Gas water heater or electric?

maruby95


Joined: 30/12/2010
Posts: 18

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 11:26

Does anyone know the process for converting from an electric immersion water heater to a gas water heater? Do you know anyone who does it or the approximate cost? How about pros and cons to gas vs. electric?



thanks!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 11:31

Given that in the UK the back-up water heating system is nearly always and electric immersion heater could you please explain why you think this would be preferable?

If you are having problem with an immersion heater the solution is probably to get it sorted rather than go a different route altogether.

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 15:36

Gas ones un affected by a power cut thyat may be the reason?

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 17:37

Am I right in thinking that it is possible to buy something that resembles the old Ascot gas heaters here?

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 17:53

I fitted an external gas water heater into my hot water system - simple job, just broke into the pipe that supply's the hot water from the hot water tank on the roof and re-routed it through the external gas water heater - I then had hot water coming down from the hot tank (supplied by the solar panels) into the inlet side of the gas water heater, if the temp of the water supplied was too low then the boiler fired up and heated the water up to the temp I had set. Never used the immersion heater again!

In the depths of winter when the solar panels do not provide enough hot water I was using an 11Kg gas bottle on this system about every 14-17 days. Then I moved house!!!

Fitted the same thing to the new house without problems - apart from minor temp setting probs - and used a similar amount of gas last winter.

Quick answer is yes you can buy them, have them fitted or fit yourself and they work out cheaper than electric - also you only run out of hot when you run out of gas!!! Bon

rimed_trading


Joined: 13/08/2011
Posts: 53

Message Posted:
07/09/2011 19:35

Generally heating with gas economical than electric.and it's usefull, every time hot water is ready just a few second.but when you are buying this heater you need the check quality.because some brands nearly 700 tl some of them 350.If you have got a question I can help you.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 09:46

mess#3 i think you may find they are effected with power cuts as most of them work on a pressurised system

hawkeye


Joined: 12/09/2010
Posts: 334

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 09:59

you need electric to power up the gas!!!!!!

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 12:12

you have a choice as i have now

after several element issues i decided to install the gas hot point and when ever i need hotwater instantly during the cloudy days i just changed the connection to gas visa vesa

the last thing is when you need hot water to bathe during the winter months and your element decides to pack up remember you have high levels of alkaline which in the end packs up at the wrong time