[jambutty]

Gas has always been cheaper than electricity so to make the most of it all cooking, heating and hot water should be by gas. Because of the high ceilings in the old terraced houses central heating is not the best way. A gas fire in each room is more efficient. You turn them on as needed. Central heating only comes into its own in modern homes, those with a relatively low ceiling – about 8 feet. Hot water on demand is also more efficient that a hot water storage tank especially if the temperature of the water is set to hand hot. Any hotter and all you are doing is heating the water then adding cold to cool it down. Bit of a waste!

I have one concern about gas bills and that is the current practice of locking the price of gas at a fixed level for two or three years. Any bets that the regulator will force a reduction some time next year!