Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

cw18

I would have expected it to be cheaper to heat one room (with the right heater) than a whole house, so yes it logically looks right to me

Olliebeak

halia wrote: »

OK, I found this
http://www.changeworks.org.uk/uploads/wat/Heating_Comparison.pdf

which suggests that having the GCH on when the living room is cold would cost us 23-44p, whereas having a 1 bar electric fire or oil filled raiator would cost 11p and a 2 bar electric fire woudl cost 22p.

Now that suggests to me that in the evenings when we are all in the living room or during the day when I am wokrign in the study it would be cheaper to haul the old oilfilled radiator in there than to have the gas heating on.

Am I right?

.......but the remainder of the house (bathroom, kitchen, hallway) would be freezing cold wouldn't it? Or is that for c/h in the living room only?

oystercatcher

So having my gas fire on low is even cheaper at 4p an hour
It's rather good with a remote control thermostat so I can set it to 19.5 and it switches itself off when the room is warm enough.

Oystercatcher

ceridwen

halia wrote: »

OK, I found this
http://www.changeworks.org.uk/uploads/wat/Heating_Comparison.pdf

which suggests that having the GCH on when the living room is cold would cost us 23-44p, whereas having a 1 bar electric fire or oil filled raiator would cost 11p and a 2 bar electric fire woudl cost 22p.

Now that suggests to me that in the evenings when we are all in the living room or during the day when I am wokrign in the study it would be cheaper to haul the old oilfilled radiator in there than to have the gas heating on.

Am I right?

Can I clarify on that purlease?

Is that per hour or per evening? I'm guessing it's per hour? I'm also guessing that whether GCH costs 23p or 44p is down to how cold the outside temperature is?

exlibris

Primrose wrote: »

We regularly try to use the base of our oven for cooking other things at the same time as cooking a Sunday roast. Top shelf for roast otatoes/parsnips. Middle shelf for the meat.
The base will accommodate a tray of chopped roasting Mediterranean veggies for the following evening, or roast a tray of free bones from the butcher for making stock/home made soup.

You can also cook plums on the bottom of a GAS oven (Electric has an element which is too hot)

!!!!! them with a fork to stop them bursting, Put a small amount ow water and sprinkle with sugar. Experiment with the water until you get the right amount of juice for the fruit.

annie123

first link is for next year, lots of solar cookers to try:
http://solarcooking.org/plans/default.htm

and info on them:
http://solarcooking.org/

hope I remember next year!



this one is for now, solar heat catcher;

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36322.asp

might look a bit odd if your south facing rooms go onto the street;)
claim to have cut their elec bill by 50%!!!!!!!!!!!!

shezza

I watched Watchdog earlier tonight and they are urging us to download their letters to send to the energy companies to reduce the cost of gas and electric. They have a letter for each of the main energy suppliers and I for one am going to give it a go. Maybe people power will triump.

Here's the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/downloadable_letters_for_your.html

Hope it works.

pagangirl

[shezza - I watched Watchdog earlier tonight and they are urging us to download their letters to send to the energy companies to reduce the cost of gas and electric. They have a letter for each of the main energy suppliers and I for one am going to give it a go. Maybe people power will triumph]

Thanks for that shezza - I have just downloaded a copy for Eon - here's to people power :T

Primrose

Thanks for the link shezza - downloaded the appropriate letter but couldn't figure how to convert it to a Word document so that I could add my address details. Can anybody clarify this please?

chairman_miaow

It should just open as a Word document - you shouldn't need to convert it ?