Thread: Comparing gas prices (household)

we had bottled gas to our hot water system and the cost was horrendous.

we converted to off peak electricity and could never seem to have a hot shower.

so we switched to normal tariff and then put solar panels on the roof, thats the go.

plenty hot water , made during the day for free.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

we converted to off peak electricity and could never seem to have a hot shower.

You obviously had the wrong system - my off peak system is exactly that but if the temp of the water drops too low it comes on irrespective of the time of day - you need to have a large system though.

My system according to the bills does not cut in, but once when I had to change some fittings and the tank was drained - it heated straight away when filled with cold water and power reconnected.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

You obviously had the wrong system - my off peak system is exactly that but if the temp of the water drops too low it comes on irrespective of the day - you need to have a large system though.

My system according to the bills does not cut in, but once when I had to change some fittings and the tank was drained - it heated straight away when filled with cold water and power reconnected.

Garry

No he just would of had a single element tank, you have a twin element tank, the top element is connected to your day rate/peak which keeps a protion of hot water hot all the time, the bottom element connected to the night rate/off peak to which is heated only at night

I have metered gas.

The bill is as follows:

Supply charge $92.93 (which I assume is just a fee for the privilege of having gas)
Gas consumption: 113.07 MJ @ $0.03735 = $4.22

So I guess looking into it, I should get the gas disconnected and go back to a couple of 9kg bottles.

Cheers

I get burnt for gas just the bloody supply charge if I could get away with 9kg I would