[Gordon Booth]

[QUOTE=MargaretR;1056901]I have resurrected this thread from 3 years ago, because my annual fuel bill has increased from £876 to £1906.

I ceased using gas last summer for medical reasons and bought two electric convector heaters (1KW and 1.5Kw). They have a built in thermostats so I can control the heat at 24C in the lounge and 22C in the bedroom. (No heat in bathroom and kitchen, but doors never close here.) I expected electric heating to cost a bit more than gas - but I didn't expect it to more than double!, even taking into account price increases

I recall it is not long ago that the press were saying that the fuel costs of a three bed semi were about £1800 - I have a one bed flat with low ceilings.
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MargaretR, you'll be paying about 4 times as much per therm for electric as you would for gas, probably about 15 or 16 pence/therm including charges.
Gas(with charges) should work out about 4 pence/therm.

You've stopped using gas for medical reasons? Didn't you have a new condenser boiler c/h system put in a couple of years ago? A system like that will be sealed and no gas or exhaust gas should get into your flat.
If you think using the gas c/h system affected you get it checked urgently- it could be you have a leak in the system and that could be dangerous!Even fatal. Don't forget if it's the gas leaking it could still be leaking even if you're not using it.