LPG Gas - expensive or what!!!

AstronomerDaz · 12 January 2009 at 2:24PM

I live in a rural location that does not have mains gas (and is unlikely to!) and I am on bottled LPG gas.

Currently, I am paying close on £1 per litre for my supplies, and this winter so far has cost me well in excess of £700, with still 2 months to go!!

I am considering an electric combination boiler to replace my gas one, but I need to understand the running costs of one of these. Anyone have a link to where I can find out more info, please?

Many thanks
Daz

P.S. Is domestic LPG the same as auto-gas, and if so, why is it so much more expensive????

rothers8080 · 12 January 2009 at 4:39PM

Forget gas and install an Air Source heat pump.

Quite a few of us on the forum have these now and they are a fantastic alternative to gas and very cheap to run, see the 'other fuel' forum - just as an example I'm at 24 degrees and it's costing me 600w an hour, or about 6p - and you can DIY install them.