Is your heating ON or OFF?

geoffky

We moved house in aug and this house is a big house..for the first time in 20 years i have had to put the ch on in the house,,the last house was so insulated we never had to put the ch on...big bills on the way

Beki

we phoned the oil company last week to see when they can deliver and they said in the next week or so. they're phoning us in the morning to let us know exactly when.

we ran out of oil today and it's soooo cold already when we phoned a couple of weeks ago, 500 litres was £270. it's now £390

Justamum

Beki wrote: »

we ran out of oil today and it's soooo cold already when we phoned a couple of weeks ago, 500 litres was £270. it's now £390

:eek: That's a hike! I've ordered ours already, even though we've still got nearly half a tank - by the time it comes in January it will have gone down a bit by then.

I hope you get your oil before it gets really cold again. Have you got any other form of heating?

Beki

we've got a log burner in the living room thank goodness, which throws out a LOT of heat as it's a double-wide one. it's just really expensive to run. although to be honest if we costed it up now, with the huge oil price-hike then it probably wouldn't work out any dearer to have it on all day!

Justamum

Beki wrote: »

we've got a log burner in the living room thank goodness, which throws out a LOT of heat as it's a double-wide one. it's just really expensive to run. although to be honest if we costed it up now, with the huge oil price-hike then it probably wouldn't work out any dearer to have it on all day!

We don't have a log burner, just a normal open fire in the living room. We've run out of the free wood DH got, but I'm not going to buy any or any coal either as it's far too expensive to buy. I could easily spend £60 a week:eek: on having a coal fire. A friend of mine got a wood burning stove put in last year to replace her open fire. She thinks it is better than the fire, but tbh when I've gone round there it's so cold you can see your breath - you can only feel the heat when the door is opened to put another log on.

Beki

i'd love an open fire.. our logburner easily uses 2-3 bags of logs per day (@ £4 a bag), plus kindling, firelighters etc. this is the one we've got. sometimes it makes the room TOO hot.. we always keep the doors closed. http://www.whatstove.co.uk/coalbrookdale/coalbrookdale-darby-stove.html

omg! i've just seen that if you lift the top, you can use it as a hotplat to heat food or drinks. i thought it was just a compartment to keep the stoker etc! oooh gonnd light that up tomorrow i think, and maybe even put the kettle on it! (not an electric one lol) xx

bluebag

Beki

Wow, I have always fancied a log burner but had no idea they cost so much in logs, think I'll stick with the good old gas boiler then.

shanks77

Well thank goodness for the change in temp. I can hardly see my breath in the house now and can feel my feet for the first time in ages:j:j. Not looking forward to the next spell but got an extra tank of gas so can get it filled up in preparation for the next icy blast. Hope everyone can keep warm this time round xx

bluebag

For all those on oil heating.

I was reading about an additive that suppliers are supposed to put into the oil to prevent it going gloopy in below zero temperatures. I don't have oil heating and know nothing about it, but the article suggested consumers should ask their suppliers if their oil is treated to cope in low temperatures.

Don't know if any of this is factual or wishful thinking, but I thought it might give some a basis for further research.

Fruball

bluebag wrote: »

Beki

Wow, I have always fancied a log burner but had no idea they cost so much in logs, think I'll stick with the good old gas boiler then.

That is one massive woodburner though.

I've been researching this as I plan to have a woodburner fitted next year - there is lots on the LPG and Heating MSE Board.

It seems that one log an hour is a likely usage for a well running stove... Apparently fiddling with air supply thingies and stuff (LOL) makes a difference to efficiency.

Beki have you tried turning down the air supply? I've never had one myself so you will know better than me