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Whats so good about it exactly. The thing is so expensive you are unlikely to recover your money in a reasonable amount of time (15 years?). Plus you are likely to use more heating by kidding yourself that it is cheap to run hence further driving out the already meagre payback period. Economics out. Furthermore the fairer sex will be unlikely be contented with the heat output from underfloor heating and probably demand some supplimentry form of heating (probably electric heater).SEALEE said:Hi, my partner and i are in the planning stages of building our own home. With the price of oil increasing all the time we really want to look for a cheaper heating option & since our site is really in the countryside we cant opt for gas. We have heard about this geo-thermal heating but to be honest it sounds a little too good to be true. Can anyone tell me of any experiences they've had or heard about, good or bad?
badabing said:Whats so good about it exactly. The thing is so expensive you are unlikely to recover your money in a reasonable amount of time (15 years?). Plus you are likely to use more heating by kidding yourself that it is cheap to run hence further driving out the already meagre payback period. Economics out. Furthermore the fairer sex will be unlikely be contented with the heat output from underfloor heating and probably demand some supplimentry form of heating (probably electric heater).
As far as being nice to the environment goes, you put in 1 unit of electricity and get out 4 units of heat. but when the electricity is generated you put in at least 3 units of fossil fuel and get out 1 unit of electricity. Why not just burn gas directly?... nice fluffy feeling out.
Why are the government giving grants for these things? Am I missing something?
Oh and another thing about SEI grants. You only get them if you buy from an approved dealer + installer. This is cartel promotion, hence the inevitable overpricing you are likely to recieve!
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