Energy & heating source for my boiler & hot water for the house?

TeeAy

Hello kind folks

This is a noob question I know but here I go!   

I finally completed last week (yay!) but not yet moved in.  I'm setting up accounts for utilities etc and have realised I don't know if the worcester boiler runs on gas or electricity and whether this is the energy source for the hot water otherwise (kitchen & bathroom sinks) for the house.   

I don't have a gas cooker, the shower is electric and the central heating won't be needed for at least 5 months.   So, if I don't need gas I won't need to set up an account and pay unnecessary standing charges.  What am I missing? 

I'm truly at a loss, never had to think about this due to my renting/ lodging arrangements in the past!   Can anyone guide me how to find out? 

TIA

BarelySentientAI

I'm guessing, because you haven't showed us the boiler or any water tank, or given any real details - but 99% of the time:

It runs on gas and it is what makes your hot water (or at least it's the cheapest way to do so).

AskAsk

Worcester Bosch would be running on gas.  Look at the seller information form that your solicitor would have sent to you during the conveyancing process.  It will state in there who is the energy provider for gas and electric at the property.

I normally open an account with the exisiting energy providers to keep things simple and to get the meter readings agreed for opening and closing, then I move to a new provider when it is all set up.  So I open a variable tariff account with no exit fee for the transfer over to my ownership.

propertyrental

You'll have an assumed contract with the current suppliers, so need to send them meter readings (to ensure you only pay for gas/leccy you use, not that used by your sellers).

You could terminate the gas contract and get it cut off, then rely on the electric shower ang kettle for washing up hot water. Or if you have a dishwasher then like modern washing machines they tend to only use cold water supply.

If you retain the gas contract. you'll be paying a daily standing charge whether you use gas or not.

user1977

TeeAy said:

I finally completed last week (yay!) but not yet moved in.  I'm setting up accounts for utilities etc and have realised I don't know if the worcester boiler runs on gas or electricity and whether this is the energy source for the hot water otherwise (kitchen & bathroom sinks) for the house.   

I'm truly at a loss, never had to think about this due to my renting/ lodging arrangements in the past!   Can anyone guide me how to find out?

Go to your house and have a look at it? Bring somebody with you who knows how to identify a gas boiler?

TeeAy

BarelySentientAI said:

I'm guessing, because you haven't showed us the boiler or any water tank, or given any real details - but 99% of the time:

It runs on gas and it is what makes your hot water (or at least it's the cheapest way to do so).

Hi @BarelySentientAI, yes it has a water tank- does that automatically mean the boiler runs on gas? 

TeeAy

propertyrental said:

You'll have an assumed contract with the current suppliers, so need to send them meter readings (to ensure you only pay for gas/leccy you use, not that used by your sellers).

You could terminate the gas contract and get it cut off, then rely on the electric shower ang kettle for washing up hot water. Or if you have a dishwasher then like modern washing machines they tend to only use cold water supply.

If you retain the gas contract. you'll be paying a daily standing charge whether you use gas or not.

@propertyrental, yes I'd taken both meter readings so I could set up the accounts in my name, then realised that I didn't know what/ whether the gas will be used for.   

BarelySentientAI

TeeAy said:

BarelySentientAI said:

I'm guessing, because you haven't showed us the boiler or any water tank, or given any real details - but 99% of the time:

It runs on gas and it is what makes your hot water (or at least it's the cheapest way to do so).

Hi @BarelySentientAI, yes it has a water tank- does that automatically mean the boiler runs on gas? 

If it's a big tank, it usually means that it runs on gas but there is an electric heater in the tank as well for top-up, emergency, etc.  That's more expensive than using a gas boiler though.

It would be pretty strange to have gas to the property and not be using it for CH (central heating) and DHW (domestic hot water).

TeeAy

BarelySentientAI said:

TeeAy said:

BarelySentientAI said:

I'm guessing, because you haven't showed us the boiler or any water tank, or given any real details - but 99% of the time:

It runs on gas and it is what makes your hot water (or at least it's the cheapest way to do so).

Hi @BarelySentientAI, yes it has a water tank- does that automatically mean the boiler runs on gas? 

If it's a big tank, it usually means that it runs on gas but there is an electric heater in the tank as well for top-up, emergency, etc.  That's more expensive than using a gas boiler though.

It would be pretty strange to have gas to the property and not be using it for CH (central heating) and DHW (domestic hot water).

to my mind the water tanks looks small.  I think the thing which is throwing me is that the electric shower wont be using gas to heat water and due to the time of year the gas is only potentially needed for the kitchen and bathroom taps. 

sheramber

Eaven if you do not use the gas supply you still have to poay the standing charge.

It is a charge for having a supply connected to your house, not for using it.

TeeAy

sheramber said:

Eaven if you do not use the gas supply you still have to poay the standing charge.

It is a charge for having a supply connected to your house, not for using it.

@sheramber, yes I'm aware of this and after I move in in a few weeks I'll be there for up to 3 weeks before going away/ returning end of July.  So I could be potentially paying for a gas standing charges when I won't be around.  Shower is electric so its only the kitchen and bathroom taps which are potentially affected.  I've no idea what the standing charges are so will ask BG 

thank you everyone