gas/leccy survey - Page 3

MargaretR · 13-05-2008, 00:14

I think insulation plays a large part in keeping heating bills down.
I haven't just relied on the loft and cavity wall insulation and double glazing which my landlord supplied.
In addition I have painted my walls and ceilings with Thermilate added to the paint.
I have blinds and thick, lined, floor to ceiling curtains.
Insulating Paint Additive, Using Thermilate

Neil · 13-05-2008, 00:21

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Having a super efficient new condenser boiler makes a tremendous difference.
It is worth asking for a Warmfront grant, and if you don't qualify - get a bank loan - it will save you money in the end.
PS - it is useless going onto price comparison sites and quoting what you are paying now - you need KWH per annum stats

So how much a year is your new boiler saving you?
Now work out how much it costs to have one fitted and see how long it will take you to save the installation costs of the new boiler. Add in how long you expect that boiler to last before you need to fit a new one while your at it.

Has anyone recently had a new condensing boiler fitted, if so how much did it cost? My guess would be between £1000 and £2000 depending on how much other work was needed or how much you were told was needed

I suspect you only rent your flat so your boiler was fitted for free.

MargaretR · 13-05-2008, 00:30

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Originally Posted by Neil

So how much a year is your new boiler saving you?
Now work out how much it costs to have one fitted and see how long it will take you to save the installation costs of the new boiler. Add in how long you expect that boiler to last before you need to fit a new one while your at it.

Has anyone recently had a new condensing boiler fitted, if so how much did it cost? My guess would be between £1000 and £2000 depending on how much other work was needed or how much you were told was needed

I suspect you only rent your flat so your boiler was fitted for free.

The boiler was free , as you thought.
Before that there was an ancient gas warm air system which I had to stop using because it filled the air with fine dust. Instead I bought 5 Winterwarm wall mounted electric panels which were self regulating.
So I have had 3 different heating systems in the 6 years I have lived here.
My current costs are on a par with my costs 6 yrs ago, despite price rises that have occurred meanwhile.

Neil · 13-05-2008, 00:51

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

My current costs are on a par with my costs 6 yrs ago, despite price rises that have occurred meanwhile.

So what is you annual saving now you have your nice free condensing boiler installed.

jaysay · 13-05-2008, 04:24

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Although my one bedroom flat is smaller than most of your homes, I do have my heating and hot water on 24 hours a day - controlled by my thermostat set at 23C, sometimes 24C.
I noticed a big drop in costs when a condenser boiler was installed spring last year.
At current prices I will be spending £507.99 a year.
Scottish Power Online Energy 3 tariff with dual fuel and Online discounts.
All my lightbulbs are energy savers. I have good insulation.
I check with the switching sites often, and have switched 5 times in 6 years.
The way to get the best deal at switching is to enter your KWH per year usage in the calculation on the switching site.

My gas has gone down as well Margarat since new heating was installed last year,I have my thermostat set at 24 I now pay £15 a month gas £35 a month lecky or £612 a year for both, I'm with British Gas

jaysay · 13-05-2008, 04:30

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Originally Posted by Neil

So how much a year is your new boiler saving you?
Now work out how much it costs to have one fitted and see how long it will take you to save the installation costs of the new boiler. Add in how long you expect that boiler to last before you need to fit a new one while your at it.

Has anyone recently had a new condensing boiler fitted, if so how much did it cost? My guess would be between £1000 and £2000 depending on how much other work was needed or how much you were told was needed

I suspect you only rent your flat so your boiler was fitted for free.

I'm the same as Margaret Neil, over the last 12 months my gas bill has halfed

jaysay · 13-05-2008, 04:37

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

The boiler was free , as you thought.
Before that there was an ancient gas warm air system which I had to stop using because it filled the air with fine dust. Instead I bought 5 Winterwarm wall mounted electric panels which were self regulating.
So I have had 3 different heating systems in the 6 years I have lived here.
My current costs are on a par with my costs 6 yrs ago, despite price rises that have occurred meanwhile.

Mine was the gas warm air system until last year, although some time ago I had a special filter fitted by HBC because I asked if they would replace my system with radiators because of my asthma. They came up with these special filters which was very good, I was actually monitorig the system for HBC but then they scraped the works department, end of

MargaretR · 13-05-2008, 06:19

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Originally Posted by Neil

So what is you annual saving now you have your nice free condensing boiler installed.

Neil - I cannot be precice, (despite fuel consumption records kept for 6 yrs), because it is not a 'like for like' comparison.

Jaysay has very similar, if not identical, accommodation.
He has experience of 2 heating systems, whereas I have had 3, and he has noted large savings.

flashy · 13-05-2008, 07:55

i notice that a lot of you have the thermostat set over 21 degrees....WHY? i used to have mine set at 20 and i find it saves a lot of money if i have it down at 19 degrees and i cant tell the difference in the heat whatsoever, i think you all must have money to burn if your having it up THAT high when it doesnt need to be, its just not necessary

MargaretR · 13-05-2008, 08:10

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Originally Posted by flashytart

i notice that a lot of you have the thermostat set over 21 degrees....WHY? i used to have mine set at 20 and i find it saves a lot of money if i have it down at 19 degrees and i cant tell the difference in the heat whatsoever, i think you all must have money to burn if your having it up THAT high when it doesnt need to be, its just not necessary

I have osteoarthritis - cold = increase in pain.
Wearing a wooly hat and mittens indoors is an option I don't want.
Also a bronchial condition is eased by breathing warm humid air, so I would need a face mask too

jackyalex · 13-05-2008, 08:41

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Originally Posted by cashman

well it seems like paris n meself are paying the most

good old N-Power.

Me too
we have a quaterly bill of £ 380 ish depending on what time of year we are all electric and think its discusting that we have to pay that much, there is 5 of us but most of the time the heating is not on as the storage heaters are crap, we have oil filled radiators that we put on when its too cold, we save as much elec as we can, and i also think its unfair that people who have duel fuel get a discount when we only have electricity here and are not getting any discount if you know what i mean, we should also get a discount for getting all our fuel from the same company

panther · 13-05-2008, 10:53

I pay £30 a month on gas, and £40 amonth a on electric
pay £18 a month on water
so not bad i suppose

oh and my thermostat is set on 19 or 20!, i know someone who has it on 25 or over....god knows why

anything else ya wanna know

???

panther · 13-05-2008, 10:54

nearly forgot, thats on a 3 bedroom house..

Bonnyboy · 13-05-2008, 11:15

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Originally Posted by flashytart

i notice that a lot of you have the thermostat set over 21 degrees....WHY? i used to have mine set at 20 and i find it saves a lot of money if i have it down at 19 degrees and i cant tell the difference in the heat whatsoever, i think you all must have money to burn if your having it up THAT high when it doesnt need to be, its just not necessary

You are right about turning the heating down a degree or two flashy, it will save a fair amount. What has to be kept in mind is that as you become older you become less active, the body will not generate much heat.
Help the Agedrecommend 21- 24 C.
What I found surprising is that Hypothermia can be induced by prolonged exposure to indoor temps below 18C ( surprising because I consider that temp to be fairly high ) I Googled it to make sure, seems some other council sites say the danger zone is below 16C ( e.g.Barnet Council)

jaysay · 13-05-2008, 11:20

The media aRe saying that gas and lecky could go up by around 40% this year, there was a guy on GMTV this morning saying you can sign up to freeze your prices for three years, but the cost will be about 10% above what your paying now. If the bills are going to go up by 40% maybe an idea looking into the scheme