Baxi brazillia running cost gas fire

Derekbirmingham

Hello people i have a baxi brazillia gas fire at the bottom of my stairs.im trying to work out the hourly running cost.im with npower and i thinK the kwh is 3.741 pence.i think.
How would i calculate the running cost based on this gas fire spec please.anyone know.
https://ibb.co/BsKVgY7
https://ibb.co/7vcMbq0
https://ibb.co/YWYVGHp

Benight

Derekbirmingham wrote: »

Hello people i have a baxi brazillia gas fire at the bottom of my stairs.im trying to work out the hourly running cost.im with npower and i thinK the kwh is 3.741 pence.i think.
How would i calculate the running cost based on this gas fire spec please.anyone know.
https://ibb.co/BsKVgY7
https://ibb.co/7vcMbq0
https://ibb.co/YWYVGHp

Appears you have the F8S model.

This has 3 heat settings, and consumes the following:

High - 3.06kW
Med - 2.21kW
Low - 1.27kW

Multiply those figures by the cost of your gas; that will give you the price per hour

Gerry1

Derekbirmingham wrote: »

i thinK the kwh is 3.741 pence.i think.

You're paying way too much ! :eek:
Your gas costs 3.92805p/kWh after VAT has been added. For 6252kWh you're paying £263.38 but on my tariff it would be only £199.66 (2.72475p/kWh, Standing charge 32.56785p/day).

Similarly with electricity: for 1663kWh you're paying £299.18 but on my tariff it would be only £272.85 (16.0083p/kWh, Standing charge: 7.3731p). In fact I'd be paying even less because I'm on E7 and some of those kWh would be on my night rate of 8.74545p.

BTW, the Net Efficiency figure for the gas fire looks odd: if you do the sums it works out at between 63% and 74%, not 82% as stated.

victor2

If running constantly at its maximum setting, the input is stated as 3.06kW, so 1 hour at that would cost 3.06 x 3.741p +5% VAT = 12.02p per hour.
That's ignoring the standing charge you're paying for the gas service and assumes the heater is performing as rated.
It doesn't appear to have a thermostatic control, so it won't shut itself off automatically.
The best way to tell is run it for a couple of hours at the setting you normally use and read the gas meter before and after the running period. Make sure nothing else is using gas during that time, such as a gas hob or water heater. Then convert the difference between the meter readings into kWh and calculate the cost. You bill shows the formula they use to get the kWh, but if you multiply the m3 used by 11.2, you'll be very close. Then multiply it as above and you get the cost for the period you measured.

Derekbirmingham

Ok i understand.i have got a fancy meter,ill run it for a couple of hours and see what reading i get.
Also i think i signed a contract till 2021 with npower (dummy) so ill probley be stuck with these rates.thanks.

FestiveJoy

Derekbirmingham wrote: »

Ok i understand.i have got a fancy meter,ill run it for a couple of hours and see what reading i get.
Also i think i signed a contract till 2021 with npower (dummy) so ill probley be stuck with these rates.thanks.

You can switch supplier whenever you wish.
Simply take into account any early exit charges that may apply when considering.

Gerry1

Derekbirmingham wrote: »

Also i think i signed a contract till 2021 with npower (dummy) so ill probley be stuck with these rates.thanks.

Do the sums: even with exit fees, it might be cheaper to switch, especially if gas prices fall.

Lisi299

I have a baxi brazillia had it for years and it’s a great way to heat a space. It’s on low to high through the whole winter and gas bill has been 50.00 at the most (Per month) this is with two baths most days which is also gas via a water heater. I’ve had another fitted at the other end of the house.

FestiveJoy

Lisi299 wrote: »

I have a baxi brazillia had it for years and it’s a great way to heat a space. It’s on low to high through the whole winter and gas bill has been 50.00 at the most (Per month) this is with two baths most days which is also gas via a water heater. I’ve had another fitted at the other end of the house.

Just leaving the fire on low 24/7 would set the OP back almost £42 a month (assuming 30 days a month) running this appliance on their tariff.

This calculation assumes no other appliance is used, as it includes the standing charge too. Standing charge being just under £6 for the month

Lisi299

Mine is a lot less than that and is on 24/7 in winter, best for op to try it for a few days to see what it uses

Derekbirmingham

Yes it is a good little fire.