{"id":19301,"date":"2019-02-14T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=19301"},"modified":"2019-02-14T09:48:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T09:48:09","slug":"benefits-of-switching-to-electric-heaters-boilers-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/benefits-of-switching-to-electric-heaters-boilers-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Switching to Electric Heaters &#038; Boilers in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have the option of choosing between using fuels such as oil, gas and electricity as a way to heat your home and hot water the chances are you are using the option chosen by the previous occupier. If that is a gas fuelled heating system then it could well be time to consider a switch to using electric heaters and an electric boiler instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look at the main benefits of switching from gas to electric heaters and boilers in your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s a \u2018cleaner\u2019 form of energy<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall electricity is more efficient and kinder to the environment than the alternatives of oil and gas, so it\u2019s a good choice for anyone with an interest in green issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Electric heating systems offer more control<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use a gas or oil-feuled home heating system you are familiar with the fact that the entire system is either on or off \u2013 which can be inconvenient if you don\u2019t want or need to heat your entire property. Electric heaters, on the other hand, are designed to work independently of each other, leaving you free not just to turn them on and off as you choose to, but also to decide on the temperature each unit is set to.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>There\u2019s no need to order supplies<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing worse than running low or even out of oil than having to wait a while for a delivery \u2013 which is an even bigger worry when the depths of winter place more demand on supplies than usual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And oftentimes you\u2019ll need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pureecosolutions.co.uk\/replace-old-storage-heaters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">replace old storage heaters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with new ones due to daily wear and tear so you\u2019re just as well replacing it with an electric heater.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Electricity is the safest fuel<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning or the risk of explosions which gas supplied systems bring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The advantages of switching to an electric boiler<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are extremely energy efficient, largely because as both gas and oil are fossil fuels they produce more waste gases during the process which converts them to heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty much anyone can have one installed, so even if gas is not available in the area where you live there is a better alternative than oil available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are often smaller than gas boilers as they don\u2019t need a flue. They are also more flexible in where they can be positioned, for the same reason \u2013 there\u2019s no need to be limited to siting your boiler on an outside wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking to switch from an oil-fired water heating system you will find an electric boiler is much cheaper to install than a gas boiler as you don\u2019t need to factor in the cost of a chimney or flue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric water boilers are much cheaper to maintain than other systems as they don\u2019t have a lot of parts to malfunction or wear out. It also doesn\u2019t need any particular level of maintenance on a yearly basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are lots of good reasons why it is worth switching from gas or oil fuelled water heater and boiler systems to the electric alternative, whether you are motivated more by reducing your carbon footprint or simply by the convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have the option of choosing between using fuels such as oil, gas and electricity as a way to heat your home and hot water the chances are you are using the option chosen by the previous occupier. 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