On Dec 18, 10:34*am, MM wrote:
Thank goodness I don't need heating oil at the moment. But for next
year, what about using propane gas in a bottle as a stopgap?

I'm looking at the webpagehttp://www.coals2u.co.uk/large-propane-gas-bottles-uk-calor-propane-g...
where the price of a 47kg bottle is £54.18 in my area.

If I had, say, a gas cooker hob how long might I run it full tilt
during the day on 47kg? Say 10 hours a day.

MM

Assuming your oil boiler is a pressure jet model. Have a look round
for a small blown-gas propane fired burner to interchange with your
oil burner on the boiler.