Contemplating switching to all electricity

Nada666

Battleaxe44 wrote: »

My original questions was about replacing CHeating with oil filled electric radiators the ones that are like this

Do you not have valves on your gas radiators? A lot cheaper than buying and using electric panel radiators.

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your original question has been answered, gas is cheaper than electricity per kwh.

wrong keystrokes, if they ever happen can be undone.

you are using a lot of electricity 15.5kwh/day and a lot of gas, and your unit charges are a little high

Nada666

Battleaxe44 wrote: »

I am trying to find a way to cut the gas costs next winter. I resent paying this money.:mad:

I have done EVERYTHING as advised and even with a month out of the country our gas bill for the quarter to April 2013 was £394.00. the only thing running was the central heating at 18 degrees 24/7 and heating the hot water/ . bein Senior citizens this puts us into the fuel poverty bracket (Subjective).

So £133 winter month, £25 summer. Say £700 per year. Only £60 per month. Hardly fuel poverty territory.

notbritishgas

Battleaxe44 wrote: »

Your tariff for Discounted Energy April 2015 General Domestic

24 April 1012 - 15 Jul 2013

Standard Energy 1,124.60kWh at 3.96p £44.53

Thanks. What were the meter readings from which they worked out 1124kwh?

Battleaxe44

notbritishgas wrote: »

Thanks. What were the meter readings from which they worked out 1124kwh?

101 units, then it goes on to explain how the untis are converted to kilowatt hours

101 Metric units used x 39.20 Calorific value x 1.022640 Volume correction + 3.6 to convert to KWh = 1.124,60 kWh

It also shows a graph how in the same quarter last year we actually used more gas 24.96, , and for the quarter we are now talking about we used 12.77 as the daily average.

I am glad we were taught all of this when I was school. None of us could work out why were taught about gas meters as no-one had gas connections and where I lived, it was power by generator until the electricity was put through. Never the less, we knoew how to read the meters and work out the bills.

lstar337

Inerzia Ceramic Range
Summary of main features

Intensified Thermal Output - for heating larger areas, high ceilings & period homes. <--- Sorry? Please explain how this is different to any other heater.

Thermal Ceramic - for greater heat retention. <--- Why would you need heat retention? And doesn't this conflict with the point above?

High Precision Thermostat - temperature management designed to save energy & cash. <--- Please explain how the precision of the thermostat will help to save cash.

24/7 Digital Programming - tailored heating for each room, conserving energy & saving money. <--- A timer? How cutting edge. That must be where the £400 is going! No, wait, my £15 oil heater from screwfix has the same function.

High Energy Efficiency <--- Higher than any other electric heater, or the same as a £10 panel heater from Argos?

10Year Radiator Block Guarantee <--- Who cares? I could by 40 panel heaters from Argos that would easily last 10 years.

Free Standard UK Delivery <--- Available almost everywhere.

Well there you have it folks. This heater both retains and expels heat, has a super precision thermostat (cant wait to heat a room to within .00 of a degree), has a timer, and a physics defying heating element.

notbritishgas

Battleaxe44 wrote: »

101 units, then it goes on to explain how the untis are converted to kilowatt hours

101 Metric units used x 39.20 Calorific value x 1.022640 Volume correction + 3.6 to convert to KWh = 1.124,60 kWh

It also shows a graph how in the same quarter last year we actually used more gas 24.96, , and for the quarter we are now talking about we used 12.77 as the daily average.

I am glad we were taught all of this when I was school. None of us could work out why were taught about gas meters as no-one had gas connections and where I lived, it was power by generator until the electricity was put through. Never the less, we knoew how to read the meters and work out the bills.

Yes you are being billed for a metric meter which is the one you have, so it is correct.

Battleaxe44

Istar, this is just an example of what we are thinking of buying actually it is not this brand.

Again you have put your mouth into gear before letting brain take action.

You are offensive.

Battleaxe44

notbritishgas wrote: »

Yes you are being billed for a metric meter which is the one you have, so it is correct.

Thank you for your reply. it is constructive and at least we are not being overcharged. When you got me to read the bill I was surprised to see have used less gas this quarter than at the same time last year and what could be different. i am not cooking with gas, so it just heating the hot water,

So now on with looking at alternatives and options. I have already beein in touch with our energy supplier to see if thay can install extra insulaion for us and looking at the possible causes for the high bill.

notbritishgas

Just checked my usage for the approx period of your bill (I take weekly readings) and it was 1537kwh.
This was with central heating on when required until the hot spell started and hot water for the period.
So your usage perhaps does not look too bad. I have to agree with most of the posters that changing to electric only would be a bad move.