Gas Vrs Electric combi boilers :which is cheaper to run ??

7710deano

HI everyone im about to have a new boiler fited in my house ,as gas prices are rising im considering having an electric boiler .however which boiler would be cheaper to run gas or electric ? and by how much ?
If anyone can help me i would appreciate it
Thanks Dean Patel

Cardew

What do you mean by boiler? A hot water tank?

Gas is a much cheaper fuel to heat hot water - unless you have Economy 7 Electricity - but it is probably not worth getting Economy 7 if you heat your house with gas.

7710deano

by boiler i mean a combination boiler were it heats hot water and runs the heating ,this system would mean having no water tanks,which is good for me because space is limmited in my house

Cardew

You may wish to look at this.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=254013

A gas combi boiler uses gas at the same rate 24 hours a day - normally at
2-3p a kWh.

If you have an electric system(as in the thread above) it would need to run to heat the house during the day which would mean using electricity for parts of the day at, say, 10-13p a kWh.(for an Economy 7 tariff) at night it would be at approx 3-4p a kWh.

So there is little doubt in my opinion that gas would be cheaper.

7710deano

thank you for your fast reply :beer:

johnbenkaren

Hi Everyone im lost just been quoted 500 to install gas tank 700 to fill the thing and 14pounds a quater rent, so im thinking electric boiler, found a good plumber but he told me iv never seen one, on the net hot water and heating boiler 1500 inc vat please some one HELLP

samtheman1k

Gas, unless you go for an electric ground source heat pump.

Also, note that electricity is increasing in price too!

samtheman1k

johnbenkaren wrote: »

Hi Everyone im lost just been quoted 500 to install gas tank 700 to fill the thing and 14pounds a quater rent, so im thinking electric boiler, found a good plumber but he told me iv never seen one, on the net hot water and heating boiler 1500 inc vat please some one HELLP

I would strongly advise against getting an electric direct combi boiler as your running costs will be astronomical even if the installation costs are cheap...

Cardew

johnbenkaren wrote: »

Hi Everyone im lost just been quoted 500 to install gas tank 700 to fill the thing and 14pounds a quater rent, so im thinking electric boiler, found a good plumber but he told me iv never seen one, on the net hot water and heating boiler 1500 inc vat please some one HELLP

LPG(Calor) gas is also very expensive and you are at the mercy of the supplier.

Why not Storage heaters running on economy 7?

Electric boilers running on daytime electricity are the most expensive form of heating available.

gifford4671

I live in a village that is not on mains gas, so we use LPG from BP. They have recenty doubled my monthly bill.

I am a mature student at uni, my wife and I work part-time we have two children 6 & 4 (the 4yr old has just been diagnosed Autistic Spectrum).

There is no help available from tax credits, jobcentre plus or the BP.

The only choice I seem to have is to not heat the house or have an electric boiler fitted which then gives me the choice of changing electricty supplier.

Can you advise me on companies to use, that may have schemes to help people on low incomes?

GromitFan

If mains gas, then I'd definitely go with that one. I don't there is any fuel that will be anywhere near as economical to run at present.

If LPG gas, then things are definitely more open for debate.