oil?

suki1964

AndyPK wrote: »

I would think it’s annoying enough to keep an eye on the oil level and ordering it.

Keeping an eye on the weight of the gas bottle maybe a step too far!
Induction elec!

We don't worry too much about keeping an eye on oil levels, we don't have a watchman or anything, we have an idea of what we use and we give the tank a wee tap now and then. The condensation on the tank gives a pretty good idea of how much oil is left

With Gas bottle, you usually buy in pairs so one one empties, it automatically switches to the full

AndyPK

Re gas

Is there a flag to say it’s sqapped over?
How do you know 1 bottle is empty ?

suki1964

AndyPK wrote: »

Re gas

Is there a flag to say it’s sqapped over?
How do you know 1 bottle is empty ?

Sorry I should have said you automatically switch to the full one


Mind my Daughter had a gas hob and only one bottle which she never changed in the two years she rented that place

yellow218

Thanks everyone. I think the property already has an induction job so that sounds like I’m on to a winner.
Will be sticking with the oil for heating and hot water then by the sounds of things. For price comparisons though I have no idea how much oil we would expect to use. Can I ask how many litres a year your typical usage is please, for what size house?

suki1964

yellow218 wrote: »

Thanks everyone. I think the property already has an induction job so that sounds like I’m on to a winner.
Will be sticking with the oil for heating and hot water then by the sounds of things. For price comparisons though I have no idea how much oil we would expect to use. Can I ask how many litres a year your typical usage is please, for what size house?

There are so many variables

I get through 4000 litres a year. Mine is a very large detached house in the middle of a field on the coast of NI - theres very few weeks of the year the heating isn't on. Plus elderly mother at home all day

If you have a lovely modern well insulated house and both out at work most of the day, you may find 1000 litres is enough

Once you have got your first fill, you will soon be able to gage how much you are using

Ebe_Scrooge

yellow218 wrote: »

Thanks everyone. I think the property already has an induction job so that sounds like I’m on to a winner.
Will be sticking with the oil for heating and hot water then by the sounds of things. For price comparisons though I have no idea how much oil we would expect to use. Can I ask how many litres a year your typical usage is please, for what size house?

We use approx 2500 litres a year. 5 bed house, modern (so pretty well insulated). Scotland, so cold weather, and my wife is a childminder so the heating is on all day every day when it's cold. Just make sure you shop around every time you order - the cheapest supplier one time will not necessarily be the cheapest next time you order. And most suppliers will haggle a bit and some will price-match their competitors. Hope this helps.

dunstonh

1) Is the cost of heating oil comparable to gas?

Oil is slightly more expensive but if you buy from the wrong place it can be a lot more expensive. Our local supplier charges around 10p a litre more than I can get it elsewhere. You have to shop around and there are sites that help that.

The cost difference between oil and gas is not enough to make it sensible to rip the oil system out.

2) hubby likes the idea of swapping the oil out for an electric boiler instead? which seems more environmentally friendly to me. has any done this? anything worth considering?

That would likely be an expensive change and increase running costs. Electric is expensive for heating.

3) cooking. i love my electric oven with gas hob range. can a gas hob work off of bottled gas? or would you just stick with an electric hob? or electric Aga (i can dream)?

It is possible to get gas canister driven hobs. However, it is unlikely to be desirable. Modern Electric hobs are very good. Unlike the old fashioned electric hobs. It may be a case of getting a decent electric hob if the one in place is old fashioned.

I have an electric AGA (30 amp) and it uses about £3.70 electricity a day. It's damned expensive. Their latest models are a bit more efficient but cost around £14k plus installation. The AGA does supply ambient heat and along with wood burners, it does mean we don't go through as much oil.

We use about 3000 litres a year for an old large farmhouse with very little insulation. Without the woodburners it would probably be 4000 litres. A lot of people with oil put in woodburners to reduce their costs. We have four but only one is really effective at reducing the oil bill due to its central location and air movement. The other three are more room specific only. So, location of burner is important.

3000 litres at 0.45p is £1,350 year. If you use around 1000 litres than its £450 a year.

A 2 bedroom bungalow with decent windows/insulation and average size would be around 1000 litres. A larger one with poor insulation could be double or more. If you like your heating toasty then you need to increase that further.

Mr_Pegs

1) Is the cost of heating oil comparable to gas? Roughly how much am I looking at for Oil for a two bed bungalow?

I live in 2 bed bungalow oil we use no more than 2000 litres per year we don't work so on when we need it temp to 15 or 18 we don't skimp on use. Today 1000 litres costs £498.97 delivered I searched on boiler juice.I usually ring local supplier who matches or betters this. Over the years sometimes good prices sometimes not so good due to oil markets.

2) hubby likes the idea of swapping the oil out for an electric boiler instead? which seems more environmentally friendly to me. has any done this? anything worth considering? Not something I would do there has been talk in my area of gas being laid no one appears to be interested near me can be due to many factors cost ,age etc.

3) cooking. i love my electric oven with gas hob range. can a gas hob work off of bottled gas? or would you just stick with an electric hob? or electric Aga (i can dream)? We use ceramic hob and electric oven some around here have LPG again choice and cost.

All in all I wouldn't change anything hope this helps...