It's deja vu all over again..
Submitted by bunterboy on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 09:07In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
deja vu again
Submitted by sprostoni on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 12:32In reply to It's deja vu all over again.. by bunterboy
I FULLY understand bunterboy......!! I think it may be useful if the administrators made the'search' facility MUCH more prominent. This particular subject has been absolutely battered to death here. There will be updates obviously, changing grants and the like..............but a simple search would find the absolute wealth of information on this topic from the last few WEEKS..............pretty up to date! I have just keyed in 'heating' into the search facility and it has brought up all of the recent (and lots more) information on this subject....................doh!!! S
Old Forum as well
Submitted by Badger on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 12:50In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
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what utilty to heat a house
Submitted by Italyis4me on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 10:38In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I am trying to decide on what utilities I should use to heat my house in Tuscany. I have 115 sq meters stone villa and because of logistic to the property I am have difficulty installing GPL. I am trying to find out the differences in cost heating this house with GPL, Heating Oil or Electric. At this time the easiest approach is electric but is electric the most expensive. If so how much more. I look forward to your help
electricity
Submitted by oldandbold on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 05:42In reply to what utilty to heat a house by Italyis4me
The cost of electricity in Italy is scary. I wouldn't contemplate using electricty for heating unless you use a heat pump and then you need to get an expert to install and advise. Firstly make sure you have top quality insulation and draught proofing. Then whatever you decide on you will use less of it. Bear in mind that if it is a second home or holiday home you paya higher tariff for electricty. I know someone with a holiday home who doesn't even use an electric kettle as his bills are 200 euros a month WITHOUT heating or pool pump. My bills as resident are about 250 a month but this is for a 4 bed house with pool although only electricty pump for heating which is underfloor GPL.
Off the top of my head...
Submitted by Allan Mason on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 11:25In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
If GPL would be difficult for you to install, then that's two strikes against it since it's also very expensive. Also counting against it is the legal requirement (in most places and with most installations at least) for the boiler to be regularly inspected. Possibly even more expensive is heating oil. Electric is just expensive. If you haven't yet done so, I suggest you look into heat pumps. But, before you do this, you should check out the maximum capacity of the power lines to your house. It's not unknown for ENEL to be unable to supply any more than three kilowatts. This could possibly create problems if you were wanting to use any sort of electric heating over the winter. Al
More Detail Needed
Submitted by Badger on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 13:24In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
"I am trying to decide on what utilities I should use to heat my house in Tuscany. I have 115 sq meters stone villa and because of logistic to the property I am have difficulty installing GPL. I am trying to find out the differences in cost heating this house with GPL, Heating Oil or Electric. At this time the easiest approach is electric but is electric the most expensive. If so how much more." Underfloor heating or radiators? Full residence or holiday home? Insulated and double glazed? Not very easy to recommend anything without more information.
No under floor heat just hot
Submitted by Italyis4me on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 13:43In reply to More Detail Needed by Badger
No under floor heat just hot
Submitted by Italyis4me on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 13:41In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
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There are a number of options you could possibly go for if you already have the radiators etc there. Correct me if I am wrong, but was the original heating an open fire with a back boiler? If so you could replace it with a woodburner unit and a heat store. Sagraiasolar would give you more info on that solution than I can. Another option is a air/water heat pump with a DHW tank with built in immersion heater. You would probably need one with either a 9 or 11 Kw output. A GSHP would be the most expensive solution, but the easiest to use. 3rd option is a couple of air/air inverter units, with a seperate DHW supply. In 2 and 3, you would need a higher electricity supply. Hope this helps
Should have got a heat pump
Submitted by Badger on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 08:43In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Grants for Non residents
Submitted by Suspected Aspergers on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 23:52In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Why should a country offer grants for a non resident - what is the mentality behind that thought? The point of a non resident is that you are not there all the time - I would have thought the point of a Country's Grant policy was to help people that are living in their country everyday - and their lives count for the benefit of the workforce for the country - not afly by night thats just there for the good times. I dont like the opening statement for this thread, I would like chewdog1309 to advise - why this thread was created.
What....
Submitted by Flip on Sun, 06/17/2012 - 09:05In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
OLd Tread
Submitted by Flip on Sun, 06/17/2012 - 09:07In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec