How much do you spend on gas each day?

[Bobby Dazzler]

I've lived in the same 2000 ft2 house for 30 years and have records of gas and electricity usage from the day we moved in. I suppose you could call that a long term experiment.

The first year was the highest consumption which at todays subsidised tariff would be £3574 per year for gas alone. We are down to less than 1/3rd of that now the kids have gone and with insulation improvements. However, I know from observation that peak winter usage never exceeded 200 KWh per day which at 10.32 p/KWh is £20.64 per day.

That’s really helpful, thank you.

 

[CoopsSA]

Four bed detached, new build, Hive heating with two thermostats (upstairs and downstairs).

Heating set to 18c, comes on in morning and afternoon. Hot water similar.

£4.50 - £5.00 per day. Standard variable gas tariff.

Last week was £29.74 on gas.

Maybe worth downloading Hugo app to see your usage.

 

[ChrisHGTV]

Four bed detached, new build, Hive heating with two thermostats (upstairs and downstairs).

Heating set to 18c, comes on in morning and afternoon. Hot water similar.

£4.50 - £5.00 per day. Standard variable gas tariff.

Last week was £29.74 on gas.

Maybe worth downloading Hugo app to see your usage.

That's interesting - ours is quite a bit more than that. 4 bed (i guess it's a large 4 bed, could easily be 5 or more) and although part is 1930's it was all re-done (insulated, all walls etc skimmed) in 2008 so shouldn't be too bad. It's really useful to see what other folks costs are - i know you can't compare like for like but to get a ballpark is good.

I did notice yesterday we were losing a lot of heat through the front door. It's the original 1930's one with art deco stained glass at the top so i'm loathe to change it - the bottom has warped slightly but managed to cure most of the heat loss with some judicious sticking of draught excluder foam strip!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Aren't you supposed to leave it to ticking over all day, not at 18 - 20C, that's full blast in my house, infact it will never reach that level here.
I leave mine on at a low of 14C during the day for the bedroom otherwise it won't get to 17C in the evening..

It’s on all day to see how much energy it uses to keep a comfortable temperature.

We had Nest in our old house (waiting for installation in our new house) which meant that our heating was always on and it adjusted itself based upon efficiency and comfort.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I’m tempted to look into a thermal imaging camera to work out where the heat is going!

 

[merc07]

What I would like is weather compensation for the heating flow temperature so it changes from 50C to 65C depending on the outside temp - that would help save gas.

But for some reason you can't have both the hive system and a weather compensator plugged in at the same time. You would think it could be built into the hive system using local online data..

 

[ChrisHGTV]

I’m tempted to look into a thermal imaging camera to work out where the heat is going!

I know where our electricity is going. My Wife is always leaving the lights on. And for some reason our house has about a million lights. I might just flip the switches in the fuse box and buy her a head torch!

 

[Ted]

Perhaps we need a 'show us your log burner' thread?

Had ours ticking over since about 10AM today (normally only lit in the evenings) - the exterior is currently at 300C so doing a good job of heating the lounge and my workshop/office next door. 0.6C outside ... brrr!

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Ooh yes!

New video by Ted McCluskey

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[HappytalkAgain]

Ooh yes!

New video by Ted McCluskey

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Come on Ted. Stand up so we can see your reflection in the mirror dressed in a cravat with a glass of Brandy belting out a Christmas classic.

 

[BTB 500]

I know where our electricity is going. My Wife is always leaving the lights on.

Hopefully all LED ones though?

I have the same problem with my teenage son.

 

[Darrell]

This is my log fire from our house in Skiathos.

It’s shite because it only heats up an area of half a square metre in front of it.

 

[Skd884]

Lovely.

Mind you, with the current price of timber (speaking as a joiner) it may be cheaper to burn bundles of £20’s

(Unless the timber supply is waste/off-cuts or home grown )

 

[HappytalkAgain]

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I concede that it was a slightly dated jibe. BUT if you can email that chart to my local suppliers it may help them to consider to stop taking the P!ss.

 

[del320]

So far, I've had around 30 trees felled over the past 10 years plus another half dozen reduced in size. Not free - I'm charged £4 - 500 each go - and I've got to chop it up! Shreddings go on flowerbeds as weed suppressant. Always hold two years' supply of wood.


Two woodburners - the inset AGA (cast iron) on the right easily lasts all night and sparks up in the morning like a gas fire. The traditional one on left is steel, rated at 7kw, but will die in a few hours if not fed. Can't sit in the room when it's going flat out!

Oil central heating has averaged c.2000 litres per year, and leccy is £41 pm until August 2023.

 

[merc07]

So far, I've had around 30 trees felled over the past 10 years plus another half dozen reduced in size. Not free - I'm charged £4 - 500 each go - and I've got to chop it up! Shreddings go on flowerbeds as weed suppressant. Always hold two years' supply of wood.

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Two woodburners - the inset AGA (cast iron) on the right easily lasts all night and sparks up in the morning like a gas fire. The traditional one on left is steel, rated at 7kw, but will die in a few hours if not fed. Can't sit in the room when it's going flat out!

Oil central heating has averaged c.2000 litres per year, and leccy is £41 pm until August 2023.

One day I'll be able to afford the rest of the carpet...

Like you, the wood is free but hard work...

 

[del320]

One day I'll be able to afford the rest of the carpet...

Like you, the wood is free but hard work...

Are these stove-top fans effective? I considered one in the past but they seem to be a fearful price for all they appear to be

 

[merc07]

Are these stove-top fans effective? I considered one in the past but they seem to be a fearful price for all they appear to be

Works well, I'm sure I paid no more than £30 for mine, I use it to project heat out the door to the hallway and up the staires, to the kitchen at the end of the lounge, or as today, point it at the washing on the airer..

 

[OneForTheRoad]

One day I'll be able to afford the rest of the carpet...

Like you, the wood is free but hard work...

Loving the cats way of thinking.

 

[geraldrobins]

Going back to topic. We have spent about £10 a day this week or 100kvhs

 

[Smart320]

Am so glad I haven’t got a Smart meter , can keep the thermostats and tvr’s cranked up in blissful ignorance of what it might be costing