Do woodburners save you money?

A._Badger

SG27 wrote: »

My sweep never gets much dust and never any creosote. Like you I don't slumber and only burn dry wood. My chimney sweep is fairly cheap at £60. My neighbour was paying £85 until he changed to my sweep last year. I'd never not get it swept annually.

I'm afraid £65 isn't cheap. I pay only £40 and I'm in the 'expensive' SE. Anyone who pays £85 is just not trying.

matelodave

£45 for me and ours comes from 20 miles away

SG27

Cardew wrote: »

You are a bit out of touch. Heating oil is now as cheap, if not cheaper than gas.

I'm just going by a work collegue who reckons it's still much more expensive. I having GCH I have no personal experience. But if it's now as cheap as gas that makes logs about the most expensive form of heating you can get.

SG27

A._Badger wrote: »

I'm afraid £65 isn't cheap. I pay only £40 and I'm in the 'expensive' SE. Anyone who pays £85 is just not trying.

It's £60 and i never said it was cheap I'm happy with the service and the price I pay for it.

My original point was getting the chimney swept is another cost you have to add on for comparisons.

edwink

SG27 wrote: »

It's £60 and i never said it was cheap I'm happy with the service and the price I pay for it.

My original point was getting the chimney swept is another cost you have to add on for comparisons.

We sweep our two chimneys twice a year. The only cost we had to pay out for were the set of brushes for about £20.

The chimney sweep we used before sweeping ourselves charged £35 and he recommended that chimneys should be swept 3 times a year. :eek:

A._Badger

SG27 wrote: »

I'm just going by a work collegue who reckons it's still much more expensive. I having GCH I have no personal experience. But if it's now as cheap as gas that makes logs about the most expensive form of heating you can get.

Compared with electricity? Or bottled LPG?

That said, logs are now getting to be quite an expensive option, as is smokeless fuel. Thanks, 'lifestyle' magazines.

Cardew

SG27 wrote: »

I'm just going by a work collegue who reckons it's still much more expensive. I having GCH I have no personal experience. But if it's now as cheap as gas that makes logs about the most expensive form of heating you can get.

A litre of oil contains 10.2kWh. The price of a litre of oil has been close to 30p for the last couple of months so that is approx. 3p/kWh - about the same as gas.

Chimney_Sweep_3

I spend around £150 a year on wood cut my gas bill by about £450 per year 4 years back so it payed for its self in around 3 years, I fitted it and get everything at a good price, it heats a poorly insulated 50s bungalow to 20-22C even in the coldest times, so it was an easy decision for me, not everyones the same.

silverwhistle

SG27 wrote: »

It's £60 and i never said it was cheap I'm happy with the service and the price I pay for it.

My original point was getting the chimney swept is another cost you have to add on for comparisons.

Fair enough, but you did seem to be a bit negative. Some of us _do_ save money, and I was just explaining how. Mind you, I'm also glad that other people think your sweep is expensive! :-)

SG27

silverwhistle wrote: »

Fair enough, but you did seem to be a bit negative. Some of us _do_ save money, and I was just explaining how. Mind you, I'm also glad that other people think your sweep is expensive! :-)

I said if you have to buy seasoned logs you won't save money. If you have free wood you will save money. Very few people are lucky enough. I get as much free wood as I can get my hands on. But the vast majority I have to buy unfortunately.