: Anybody got a heat pump
>
>
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mal Lansell"
<mlansell@f...> wrote:
> > >
> > > The downside being that electricity is roughly three times
> > > as expensive as gas.
> >
> > Not where I'm looking to build it isn't :-( Gas is MORE expensive
than
> > electricity!
>
> Are you sure? Gas is often more expensive per unit, but not per kW.
>
> >
> > > I'd steer clear of heat-pumps for space heating until they
become more
> > > efficient.
> >
> > Yup - if you can get mains natural gas for "mainstream
prices" then
> > gas is the was to go.
> >
> > This is the downside of attempting to self-build in the middle of
> > what's basically a wilderness. But, heh, everything's with
lawyers and
> > bueracrats at the moment, anyway, not with builders... and as
Mark
> > McCall will tell you, it may therefore be some YEARS before the
first
> > turf gets cut.
> >
>
> Ah, so you're not on the mains.  How about oil fired heating?