Scottish Elises

Good to hear that oil is now the cheapest means of home heating.

I order 2,000l at a time, Jan 2013 £1,370, today £730.

tut

I also get 2000, sometimes 2500 litres at a time and thought I was being smart by filling the tank in sept at 50p/litre. Now rushing to go through it so I can order some more cheaply

/manmaths fail.

I did the same

Difference is I order every 6/7weeks and have a 3,300l tank, along with a ton of coal very three weeks.

tut

is there a limit to how much you can store at a residential premises? we're building a house and so is a mate of mine. was thinking of putting in a couple large tanks and stocking up

a quick google shows i can get a 15000ltr tank!

tut wrote:Difference is I order every 6/7weeks and have a 3,300l tank, along with a ton of coal very three weeks.

tut

Blimey, that's a lot.

We seem to average 4 tanks/yr so probably 10-11,000 litres. It was more when we still had the Rayburn. The 2 multifuel stoves stoves are more occasional use so I think a ton of coal does for the year. I did buy a chainsaw tho and am the proud owner of my own big pile of logs as opposed to buying them at the garage. Unfortunately I have less trees now

Officially there is a limit of 2,400l for home use if VAT is charged at 5%. Above that it is classed as Commercial and VAT is taxed at 20%.

You might get some leeway from your supplier, but not for 15,000l in one go. However I see nothing to stop you ordering lots of 2,400 on the trot.

tut

I have an electric system which uses water

tut wrote:Officially there is a limit of 2,400l for home use if VAT is charged at 5%. Above that it is classed as Commercial and VAT is taxed at 20%.

You might get some leeway from your supplier, but not for 15,000l in one go. However I see nothing to stop you ordering lots of 2,400 on the trot.

tut

good to know. might need to stick with the wee tank until i have the completion cert then!

Bloody hell tut thats serious amounts of oil !

Mind you 'towers is a serious size!

We use about 1200-2000 litres a year, and like you Jim, i stocked up at 50p a litre, put in 1200 litres,

Considering a top up again soon, just whatever it takes to brim the tank.

aye. stuff that Tut. thats a horrific amount of oil.

we're currently using 2-2500ltrs/year. thats in a 15yo 6 bed house with 4" of wool. the new house is a bit bigger but will have 7" of kingspan(equivalent to 14" of wool). i'm estimating that we'll half our oil usage

Bloke at work has just changed over from oil to biofuel pellets and swears by it.

I'd burn less coal if I had double glazing

BiggestNizzy wrote:Bloke at work has just changed over from oil to biofuel pellets and swears by it.

he would though as he's just spent 20+k on a new system. we looked at it but it just didnt make financial sense, and thats before the price of oil more than halfed.