flipping eck, used 750ltrs in DEC

wardrobe

new to this home oil lark, just used 750ltrs in Dec and didnt have it on as much as i used to with gas, also all cooking in now electric instead of gas.

using it for central heating and hotwater

gas bill for last year was £400, projected oil will be £1200

flipping eck!

guess i need to read up on how to use oil more efficiently

thetope

i think the first port of call should be calling in someone to service your boiler... that sounds like a huge amount, even if you have a massive house.

in comparison, i use approx 1400L A YEAR to heat my house (3 bedroom terrace, so pretty well insulated, but still...)

is your house typically very warm? turning your boiler thermostat down to say 65-70 saves a LOT of oil - i keep mine mostly at about 65 unless the weather is really cold where i'll turn it up to maybe 80 to make it toasting for a week or so til the weather passes.

Cardew

At current prices of around 35p a litre, oil costs approx 3p per kWh.

So assuming the efficiency of gas and oil burners are the same, oil CH costs approx 50% more than gas - perhaps a little more if you get your gas much cheaper than 2p per kWh - bear in mind the standing charge or 2 tier prices. It therefore should not triple your fuel bill.

If you have used 750 litres in Dec, @ 35p that costs £262 and equates to between 8,000 and 9,000 kWh(depending on type of oil). That amount of gas would cost £150+

I think anyone using oil CH might be advised to look at Economy 7 for heating hot water using the immersion heater. Even without storage heating it might tip the balance in favour of E7. Obviously you would need to look at the figures.

wardrobe

i have the heating+water come on for an hour in the morning, then come on in the evening for 5 hours at 65C for the storage tank and room temps at 22C, i have only the rooms that will be used ie 2 bedrooms kitchen and living room. the house is large and rented i will ask the landlord to service the bolier.

thetope wrote:

i think the first port of call should be calling in someone to service your boiler... that sounds like a huge amount, even if you have a massive house.

in comparison, i use approx 1400L A YEAR to heat my house (3 bedroom terrace, so pretty well insulated, but still...)

is your house typically very warm? turning your boiler thermostat down to say 65-70 saves a LOT of oil - i keep mine mostly at about 65 unless the weather is really cold where i'll turn it up to maybe 80 to make it toasting for a week or so til the weather passes.