Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've just had to order another 800 litres of Kerosene. We've used the last 700 up in 6 weeks, that's over £300! Are they all very expensive to run? We had a problem where it went in to lock out many times a day and had it looked at. It was producing very high CO2 levels and if I understand correctly was running rich so maybe that is contributing? What is everyone else using because we're only in a large bungalow so it sounds a bit extreme to me. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,369 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Are you sure the loft monster isn't warming his toes at your expense?. Jok. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We only managed to use 500 litres between March and December. Sounds like something wrong with your boiler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We only managed to use 500 litres between March and December. Sounds like something wrong with your boiler. Maybe there's a pipe going in to next doors as well lol I need to keep an eye on this following the service, it's still going in to lock out so something is wrong with it. At this rate it will be cheaper to just buy another one, maybe going LPG since the boilers are cheaper than oil fired ones, think a new one of these would be £2700 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,875 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I have used 600 litres in the last 4 months and that's for a 4 bedroom stone farmhouse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We only managed to use 500 litres between March and December. Sounds like something wrong with your boiler. Maybe there's a pipe going in to next doors as well lol I need to keep an eye on this following the service, it's still going in to lock out so something is wrong with it. At this rate it will be cheaper to just buy another one, maybe going LPG since the boilers are cheaper than oil fired ones, think a new one of these would be £2700 You might have a leak in the line. Air in the oil would cause the boiler to lockout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bradus1 498 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've used 500 litres from last October to now but mine is like a combi boiler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,819 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I used to have a Grant boiler, absolute crap, changed it to a Bosch, I heat and run hot water in 3 bed house for about 1000 litres every 9-10 months excellent efficiency from Bosch, think I paid about £2500 for the boiler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,875 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We only managed to use 500 litres between March and December. Sounds like something wrong with your boiler. Maybe there's a pipe going in to next doors as well lol I need to keep an eye on this following the service, it's still going in to lock out so something is wrong with it. At this rate it will be cheaper to just buy another one, maybe going LPG since the boilers are cheaper than oil fired ones, think a new one of these would be £2700 You might have a leak in the line. Air in the oil would cause the boiler to lockout. We only managed to use 500 litres between March and December. Sounds like something wrong with your boiler. Maybe there's a pipe going in to next doors as well lol I need to keep an eye on this following the service, it's still going in to lock out so something is wrong with it. At this rate it will be cheaper to just buy another one, maybe going LPG since the boilers are cheaper than oil fired ones, think a new one of these would be £2700 don't go for lpg I have got lpg in my barn conversions and they cost a lot more to heat the boilers are cheaper but the price of gas is realy high Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We've 1 here and uses roughly 30ltr a week. If it runs out it needs bleeding though. 700 in 6 weeks I bet you've got a tan using that amount. It hasn't even been a cold winter. It's been very mild. Get someone in to service it and have a chat with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,623 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I get 300ltrs every winter and that's it , it's on an hour a day in the morning to warm the house up for the kids getting out of bed rest of the time the fires lit 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Thanks for all the advice sounds like we're going to be better off with just replacing it, we can get an external one in that case and free up some space, I'll get the engineer back, he seemed like a decent guy and worked hard. Eye watering bills! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,975 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've just had to order another 800 litres of Kerosene. We've used the last 700 up in 6 weeks, that's over £300! Are they all very expensive to run? We had a problem where it went in to lock out many times a day and had it looked at. It was producing very high CO2 levels and if I understand correctly was running rich so maybe that is contributing? What is everyone else using because we're only in a large bungalow so it sounds a bit extreme to me. Cheers Have you any access to timber or turf mate?...........I disconnected my oil burner totally and everyone thought I was mental, i am lucky enough however to own 2 bits of bog and a wood so I am totally self sufficient in heating. Spent some money on a modern little range that will heat upto 20 radiators and now my only utility bill is electric. If you can get the timber cheap enough then getting off the oil or gas is the way forward mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've just had to order another 800 litres of Kerosene. We've used the last 700 up in 6 weeks, that's over £300! Are they all very expensive to run? We had a problem where it went in to lock out many times a day and had it looked at. It was producing very high CO2 levels and if I understand correctly was running rich so maybe that is contributing? What is everyone else using because we're only in a large bungalow so it sounds a bit extreme to me. Cheers Have you any access to timber or turf mate?...........I disconnected my oil burner totally and everyone thought I was mental, i am lucky enough however to own 2 bits of bog and a wood so I am totally self sufficient in heating. Spent some money on a modern little range that will heat upto 20 radiators and now my only utility bill is electric. If you can get the timber cheap enough then getting off the oil or gas is the way forward mate I'd love to do that, because we had a combi I couldn't have the woodburner tied in to the heating system at the time. Not sure how practical it would be but something to look in to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,975 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 We had a combo too in England mate, always on the go, took me fecking months to acclimatise when I got here........now when I visit England I have to open all the windows and ask them to turn the heating off ! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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