Sian

[Sian]

Hi Im after practical, common-sense advice about working with my very tight budget

I live in a Victorian house  and am about to get a heat pump installed via the BUS grant to replace my old LPG boiler. My issue isn't the heating itself—it's the large outdoor steel casing that currently holds 4 LPG cylinders.

I have a traditional range cooker inside that uses the gas hobs. I  cannot afford to replace it like for like. I am considering downsizing to just 1 cylinder inside that  box to run the cooker.

Is it a stupid idea to just leave the casing exactly where it is, use it for 1 bottle, and het the heat pump installers to work round it? Will surveyors want me to remove the box, or can they easily just use a longer pipe run to stay clear of it? Do i just bit the bullet, get rid of cylinder and get a standard cooker? Just interested in your views.

 

 

 

[ProDave]

Go down to 2 bottles, retaining the automatic changeover.  Just for the hob, it will be a year or more before one needs refilling.

[marshian]

On 10/10/2026 at 21:46, Sian said:

Hi Im after practical, common-sense advice about working with my very tight budget

I live in a Victorian house  and am about to get a heat pump installed via the BUS grant to replace my old LPG boiler. My issue isn't the heating itself—it's the large outdoor steel casing that currently holds 4 LPG cylinders.

I have a traditional range cooker inside that uses the gas hobs. I  cannot afford to replace it like for like. I am considering downsizing to just 1 cylinder inside that  box to run the cooker.

 

Is it a stupid idea to just leave the casing exactly where it is, use it for 1 bottle, and het the heat pump installers to work round it? Will surveyors want me to remove the box, or can they easily just use a longer pipe run to stay clear of it? Do i just bit the bullet, get rid of cylinder and get a standard cooker? Just interested in your views.

My understanding is the BUS Grant doesn't mean you have to give up gas cooking - when I looked into ASHP rather than replace the gas boiler (Mains Gas) we would be able to keep the gas hob (albeit with the standing charge cost issue for a very small amount of annual gas usage)

 

So unless things have changed you should be able to keep your LPG gas cylinders but I think 4 would probably be over kill for the usage so drop down to two as @ProDave suggests 

[Sian]

Thanks both