Electrical heating

[Markymark981]

Hi

just completing a rewrie for a customer and they have asked about electrical heating in house rather than a gas central heating system...there would potentially be a total of 14 x 2kw radiators, I was thinking about is it acceptable to run 3 additional ring mains just for the heating system or even run it in 4mm cable rather than 2.5 t+e, no sure as never been asked for electric rads before and I know that many cannot be installed on the normal ring that general stuff is plugged into so wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction?


Requirements are


Top floor
2 x 2kw rads

middle floor
6 x 2kw rads

ground
6 x 2kw rads


Thanks in advance chaps

 

[RyanCheetham]

There aren't many reasons to choose electric heating over gas when a gas powered system already exists. Why do they want to swap?

 

[telectrix]

Hi

just completing a rewrie for a customer and they have asked about electrical heating in house rather than a gas central heating system...there would potentially be a total of 14 x 2kw radiators, I was thinking about is it acceptable to run 3 additional ring mains just for the heating system or even run it in 4mm cable rather than 2.5 t+e, no sure as never been asked for electric rads before and I know that many cannot be installed on the normal ring that general stuff is plugged into so wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction?


Requirements are


Top floor
2 x 2kw rads ...... 2.5mm radial

middle floor
6 x 2kw rads....... 2 x 4.0mm radials ( 3 on each )

ground
6 x 2kw rads......2 x 4.0mm radials ( 3 on each )


Thanks in advance chaps

in red the most cost effective way.

 

[Markymark981]

It's a student let vacant at the mo and they need a brand new gas system installing if they chose that option

 

[telectrix]

well, without applying diversity, those heaters are over 100A, so i'd call it a non-starter.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Is there gas to the building? If there is no gas then a electric boiler, wet central heating system and hot water cylinder plumbed as an s/y plan would be the best option IMO.