Hello
My elderly Mum has just replaced her old Baxi Fire back boiler with a complete new system and condensing boiler in the airing cupboard. However the fire front on the old boiler is still in the lounge fireplace and working.
With the old Baxi system my Mum used to run the central heating for a few hours in the morning and evening, and the rest on the time keep the gas fire in the lounge on a low heat to keep the one room warm. Now this is essentially what she is also doing with the new system, continuing to run the gas fire rather than keep the radiators on for longer.
We were thinking of replacing the gas fire in the lounge since it’s 25+ years old, but were undecided whether to buy another gas or an electric fire to go in the hearth.
Given that the new fire will be switched on at a low setting for maybe 7 hours a day during the winter, would a modern electric fire be cheaper to run that gas?
Alternatively, since the new condensing boiler is so much more efficient that the old baxi boiler, would it cost less to leave the central heating on for longer and make less use of the fire?
Thanks for your advice
My elderly Mum has just replaced her old Baxi Fire back boiler with a complete new system and condensing boiler in the airing cupboard. However the fire front on the old boiler is still in the lounge fireplace and working.
With the old Baxi system my Mum used to run the central heating for a few hours in the morning and evening, and the rest on the time keep the gas fire in the lounge on a low heat to keep the one room warm. Now this is essentially what she is also doing with the new system, continuing to run the gas fire rather than keep the radiators on for longer.
We were thinking of replacing the gas fire in the lounge since it’s 25+ years old, but were undecided whether to buy another gas or an electric fire to go in the hearth.
Given that the new fire will be switched on at a low setting for maybe 7 hours a day during the winter, would a modern electric fire be cheaper to run that gas?
Alternatively, since the new condensing boiler is so much more efficient that the old baxi boiler, would it cost less to leave the central heating on for longer and make less use of the fire?
Thanks for your advice