Bottled gas fire or electric fire 10 October 2020 at 12:48PM in LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels 7 replies 612 views

Mouchon

Which is cheaper a calor gas fire or electric fire?

Gerry1

Calor gas.

matelodave

But you get lots of condensation and you need lots of ventilation

Rodders53

Calor gas fires:  The room heater type: The bottled gas they use is Butane in 15kg cylinders.  https://appliances.calor.co.uk/
List price of a cylinder is £41.75.  Each kg of Butane will supply 13.7kWh, so 15 * 13.7 = 205.5 kWh per cylinder.
4175 pence / 200.5 = 20.82 pence per kWh. 
So more expensive than most electricity contracts.

Naturally the numbers change a bit for larger Calor propane cylinder sizes outside, or bulk LPG in a static caravan or home setting with a different fire type.

https://www.confusedaboutenergy.co.uk/index.php/domestic-fuels/fuel-prices may give a rough idea of comparison costs at a snapshot in time?

Gerry1

Rodders53 said:

https://www.confusedaboutenergy.co.uk/index.php/domestic-fuels/fuel-prices may give a rough idea of comparison costs at a snapshot in time?

Their gas and electricity prices now bear little relation to reality: I'm paying less than half the kWh rate for gas and about 70% of the electricity kWh rate.

No idea about the other fuels, but it shouldn't be relied upon today.

Mister_G

The LPG price comes out at about 34ppl, about right for me.

Rodders53

Gerry1 said:

No idea about the other fuels, but it shouldn't be relied upon today.

I did state ROUGH guide.  I see, today, the site was Last Updated on Saturday, 08 June 2019  So accept I should have mentioned that as a caveat (had I spotted it yesterday) 

I'm paying less than half the kWh rate for gas and about 70% of the gas kWh rate.

You seem very confused about your gas 50% or 70% it can't be both 

Gerry1

Rodders53 said:

Gerry1 said:I'm paying less than half the kWh rate for gas and about 70% of the gas kWh rate.

You seem very confused about your gas 50% or 70% it can't be both 

I wondered who'd be the first to spot that !