Real world heating cost

[difflock]

I have, since this morning, made enquiries about a Ground Source heat pump installation under the RHI scheme.

This despite already being accepted for the RHI/biomass boiler.

But being unsure if i wish to continue to be a slave to a boiler, hence my continued reluctance to committ.

With the underfloor/GSHP providing background heat and the Morso providing "spot" heat.

Keeping the economic oil fired boiler for domestic hot water and backup.

Then flog me sticks for cash.

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Edited November 6, 2013 by difflock

[mendiplogs]

What do you reckon the costs would be to heat your home via logs ?

 

Once my burner is lit, it burns 24 hours a day. Over night it burns on tick over and also when no-one is in the house we have it on tick over.

 

I,ve been keeping tabs on how much we use and I reckon if we had to buy our logs, it would be cheaper to run on gas

 

I estimated £10 per day in logs to heat our home

 

Hi all this is not going to help us log man and the weather too so if people are happy with seasoned logs then let's not put them off thanks all Jon

[mendiplogs]

We have a 27kw Hunter does 4 rooms via rads, & DHW, and an Esse Ironheart range in the kitchen, all on wood as a bag a day of coal at £10 a bag is not cost effective.

 

When I did my back in I couldn't process any wood for almost a yr, cost us best part of 2 grand at £175 per 2.5M3 load that year.

 

Hi mate do hunter make a 27kw stove how large is your stove in size I'm just thinking about it thanks Jon

[eagleye]

For the last 2 years I've done the maths on what the saving/costs of log burning

we have the stove on from 4 until bed time and don't have the central heating on at night only in the morning

logs burnt 5 cu mts = £250 ish luckily all from work

cost of gas saved £80

it would be easier just to work a Saturday to pay for the extra gas and not bother with the stove

but the stove is a lot more cosy than a radiator

[Diamonda]

I have, since this morning, made enquiries about a Ground Source heat pump installation under the RHI scheme.

This despite already being accepted for the RHI/biomass boiler.

 

Domestic RHI?

[mendiplogs]

For the last 2 years I've done the maths on what the saving/costs of log burning

we have the stove on from 4 until bed time and don't have the central heating on at night only in the morning

logs burnt 5 cu mts = £250 ish luckily all from work

cost of gas saved £80

it would be easier just to work a Saturday to pay for the extra gas and not bother with the stove

but the stove is a lot more cosy than a radiator

 

Hi mate your right there mate I like to see the stove working it far better then looking at a radiator thanks Jon

[slasherscot]

I have, since this morning, made enquiries about a Ground Source heat pump installation under the RHI scheme.

This despite already being accepted for the RHI/biomass boiler.

 

Domestic RHI?

 

Renewable Heat Incentive

[Goaty]

Around £600, 6 1/2 cubes a years worth for me in wood to supply hot water and room heat. But I burn my rubbish grade firewood. Which if I had to get a skip in it would cost £200 probably

[mendiplogs]

Around £600, 6 1/2 cubes a years worth for me in wood to supply hot water and room heat. But I burn my rubbish grade firewood. Which if I had to get a skip in it would cost £200 probably

 

Hi goaty that's what dads has all the rubbish wood i burn hard wood on my stove but only rubbish bits thanks Jon

[teepeeat]

I agree with difflock too.

I am in a position that I have no central heating except my Morso 3610 that heats my house and the c 1960's back boiler open fire that heats two showers worth of water. When I have finished the building work, which includes installing massive amounts of insulation that is required on a house built in 1859, I will have minimal heating costs.

 

I am hoping to get down to a 5KW rather than a 16KW burner which would operate over the two coldest months. I plan to have a pellet boiler as primary heating and instant gas for hot water and cooking with solar to boost the hot water whenever the sun shines.

I burn about fourteen tons per year this way and by the costings that I read, yes I'd be better off with a different heat source but when you are unable to fit one, 'tis difficult to do anything else!

I finished one room recently and just the heat from the two spot-lights on their stand, that were helping me see, quickly raised the temperature to 60 degrees so I'm looking forward to finishing others.

 

The biggest plus recently though was that during the power cuts that the storm created our simple system that does not rely on electrickery merrily carried on regardless so we had hot water, heating and were able to cook with the only addition of a match to light the cooker as the electronic ignition was not operating. There's a lot to be said for the KISS principal!

codlasher

 

thats the key Codlasher - insulation to reduce the demand.

Unfortunately most of the UK housing stock is poorly insulated and where there is insulation it is often badly installed.