Hi Patrick
Thanks for that. I don't have a break-even point: I'm not interested in making
money, as such, but the feed-in tariff might lessen the pain of the capital
outlay.
At present I have 3 storage radiators in this building, an annex to our house,
and it's blimmin' expensive to heat so I do so only when someone comes to stay.
If I had a demand system like a combi boiler which also generated electricity
I might be able instal it sooner than otherwise.
The system looks pretty efficient as well, at 91%.
Chris
On 24 Dec 2011, at 18:49, Patrick Moore wrote:
> * On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 04:09:25PM +0000, Chris Barker said:
>> I'm just looking at installing a central heating system in our annex, a
>> system which uses gas but which generates electricity at the same time.
>> It must be too good to be true.
>
> Micro-CHP plants are good, and can be quite effective, I'm curious to know
> how long the break even point is for you on it .. It's something I think
> we'll be seeing more off over he next few years, but the logistical
> difficulties associated with such micro-generation while attached to the
> grid are quite intricate. But worth pursuing as there is a great deal of
> energy lost through traditional heating systems.
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