vickster
Legendary Member
It was just rather more than usual but quite manageable. Won’t use much gas or leccy for the next couple of weeks as I’ll be away in rather warmer climes
Energy bill increases
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It was just rather more than usual but quite manageable. Won’t use much gas or leccy for the next couple of weeks as I’ll be away in rather warmer climes
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
Wood burners aren't exactly an energy-saving solution, given that mine will heat the whole house even on the coldest days! I can switch the CH off all winter, but I'm not really saving anything.
Your saving on very expensive gas and some people use very free wood…….
chris-suffolk
Über Member
Quite - not bought any wood in 15 years, and got at least 3 years supply stacked
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
As pointed out already it depends on one's wood supply. I've never purchased logs and scavenge all we need. It's getting harder to find as most of the local trees that might blow down already have!
If its the only way for some to keep warm, then so it shall be……dont blame the people, blame the G ah shikes too political
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
It's unusual to be able to legally scavenge from woodland, and certainly not allowed in Woodland Trust forests. Where do you find it? I know people give away logs on Facebook occasionally, but you'd need a LOT of that to sustain a stove through the winter. I burn about 1.8 tonnes a year.
We’re now paying over £350 a month and we also have a log burner so some days the heating isn’t even on
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I think I've chosen the wrong word with "scavenge"? Please don't think i work my way through the local woodland as such timber should be left to provide habit for numerous species. Most recently my timber has come from a 100 foot hedge a neighbour took down, a share of an oak another neighbour felled on his land, a share in two diseased mature beech the LA gave the required permission to fell and other similar situations. The landowners offered the wood.
I've no idea how much we burn in weight, just how big the winter stack needs to be! I'm heating the front, back room and kitchen of a terraced cottage during the day with 2-3 hours CH in the evening.
It's just a question of keeping an eye open for wood which is available and approaching the owner.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
As the and of the month approaches, we have just taken the meter readings. For some reason, the gas seems ever present in our mind, more so than the electric, but...
A very quick calculation will see the gas bill in at £110 for the month. I think out last one was around £70, so given we've had the grandkids for several days (and will have for a few days more while mum is in hospital ) ..heating been on more obviously, plus lots of young visitors, more heating, plus the general weather, more heating...thats not bad. Just hope my rough calculations are right.
Its also painfully obvious, as the kids have been, the heating been left on for longer periods, but the boilers on less....obviously its just topping up a few degrees rather than long burns trying to catch up again.
If only we could find a way to sleep in a warmer house...all the heat we put into the house is lost overnight, that will always be the case unfortunately, can't sleep in an even remotely warm bedroom.
A very quick calculation will see the gas bill in at £110 for the month. I think out last one was around £70, so given we've had the grandkids for several days (and will have for a few days more while mum is in hospital ) ..heating been on more obviously, plus lots of young visitors, more heating, plus the general weather, more heating...thats not bad. Just hope my rough calculations are right.
Its also painfully obvious, as the kids have been, the heating been left on for longer periods, but the boilers on less....obviously its just topping up a few degrees rather than long burns trying to catch up again.
If only we could find a way to sleep in a warmer house...all the heat we put into the house is lost overnight, that will always be the case unfortunately, can't sleep in an even remotely warm bedroom.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
My gas smart meter has stopped talking since 12th December. It’s scared what I’ll do when I see the numbers. Guess I’ll have to take look to see if I can get it to talk to the connection bits above electric meter or I’ll be submitting a manual reading.
lazybloke
Today i follow the flying spaghetti monster
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
My Christmas day energy usage was £10.26.
Could have been better, could have been worse...
Could have been better, could have been worse...
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Just received a letter from Octopus Energy containing the following paragraph
An email from Octopus Energy
An email from Octopus Energy
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- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
