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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth
jaysay, you're using gas and electric, MargaretR is just using electric!
I just worked out if I heated our home to the same level as we do with gas and electric but using just electric it would cost me £4196 a year. That's almost 4 times what it costs now.
As for MargaretR looking for a more efficient electric heater- it can't be done. Even a traditional light bulb gives off 95% of the electricity in heat, only 5% in light. All electric heaters will have very similar efficiency.
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I have read that oil filled, thermostat controlled is cheapest to run. As for light bulbs - all mine are
LED - expensive to buy but cheaper to run than fluorescents
I have just calculated that
total KWH used for last winter was
42% higher than the winter before. I know the weather was worse but was it really that much worse?
I am going to ask for my loft insulation to be looked at.