On 19/11/2019 17:21, Dave Liquorice wrote:

Potential running costs:
Propane in 47kg bottles = £1250/year (possible needing 22 refills)
LPG from a bulk tank = £756/year
Heating oil from a bulk tank = approx £730 (possibly less at current
oil prices).

£730... not using much oil then. Says him having just bought 2000 l
for £987 inc VAT that should last until Feb/Mar. When another 2000 l
will be required to last to Oct/Nov.

There was no energy consumption history with this property apart from 3
months of cold weather usage with the old electric storage heaters and
all hot water via an emersion heater. No mains gas to any property in
the village.

The previous occupant had money problems and one of the first things
changed was the pre-payment electricity meter and the energy supplier.

It's a brick 3 bed built 1960s property with double glazing, after
market cavity wall insulation and loft insulation.

A spread sheet was constructed using the "average" energy consumption
figures for this type of property as given on-line by a few of the
energy suppliers.

All the comparison figures were based on this average usage and
consideration given the efficiency of each fuel. Prices were an average
from a couple of local suppliers.

So yes, the final annual operating cost may be higher but so is true of
the other fuels.

The full comparison exercise may not have been attempted if it wasn't
for the first person quoting for the CH/hot water saying that bottled
gas would result in an installation cost being around £2K lower. In
this case if it sounds too good to be true it is - and cost saving in
installation is lost soon after in running costs and inconvenience in
having to have fuel delivered every few weeks during the cold months.

Most neighbour use oil with a few using LPG (all with bulk tanks). A few
supplement oil/LPG with a large wood store and appropriate stove/burner.


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