Here’s a little warning in advance:
Perfect! Then you’ll get plenty of tips on what might make sense.
You’ll get so much information that you could add a degree in heating technology.
You’re best off if you can rule out some things in advance, like no deep drilling due to rocky ground or no southern exposure so solar power is not an option.
Don’t rely on company information—they’ll still tell you that some watts can be generated with solar even on a north-facing orientation. Take some time and research on YT; there are some informative things there.
Also, since the price will ultimately be decisive, you have to deal with whether you’re willing to dig a little deeper into your pockets for the sake of our shared future and if it’s worth it to you to move forward in a future-oriented way.
I belong to the other type (the one with the hedgehog in his pocket) and have experienced how, when criticizing prices, I was told that one has to think about the future and immediately go for heat pumps and solar.
Unfortunately, I still have to pay my heating costs myself.
Since I’m writing here anyway, one personal question if anyone is reading:
I’m still running an old oil heating system and am considering switching the boiler to a condensing boiler.
It’s supposed to use up to 20% less oil. A friend switched to condensing a year ago because of his defective chimney (like me, he also has no gas supply in the street).
It’s difficult to compare winters if you don’t constantly collect data, but he says he hasn’t achieved the 20%. In his opinion, it’s only about 10%!
If I (assuming the worst case) relate the 10% savings to the investment in the new boiler and the new flue pipe required for condensing technology, roughly 20 years come out for the payback period.
That’s why I’m still thinking about it. Has anyone switched before and can give more positive feedback?
I would also gladly operate deep drilling and brine heat pump combined with photovoltaics on the roof, but when I look at the payback period, I’d rather spend the money on trips to the “warm” south more often.
Greetings from the environmental troublemaker who would nevertheless gladly be a friend of “Greta” if his stock portfolio didn’t bring him back down to earth.