Pros of LPG

Installation and set up cost is on average £2,500 less than oil⁴
Calor endeavours to offer price stability by giving fixed prices for a period of time.*
LPG has the lowest carbon emissions out of all the fossil fuels available in rural areas, and emits 11.7 per cent less CO₂ per kWh than heating oil¹.
LPG can be used alongside renewable technologies, reducing running costs and carbon emissions further.
A leak of LPG vapour is unlikely to pose any significant ground or water pollution hazard.
LPG burns cleaner, with virtually no soot and very few sulphur emissions.
LPG is less likely to be siphoned out of the tank.
The storage tank remains the property and responsibility of Calor, so there’s no need to worry about maintenance.
It’s convenient and versatile – it can fuel central heating, water heating, fires and cookers with a real and controllable flame.
Storage options for LPG are very flexible and include underground tank storage so that only the tank’s lid is visible.**
Calor offers automatic fuel top-ups, so you should never need to worry about re-ordering LPG.***
LPG installers must be Gas Safe Register (formerly CORGI), which protects property owners.
Calor offers specialist customer engineering and installation sevices, offering a complete solution.

Cons of LPG

The LPG tank remains the property of the LPG supplier and therefore can only be filled by that supplier.

^{* Correct Sept 2008, subject to change without notice

** Subject to site survey by Calor engineer

*** Only available on certain tank sizes}

Sources (All sources obtained Sept 2008)

1. SAP(2005) - projects.bre.co.uk/sap2005/
2. www.boilerjuice.com
3. Independent pricing research
4. Prices obtained from independent installers and manufacturers
5. www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nox-emission-combustion-fuels-d_1086.html
6. Research carried out amongst leading home insurers.

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