help estimating gas costs?

stokefan

i live in a two bedroom semi detatched house, its quite small, has a combi boiler.

it has 6 radiators (one is perminently off,)

im also on a prepay meter with british gas,

my house has a master bedroom, small bathroom and a small box room.

downstairs a lounge, smallish kitchen and a hallway

is there anyway of calculating the rough cost of heating my house??

dannymccann

The answer to your question is 'how long is a piece of string?'.

It depends on so many factors, including usage, tarriff, you are on prepay so automatically it costs more than the same person on a dual fuel DD, the house insulation.

Sorry thats not much help but it gives you some pointers as to how you can reduce your usage / cost

stokefan

the house was built in the early 90s, got loft insulation, im with british gas duel fuel prepayment meters

i live alone unless im having my young daughter over, is there a cheaper way to heat one room at a time? safely for when i have my toddler over?

jimexbox

The most obvious thing to do is to take weekly readings, noting roughly how long you are using your central heating. Then convert the gas units used into a meaningful pounds and pence that you can relate too.

dannymccann

Your GCH will be the best / cheapest / safest way to heat a single room, use your TRV's on the radiators to moderate the temperature

As above, an easy way to record and cost up your energy usage is using this

http://www.imeasure.org.uk/index.php

aelitaman

I am single and I do this. I just heat the one room that I am in and I have the towel rail on in the winter to get the towels dry. Then if people come over I turn the other radiators on (if I know they are coming). Make sure you get an electric blanket for the bed on a timer and get a thick duvet.

stokefan

aelitaman wrote: »

I am single and I do this. I just heat the one room that I am in and I have the towel rail on in the winter to get the towels dry. Then if people come over I turn the other radiators on (if I know they are coming). Make sure you get an electric blanket for the bed on a timer and get a thick duvet.

how much is your gas a month, if you dont mind saying?

also are you on prepayment

ariba10

You can just have the radiator on in the room you want warm and turn the others off.