For a village hall, do you see any advantage other than environmental, in using a heat pump rather than gas for space heating, when Electricity is 24.847p per kWh and Gas 5.838p per kWh, both excluding CCL and VAT?

We have been advised to consider a replacement gas boiler. The current one was fitted circa 2004 and has a 100 kW output (120 kW input). The situation is not helped by it being a large diameter pipe system and cast iron radiators, likely original from when the Class II listed building was built very early 1900s. (Some of the joints appear to be caulked lead!)

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0 Kelly Marie Angel 4 months ago

I would go for the gas boiler everytime at least with that you know it will heat the hall and do it reliably those little blue flames always do the business. Heatpumps like a lot if eco technology is a bit iffy at best.
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0 Kelly Marie Angel 4 months ago

I would go for the gas boiler everytime at least with that you know it will heat the hall and do it reliably those little blue flames always do the business. Heatpumps like a lot if eco technology is a bit iffy at best.
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0 alanblaby 4 months ago in reply to Kelly Marie Angel

I agree that gas is currently the best way of heating a village hall, but saying HPs are 'iffy at best' is totally wrong. The only way they will not work is when they are poorly designed/fitted, which can happen with any heating system badly fitted.
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For a village hall, do you see any advantage other than environmental, in using a heat pump rather than gas for space heating, when Electricity is 24.847p per kWh and Gas 5.838p per kWh, both excluding CCL and VAT?

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