I will admit to watching “moving to the country” and admiring your english countryside.
However the Studmistress and I piss ourselves laughing every time someone says “Ooh a log fire, lovely.”
We live in rural Victoria in the hinterland about 700′ amsl.
Our combustion heater is going for about 9 months of the year.
We chew through at least 6 ton of wood per year.
I source most of that off our property but even if I buy it (about $300/ton) we need to split and stack it, bring it into the house, clean the ashes, find kindling, start the fire and continue feeding it.
It then only warms half the house(old build).
We have reverse cycle ac which is more efficient but swbmo preferes the heat from the fire and as you say the ambience.
Energy Prices
From Bulb
Bar that standing charge that’s pretty much what I locked in at,
Big week for the country really, bury you queen, imminent bank of England interest rise, country wide energy crisis and the new pm is over in the USA pledging billions to the Ukraine
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I heard tonight thats it’s the UKs moral duty to suffer and spend billions supporting Ukraine. I wondered 2 things, why and why us (as usual). We helped the Kuwaitis and didn’t get any of the contracts to help them rebuild and recently a thick ear when we went for energy help.
I am not sure we should always be Europe’s policeman. We always go in with America as well and help them, and when it comes to a trade deal we get diddleyquat and a senile old men telling us what to do about the Northern Ireland protocol.
Today I was thrilled to hear that we’re going to spend even more money on Ukraine, it’s almost like it’s a contest. 🤣
It does seem that we always have to lead the way,
Our piddly small country trying to lead the way with net zero and being green
Knowing that tomorrow if we crushed every car, got on bicycles, moved to solar and wind energy that we would effect just 1% of global emissions, till we sanctions the likes of China for the amount of shite they pump out nothing will change.
All the while, the large corps make billions
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I’m tempted to switch the CH on just to check it works, but I’m on an energy saving drive. Thinking I might as well take my chances when it goes on in November sometime. Heres hoping global warming saves us some money.
Managed to reduce my leccy usage by almost 40%…sometimes though, I feel like buying a big cylinder of CO2 and running the whole cylinder out through a fart sounder, whilst shouting fu greens….
Nov? Weathers dropping next week 12oC 😭
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kids feel the cold, im not fussed i run hot haha
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ill get the mother in law to sharpen her teeth
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Message just received from Bulb:
From 1 October, our prices will be increasing
We’re increasing our electricity unit rate from 29.239p to 35.056p per kWh and electricity standing charge from 37.918p to 38.936p per day.
We’re increasing our gas unit rate from 7.344p to 10.309p per kWh and standing charge from 27.219p to 28.484p per day.
These prices all include VAT at 5%, and are in line with the Government Energy Price Guarantee.
I’m a bit puzzled as these are slightly different to the rates that @Bicky has posted above. I was under the impression that Bulb only had one variable rate for everyone.
dutchy101 I think they are allowed to vary it based where you are in the country. probably cheapest in Glasgow or summat.
DavecUK It is always worth turning it on occasionally to keep the pump from seizing up.
Some systems have an automatic run occasionally feature eg Bosch combi.👍
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Elcarajillo Fortunately it’s a heat only boiler, so pump runs and motorised valve moves every day. May have to bleed the odd rad of course.
Be interesting to see if house will heat OK at a flow temp of 50..or is it 55? Unfortunately boiler wont modulate down much below 9kW as its oversized..
DavecUK No accounting for taste🤣
Well I kinda feel some relief for my business
My current electric is 24.27 per unit and 34.4p standing charge
I’ve seen figure of 21.11p electricity and a 50p standing
But this article says different unless I’m being thick?
https://www.resolveenergy.co.uk/blog/article/business-energy-price-cap-explained
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