C/H oil.

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:31 pm

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

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:55 pm

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.

Post by ed » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:56 pm

I did the same

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:04 pm

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

tut

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:09 pm

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

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:22 pm

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

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:25 pm

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

tut · Post by **tut** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:25 am

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

Mellow Yellow · Post by **Mellow Yellow** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:06 am

I have an electric system which uses water

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:32 am

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!

ClarkyBoy · Post by **ClarkyBoy** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:04 am

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.

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:41 am

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

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:27 am

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

GraemeLotus · Post by **GraemeLotus** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:05 pm

I'd burn less coal if I had double glazing

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:21 pm

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.

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