LPG V’s Electric Heating

LPG (LP Gas) V’s Electric Heating

Strengths of LPG

LOWER UNIT COST – LPG has a lower unit cost than electricity.

CO2 EMISSION CONTROL

With LPG you know what your CO2 emissions are and can control them. With electricity from a mains supply you generally have no idea how the electricity was generated and therefore how big your carbon footprint is.

V’s. RADIANT HEATERS

Radiant heaters can ignite nearby furnishings or objects due to the intensity of their output and lack of overheat protection.

V’s. FAN HEATERS

Fan heaters are generally quite noisy.

V’s. STORAGE HEATING

Storage heaters release their heat at a predefined rate, so if you set a heater to release its heat too fast you can ‘run out’ of heat before the end of the day.

V’s. ELECTRICAL UNDERFLOOR HEATING

Requires the entire floor to be lifted and can create maintenance issues if there are future faults.

Strengths of Electric Heating

No storage tank required.

Not tied to an LPG supplier

Electric underfloor heating  can free up walls, ceilings etc compared to some LPG alternatives (i.e. radiators or space heaters), but ‘wet’ under floor heating is also available as an LPG option.