Cost of running Alde heating comparison Gas or Electric

[Steve and Denise]

Not sure if this has been done before (now we have smart meters)
a comparison I have had the heating Alde ticking over @10 degrees on electric and it seems to have increased our useage of around £5 per day, now I have switched to Lpg @ 80 a ltr so will keep an eye on gas useage for a week or so.

 

[Carpmart]

Not sure if this has been done before (now we have smart meters)
a comparison I have had the heating Alde ticking over @10 degrees on electric and it seems to have increased our useage of around £5 per day, now I have switched to Lpg @ 80 a ltr so will keep an eye on gas useage for a week or so.

Very interested to see the outcome of this experiment Steve.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Obviously there are quite a few factors to take into consideration outside temperature etc but for some idea I will run it for a week.

 

[stewartwebr]

Interesting to see the cost comparison. However, I’m intrigued why you have the heating on, is it solely to provide some sort of perceived preservation?

 

[Steve and Denise]

Interesting to see the cost comparison. However, I’m intrigued why you have the heating on, is it solely to provide some sort of perceived preservation?

No it’s because it very cold here and I don’t want any freezing of water

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[DavidG58]

I run mine at 6C so your cuts in much less than yours will, set at 1Kw

Problem we have on the 3010 you can’t turn off the hot water , so even if not cold we have the cost of keeping the water warm

 

[Steve and Denise]

I run mine at 6C so your cuts in much less than yours will, set at 1Kw

Problem we have on the 3010 you can’t turn off the hot water , so even if not cold we have the cost of keeping the water warm

Fortunately I can turn off the hot water

 

[Garfields]

As long as you can drain everything down properly I wouldn't have heating on in the van over winter. (other than when we are in it of course)
Personal choice at the end of the day though

 

[funflair]

I run mine at 6C so your cuts in much less than yours will, set at 1Kw

Problem we have on the 3010 you can’t turn off the hot water , so even if not cold we have the cost of keeping the water warm

If you don't want the hot water "hot" you can set the pump to continuous and it will only get tepid, on the Alde there is no way to not warm the water at least a little bit as it surrounds the glycol part of the boiler, OK you could drain it down and then it wont't get hot.

 

[dunnah01]

I did a very rough guestimate a while ago and was surprised at how expensive electric was to heat the moho (unless on a site EHU)

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[DerryW]

Not sure if this has been done before (now we have smart meters)
a comparison I have had the heating Alde ticking over @10 degrees on electric and it seems to have increased our useage of around £5 per day, now I have switched to Lpg @ 80 a ltr so will keep an eye on gas useage for a week or so.

Steve Denise

Excuse my ignorance. Are you saying it cost c£5 a day for the electric required just to run the Alde heating, or, that your total electric usage has increased to c£5 for the day.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Steve Denise

Excuse my ignorance. Are you saying it cost c£5 a day for the electric required just to run the Alde heating, or, that your total electric usage has increased to c£5 for the day.

At the moment it would appear that our electric costs have increased around £5 per 24 hrs due to heating the van with electric,
but we are now trying Lpg although the outside temperature keeps fluctuatin.

 

[WESTY66]

Blummin heck Steve, £5 a day to heat to 10 deg! I hope Jim and Eddievanbitz don’t see this post, they’ll put the pitch prices up
Us Yorkshire folk can’t run to that, hence I’ve drained mine and Scout carthagos down

 

[DerryW]

At the moment it would appear that our electric costs have increased around £5 per 24 hrs due to heating the van with electric,
but we are now trying Lpg although the outside temperature keeps fluctuatin.

Thanks both. Not for one minute disputing your numbers, but we are using less than £5 electricity a day (24hrs) for the cottage, according to the smart meter.

 

[DandG5515]

Steve you are bang on with £5/day we are away at the moment running a 1,5 kw oil heater on low (600 watts) non stop, it dropped to -4 last night and with that we are a constant 11c, the problem is the unit price has gone from 13-36p so last year would have cost £1.7/day

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[Scout]

Blummin heck Steve, £5 a day to heat to 10 deg! I hope Jim and Eddievanbitz don’t see this post, they’ll put the pitch prices up
Us Yorkshire folk can’t run to that, hence I’ve drained mine and Scout carthagos down

Im very grateful for you help, as Ive just looked out my window, and it looks more like a igloo than a motorhome ATM

#tightyorkshiregitssticktogeater

 

[Adam b]

Why have the heating on in a van when it’s not in use. Surely you just drain it down.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Why have the heating on in a van when it’s not in use. Surely you just drain it down.

