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We can’t get mains gas. Our oil combi uses around 900l per year, which cost £600 earlier in the year. Add on £120 for boiler servicing is total £720.
900l oil is about 7750kWh of heat assuming 80% efficiency. If we got that from a tepeo electric combi at 87% efficiency (from their website), that would be nearly 9000kWh electric. At 7.5p current overnight price of Intelligent Octopus, that would be £675 + no servicing costs.
Unless I’ve missed something, which is entirely possible, at my current electric prices a Tepeo combi seems worth considering - granted the thing hasn’t been released yet, but like I said, I’m keeping an eye on them because I want to replace the oil burner asap.
JonD-
Is that just for hot water? In the sticks here with oil for water / heating and we go through north of £2000 a year in oil.
When Rishi announced the delay to phase out of gas someone on the news said that a new generation of heat pumps will heat to the same temps as a gas boiler.
I'm just pondering what to replace the oil boiler with. Not a lot of roof space for solar on our 30's money pit
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“ At 7.5p current overnight price of Intelligent Octopus”
15.8p (nighttime) on E7 Octopus the new tariff they are offering is a similar price saving £4 per month and 100% renewables.
Maybe I should change my point to “make E7 nighttime rates the same as other tariffs not “Electric boilers using cheap rate electricity are expensive”.
midlife
Mr_Smyth
Sounds a nice idea but until renewable electricity is priced on par with gas now people fitting those are in for a shock.
Electricity needs to be nationalised and priced so that surplus goes into renewable infrastructure and not shareholders pockets.
As somebody who did what they can insulation wise on an all electric shoddy 80’s build with dormer rooves with smart storage heaters/ triple glazing/ 270mm insulation in the loft etc the costs of economy 7 are now stratospheric even for the ‘cheap’ nighttime electricity and nothing like the prices for electric car charging or the average agile daytime prices.
I have internally insulted our 1960’s flat (65mm Kingspan) and the secondary glazing goes in next week (low-E glass and thermal blinds)
Bigger pipes and rads all in readiness for a no gas future but I’m not looking forward to the electricity bills even at pre last years increases.