Saturday, February 20, 2010

How much should it cost a month to heat a modern 4 bed house with gas in England?

My gas bills seem very high despite the fact we have a modern boiler, double glazing, insulation etc. We're a very average household - 2 adults and 2 kids and don't have the house all that hot.How much should it cost a month to heat a modern 4 bed house with gas in England?
my winter bills are about 拢300 or so for three months, my last bill which was summer was 拢159How much should it cost a month to heat a modern 4 bed house with gas in England?
I agree it should be around 拢100 a month.





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Depends how you use the heating. Turn off radiators in rooms which are unoccupied. There is no point wasting energy on them, so if there are any unused bedrooms, turn those off. Maybe the hall too. Turn the thermostat down a little. Just one degree celsius lower will take 10% less energy. Turn the boiler down. If your hot water comes straight from the boiler, turn it down, no higher than 60 degrees.





Try not to be too soft. If the ambient temperature is fine, there is no need to use the heating.
Depends which part of the year really - in December I would expect a much higher gas bill than in August!! Mine for the last quarter was 209 - combi boiler therefore hot water, no heating cos its been reasonably warm and cooking.
拢100 per month should be the max average ...ours is much less
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