Aga/range

PurpleDragon · Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:49 pm

I was standing in the post office today waiting my turn, and watching one of those tellys they have that advertise local things.

There was one advert about reconditioned, oil fired agas/range which I didn't even know existed.

I have been talking to Himself about getting an electric or gas fired one (we would have to install a gas tank outside to run one of those) but this has got me wondering - what is more environmentally friendly, and also more cost effective?

red · Post: # 42572Post **red** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:40 pm

not sure about environmentally friendly - I think oil is beating lpg at the mo in prices - but they swap places alot

the advantage of oil is there are less restrictions - gas tank has to be so far from a road, so far from your house etc. oil can be lots closer.. so it works out alot better for many people.

Muddypause · Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:10 am

I guess there would be other issues with an LPG tank, as well. AIUI, you can buy one outright, which is expensive and, in theory, entails pressure testing every so often. Or you can rent one, but this would tie you to one supply company, so you wouldn't be able to shop around for the best price when you refill it.

I suppose another thing to consider is, if you didn't like the Aga experience, then LPG would enable you to switch to an ordinary cooker and power separate heating too; don't think you can get oil cookers, can you?

Environmentally, I think LPG wins, but it's all fossil fuel.

pskipper · Post: # 42579Post **pskipper** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:24 am

Various aga/range companies do 'aga experience' days where you can have a play on a range before deciding whether you want one or not. Personally when my OH and I get a large enough place we are going to get a solid fuel one.

red · Post: # 42586Post **red** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:12 am

we moved in Sept - to a house with a mains gas rayburn

I have gone thru hating it to loving it to realising just how dang expensive it is

it is like having the oven on all the time. ours does CH and hot water too, but still the bills are high. if it were cheap - i would love it - but the knowledge its costing a fortune is hard to bare. so I never have it higher than low, which means its slow.. etc etc...

PurpleDragon · Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:37 pm

We already have oil fired central heating, which costs a fortune. I used to have mains gas, but he house was half the size as well, so these heating bills are a real shock!

I want to use the aga/range just for cooking. I can't install one that takes coal though, because of chimney issues - there isn't one, neither anywhere to put one.

We already have oil coming into the house, but the other option is electric for supply that is already here. I would have to buy all the stuff to put in a gas tank.

My oven and hob are teensy, and just ridiculous to cook on. I just don't have enough room. If I put a chicken in the oven I can't roast tatties at the same time! I would love to replace it.

red · Post: # 42603Post **red** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:53 pm

I wouldn't rule out the idea of your new range doing CH as well

there are plenty of oil fired ones - rayburn do them. I think the more modern models have faster heating up response.

mine which is 20 years old takes about 4 hours to change to new temp!

PurpleDragon · Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:17 pm

Thanks for the info - greatly appreciated

jonny2mad · Post: # 44246Post **jonny2mad** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:22 am

Ive got a dead rayburn solid fuel version I think it may be a mark one.

Anyway we used it for years a lot of the time burning wood in it and it was wonderful heated hot water I think they will run radiators too.

burning wood if you replace the trees is carbon nuetral , and gas is going to run out as is oil so Id look at burning wood , you can even burn waste paper .

purple.hippy · Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:23 pm

me and my hubby have just put a deposit on a wood burning stove at the reclamation yard it is really rusty but beautiful. we are having a bit of head ache trying to get a flew fitted as we have no chimney, but my uncle puts them in for a living so i am sure it will be sorted soon

the.fee.fairy · Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:31 pm

Unless you're planning to use it for heating/hot water, then agas can be expensive to run.

I lived in a house with a mains gas rayburn, it had to be on all the time, so it ate gas. If we turned it off, then it would take an hour or so to warm up enough to cook on.

I also went through periods of loving it (it made the most excellent cakes and biscuits, slow roasts, casseroles etc) to hating it (from cold, it took me an hour and a half to cook pasta).