Gas usage is c38k kw/h per year

MWT

MrCurlyWurly said:

That's correct - an older unit going up a chimney. We're considering replacing with a small multi-fuel burner

If you have any other unblocked chimneys leading to other rooms that will also be contributing significantly to your heat loss.

Just for simplicity for your dad and safety for him and you, is it impractical to use the central heating to warm that room, or is it the temperature differential he requires that is the problem?

jbuchanangb

I looked at my father's gas usage from April 2012 to April 2013, when he lived in an old 4 bedroomed semi-detached house, which he kept at tropical temperatures. He used 40,459kWh of gas and 4,591kWh electricity. His gas boiler was 40 years old. I see that for the monthly bill for April 2013 he paid £222.09. At that time his projected annual expenditure on gas was £1,579. Sounds to me as your elderly father is rather like mine. The difference is, yours is not paying his own bills.

MrCurlyWurly

MWT said:

Just for simplicity for your dad and safety for him and you, is it impractical to use the central heating to warm that room, or is it the temperature differential he requires that is the problem?

He's not in the best of health bless him so does feel the cold. He does also contribute to bills; it's more about how we can practically reduce the impact but we're limited a bit by the house