Best heating option?

snichols

Hi all,

We are about to renovate. The house currently has an old oil heater which we want to replace. I imagine gas ducted heating would be expensive to install, so just thinking about other options.

I know those electric panels are super expensive to run, so don’t want to go down that path. I like the look of some of the gas fireplace units but they are very expensive. I’ve also had people say that a split-system is now cheaper to run, as the gas price keeps going up. Getting confused now! Any help most welcome.

Kermit

Where do you live? We're in Melbourne and installed a couple of Jetmaster units when we renovated about eight years ago. They are certainly not a cheap option to buy, and like any gas appliance, regular servicing is recommended. But they are relatively cheap to run, look fantastic and it’s a lovely heat. People have even mistaken them for a real fire, particularly as we installed one of the units in a crazypaved fireplace which looks great. They are the only heating we have in the house and we would do the same thing again. We particularly like having the main unit in the living area on a timer so it automatically comes in before we get up in the morning and again in the late afternoon before we get home.