Oil running costs too high??

richash

Hi guys,
Can I ask what your running costs are before I try too get my system checked (again)

I have a 1000L tank which cost me £505 to fill about 9 weeks ago and is now empty,the house is a pretty big 4 bed detached, open plan new build, the oil only runs the heating and water....these bills seem a ouch over the top don@t you think?

jammy_dodger

hi richash sadly it seems about right to me ..my 3 bedroom cottage uses oil for heating and hot water ..my oil bill has doubled in last 3 years ..we have no alternative as no mains gas where i live ..sorry to be bearer of bad news

jammy_dodger

though just read used up in 9 weeks !!!!!! now that does sound like a problem with a leak or your heating the rest of the neighbourhood ..i fill up 4 times a year with 1000L tank hope this helps

woodstoke

Hi, have you had your central eating on during the 9 weeks, if so this seems about right, but if not it sounds like you have a leak in the system somewhere.....oil heating is really expensive i have seen a solid fuel central heating boiler on ebay for around £2,000 new has anyone got one of these, apparently you can burn straw, wood, sawdust etc.....and i can get these for free....julie

jcorbygas

We filled with 1000 litres beginning of February - we now have around 150 litres left. We have just run the hot water since beginning of May and hardly use any oil on just hot water (keeping hot water on constant).
We have a 5 bedroom detached house so I think your oil consumption is rather high. When we run the radiators we only run at a max temp of 21 degrees so I dont know whether you keep your house at a higher temp.
Jackie

kyh

We put in 500 litres at beginning of Apr into a completely empty tank (long story) this took it to 2/5 full we used for heating and HW in Apri and early May but now just hot water - we have a 3 bed detached house with reasonable insulation. We still have 1/5 of a tank and I don't envisage having to top up again before September. This is with 2 adults and a toddler who live here. I would say your consumption/loss is much higher than I would have expected however if the tank was leaking you would more than liekly be able to smell it as it seeps into the ground. Is the lid on securely? Is there any possibility someone could have siphoned it off??

bobmedley

What's your boiler model?

zarazara

is there a leak in the pipe, perhaps underground somewhere, from the tank to the boiler. 1000 litres lasts me 16 months. [2 bed cottage].

samtheman1k

jammy_dodger wrote: »

hi richash sadly it seems about right to me ..my 3 bedroom cottage uses oil for heating and hot water ..my oil bill has doubled in last 3 years ..we have no alternative as no mains gas where i live ..sorry to be bearer of bad news

Actually, you have lots of alternatives, such as Electricity on economy 7, heat pumps, LPG, solid fuel etc.

jascilmil

>>solid fuel central heating boiler on ebay for around £2,000 new has anyone got one of these, apparently you can burn straw, wood, sawdust etc.....and i can get these for free....julie<<

We have just been looking at wood pellet and wood fired systems...costly to install, take up a bit of space but a huge saving to be made in the long run. See http://www.solarthermal.co.uk/biomass.htm a hugely efficient burn and an impressive bit of kit...or so it appears anyway.