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[TD]

Solid fuel Raeburn? Bet that keeps you busy! We were going to install at least one log-burner, but seeing as we're selling up shortly, seems like a poor investment!

Actually yes. Very much so. And although posh people insist that they simply couldn't possibly live without an Aga dwaaarling, and it simply does everything (Posh people always have Agas not Raeburns), they are actaully quite expensive to run and take effort. But as it heats the water and a large part of the house it works for us. When we first moved in the gas+electric bill was terrifying     We prefer to buy solid fuel when and as we need it, it avoids that megabill every 3 months.

My brother has a Raeburn (I always thought it was spelt rayburn!) but its oil fired (no gas where he lives) .... he used to let it do the hot water and central heating. He lives in an old big 5 bed farmhouse, that has solid walls....it used to cost him about £1000 every 3 months for the oil. A few years ago he struggled to get a delivery of oil (snow/frost on the local roads meant oil companies wouldn't come out) and worried the oil was going to run out he turned the heating off (so only the Raeburn and hot water was using the oil) and went out and bought 6 or so oil filled electric radiators. With those and the two open fireplaces he has it was sufficient to keep the place warm.
He has found it cheaper to use the electric oil rads than let the Raeburn do the heating 

Myself, I've had the heating on for the last few weeks....(its now, this week, on the timer....so on twice a day now, as appose to just the evening). My energy company has just reduced my monthly DD down to £39/month from £50 for both gaz and leccy! I am on an amazing fixed price deal from them, that ends March 2007  Even tho I got them to transfer £200 at the beginning of the year back into my bank account....im now just over £200 credit with them.....so I don't worry about how much gas I use....esp as I'm due a £140 payment from the gov on the 'Warm Home' scheme paid to my energy supplier 

[Entwood]

Solid fuel Raeburn? Bet that keeps you busy! We were going to install at least one log-burner, but seeing as we're selling up shortly, seems like a poor investment!

Actually yes. Very much so. And although posh people insist that they simply couldn't possibly live without an Aga dwaaarling, and it simply does everything (Posh people always have Agas not Raeburns), they are actaully quite expensive to run and take effort. But as it heats the water and a large part of the house it works for us. When we first moved in the gas+electric bill was terrifying     We prefer to buy solid fuel when and as we need it, it avoids that megabill every 3 months.

My brother has a Raeburn (I always thought it was spelt rayburn!) but its oil fired (no gas where he lives) .... he used to let it do the hot water and central heating. He lives in an old big 5 bed farmhouse, that has solid walls....it used to cost him about £1000 every 3 months for the oil. A few years ago he struggled to get a delivery of oil (snow/frost on the local roads meant oil companies wouldn't come out) and worried the oil was going to run out he turned the heating off (so only the Raeburn and hot water was using the oil) and went out and bought 6 or so oil filled electric radiators. With those and the two open fireplaces he has it was sufficient to keep the place warm.
He has found it cheaper to use the electric oil rads than let the Raeburn do the heating 

Myself, I've had the heating on for the last few weeks....(its now, this week, on the timer....so on twice a day now, as appose to just the evening). My energy company has just reduced my monthly DD down to £39/month from £50 for both gaz and leccy! I am on an amazing fixed price deal from them, that ends March 2007  Even tho I got them to transfer £200 at the beginning of the year back into my bank account....im now just over £200 credit with them.....so I don't worry about how much gas I use....esp as I'm due a £140 payment from the gov on the 'Warm Home' scheme paid to my energy supplier 

Don't tell them .. if they've not noticed by now, they probably never will ......     

[Nick W]

I've been crawling around a damp hanger floor for most of the day(all day tomorrow )  and I still don't need the heating on at home. It's just not cold enough. We even commented at lunch time how nice a day it was as we sat outside.

[Sir Tigger KC]

It has been much nicer today compared to yesterday when it pished down all day!   

[ronnyd]

Went to Warsaw, ops sorry, Thetford  today and it was nice walking around without a jacket on. Even heard one or two people speaking English.

[Tony H]

I usually try to hold out until the end of October before I put the heating on but I cracked ten days ago and flicked the switch. I used my age as an excuse to myself 

[Mister Rog]

My brother has a Raeburn (I always thought it was spelt rayburn!)

Yep, you're right it is Rayburn not Raeburn. I blame my Scottish wife 

[TheBoy]

I just flicked mine before I got in the bath. I think my snotfest has turned me soft 

[EMD]

Just put heating on for an hour in the mornings and hour at night . You cant beat a nice coal fire though for when it really gets nippy in the evenings 

[Mister Rog]

The log burner has only just been installed and has a cut stone surround. They use water when cutting the stone, so it's damp and slightly dark. It has to dry out before the installer can permanently fix it all in place. His instructions are, to keep it burning as much as possible and as hot as possible  Costing a fortune in wood, but it's great to have an excuse

[TD]

The log burner has only just been installed and has a cut stone surround. They use water when cutting the stone, so it's damp and slightly dark. It has to dry out before the installer can permanently fix it all in place. His instructions are, to keep it burning as much as possible and as hot as possible  Costing a fortune in wood, but it's great to have an excuse

My bro gets his wood from the local forestry commission. His initial bag of logs was £10. £5 for the logs and £5 for the bag. Refill's of the bag are £5. The size of bag is the same size as builders merchants use for dumping bags of sand/gravel/etc on your driveway.
There must be a local forestry commission close to you 

[Mister Rog]

The log burner has only just been installed and has a cut stone surround. They use water when cutting the stone, so it's damp and slightly dark. It has to dry out before the installer can permanently fix it all in place. His instructions are, to keep it burning as much as possible and as hot as possible  Costing a fortune in wood, but it's great to have an excuse

My bro gets his wood from the local forestry commission. His initial bag of logs was £10. £5 for the logs and £5 for the bag. Refill's of the bag are £5. The size of bag is the same size as builders merchants use for dumping bags of sand/gravel/etc on your driveway.
There must be a local forestry commission close to you 

That's cheap. They are probably not seasoned and so need to be stored somewhere fairly dry for a few months, but even so, worth looking in to. Thanks 

[Sir Tigger KC]

There must be a local forestry commission close to you 

Bound to be!   

All there is in Wales are mountains, forests and of course sheep!   

[STEMO]

There must be a local forestry commission close to you 

Bound to be!   

All there is in Wales are mountains, forests and of course sheep!   

Can you burn mountains and sheep?

[Nick W]

There must be a local forestry commission close to you 

Bound to be!   

All there is in Wales are mountains, forests and of course sheep!   

Can you burn mountains and sheep?

Yes.
But not in Wales, as they're too wet