Comments on: Gas boiler versus immersion heater? http://www.boilershq.com/gas-boiler/gas-boiler-versus-immersion-heater All About Boilers Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: D http://www.boilershq.com/gas-boiler/gas-boiler-versus-immersion-heater/comment-page-1#comment-1886 D Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:33:59 +0000 http://www.boilershq.com/gas-boiler/gas-boiler-versus-immersion-heater#comment-1886 Normally Gas is the cheapest option the easiest way to compare this is to see how much a gas unit costs and how much electric costs Standard Charge - Electricity Standing charge £0.00 Unit Rates 1 Unit Rates 2 Unit Rates 3 11.0040p 7.8225p Up to 900Kwh Standard Charge - Gas Standing charge £0.00 Unit Rates 1 Unit Rates 2 Unit Rates 3 5.8496p 3.2088p Up to 2680Kwh This is taken off money supermarket as you can see gas is 6p elec is 11p so in the long run gas is 1/2 as far as you possible use gas only for emergency electric<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.moneysupermarket.com/ Normally Gas is the cheapest option the easiest way to compare this is to see how much a gas unit costs and how much electric costs

Standard Charge – Electricity Standing charge £0.00
Unit Rates 1 Unit Rates 2 Unit Rates 3
11.0040p 7.8225p
Up to 900Kwh

Standard Charge – Gas Standing charge £0.00
Unit Rates 1 Unit Rates 2 Unit Rates 3
5.8496p 3.2088p
Up to 2680Kwh

This is taken off money supermarket as you can see gas is 6p elec is 11p

so in the long run gas is 1/2 as far as you possible use gas only for emergency electric
References :
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/

]]> By: CHIPS http://www.boilershq.com/gas-boiler/gas-boiler-versus-immersion-heater/comment-page-1#comment-1885 CHIPS Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:48:59 +0000 http://www.boilershq.com/gas-boiler/gas-boiler-versus-immersion-heater#comment-1885 If you are using, for example a combi boiler, for hot water/central heating, then you will only heat the water that you are using at that time. If you are using an immersion heater then, in effect, you are storing hot water. Leaving the power on, without using the water is expensive. I suppose solar panels would supply the electricity, but panels are costly, and you would need a lot of them! Gas prices vary enormously; different tariffs, different companies, so you would have to do your homework carefully. My preference is gas, mainly because I can control the usage more effectively.<br><b>References : </b><br>My home. If you are using, for example a combi boiler, for hot water/central heating, then you will only heat the water that you are using at that time. If you are using an immersion heater then, in effect, you are storing hot water. Leaving the power on, without using the water is expensive.
I suppose solar panels would supply the electricity, but panels are costly, and you would need a lot of them!
Gas prices vary enormously; different tariffs, different companies, so you would have to do your homework carefully.
My preference is gas, mainly because I can control the usage more effectively.
References :
My home.

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