"NTL News" wrote in message
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I recently had a new Worcester condensing boiler fitted to our two bedroom
semi. The previous boiler was a thirty year old thing and really guzzled
gas. I didn't know what sort of savings I would make with the new boiler
but as it turns out I am not saving much at all! The house has full double
glazing and reasonable loft insulation.

If I have the heating set so that it comes on at 8am for an hour and
brings the house to 20.5 degrees and then drops down to 17.5 degrees
during the day and then back up to 20.5 degrees from 5pm until 11pm, then
16 degrees through the night, it is costing me over £100 a month at this
time of year. Sure it heats up the hot water as well, but it is only two
of us and the hot water is only really used for a couple of baths a week
as the dishwasher heats its only water and so does the washing machine.

I had no idea that heating a house would be so expensive even with one of
these so called economical boilers. Is £100+ per month about normal for a
house like mine?

Jay


No way!! We have a 4 beds extended semi and pay nPower about £47pm for gas
and £48 for electricity both of which are rising in line with the rest of
Europe. Do tell us who is ur fuel supplier, and are you not profiting from a
duel-fuel monthly direct-debit scheme? Apart from this horrendous monthly
gas account, is your electricity bill yet another sting? You failed to
inform us.

Is each cavity wall insulated? Have you any expanses of single glazing? Are
your drapes (lined, hopefully) drawn closed during cold spells? Try to
reduce the duty cycle of ur hot water system, ifr hardly used.
Regarding either of your washer goods' ability to heat up its supplied
water, surely if that is imported hot enough to start with, the heater
element will not come on, or maybe might just top it up, using hardly any
kWhs, till the water-temp sensor is happy.
Jim