Well we will be using it in January so it’s only frost protection

 

[Fontie]

Thanks both. Not for one minute disputing your numbers, but we are using less than £5 electricity a day (24hrs) for the cottage, according to the smart meter.

Our smart metre average is £2.50 a day ish that's not with any electric heating, oven is electric and includes that so £5 a day or more with electric heating is more than possible

 

[tonyidle]

Why have the heating on in a van when it’s not in use. Surely you just drain it down.

I keep mine (ALDI) at 8 degrees. Fully draining for severe frost is pain.

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[Steve and Denise]

I keep mine (ALDI) at 8 degrees. Fully draining for severe frost is pain.

Even when fully drained down it is possible to have shower valves or pump heads damaged by severe cold.

 

[tonyidle]

Even when fully drained down it is possible to have shower valves or pump heads damaged by severe cold.

Exactly. Been there .

 

[Steve and Denise]

Exactly. Been there .

There’s them that know and them that don’t know but will probably find out one day

 

[Lenny HB]

Even when fully drained down it is possible to have shower valves or pump heads damaged by severe cold.

Not if it's drained properly, shower heads & taps only get damaged if not left open in the central position.

 

[Lofty1]

Thanks both. Not for one minute disputing your numbers, but we are using less than £5 electricity a day (24hrs) for the cottage, according to the smart meter.

B-hell we are using less than £5 for gas and electricity both, alas burning a lot of logs in this very very old house of ours.

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[Steve and Denise]

Not if it's drained properly, shower heads & taps only get damaged if not left open in the central position.

That is true Lenny but as already said by tonyidle its a pain to fully drain down never mind the air locks when refilling

 

[Steve and Denise]

At the moment our Bungalow looks to be around £10 a day for gas and electric according to our smart meter
i should add its bloody cold outside

 

[DerryW]

I should have made it clear. The c£5 per day quoted in #14 is purely for electric services I.e lighting, cooking, and kitchen appliances. There are only the 2 of us. Heating and hot water is by an oil fired boiler ( we don’t have gas out in the sticks). We are currently using c40ltrs heating oil per week. So paying £3 per day EHU when on a site ain’t a bad deal in the winter.

 

[JockandRita]

Steve, I can't comment on electricity use on the MH, but during the pandemic when I had Covid and was self isolating in the MH, I went through a 6Kg cylinder of propane in 2.5 days. The Alde 3000 heating was on 24/7.

Our MH is completely drained down, water filter removed, lines blown through, and taps left open. The only problem I ever had many years ago due to frost, (minus 15 degrees at the time), was a damaged solenoid under the Thetford swivel bowl, which I had to replace, as it was siphoning the fresh water tank contents. It was the only area I forgot to clear the water from.

At home, our combined energy charges for a 3 x bedroom semi, during the first seven days of December have been £60.00, including standing charges. This time last year, we were only paying £69.00 a month by direct debit, and still staying showing a credit.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[CazPaul]

Steve, I can't comment on electricity use on the MH, but during the pandemic when I had Covid and was self isolating in the MH, I went through a 6Kg cylinder of propane in 2.5 days. The Alde 3000 heating was on 24/7.

Our MH is completely drained down, water filter removed, lines blown through, and taps left open. The only problem I ever had many years ago due to frost, (minus 15 degrees at the time), was a damaged solenoid under the Thetford swivel bowl, which I had to replace, as it was siphoning the fresh water tank contents. It was the only area I forgot to clear the water from.

At home, our combined energy charges for a 3 x bedroom semi, during the first seven days of December have been £60.00, including standing charges. This time last year, we were only paying £69.00 a month by direct debit, and still staying showing a credit.

Cheers,

Jock.

Wow I hope that cost doesn’t continue long Jock as it would equate to around £250 a month.

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