cheapest way to heat water in summer

bwal

Hi
I am in a new house just a few months now. I have been heating my water with a Stanley stove.the house also has oil heating and I am going to get immersion wired up too.my question is which way is cheapest to heat water for showers in summer 1 light a small fire every couple of days 2 turn oil on for a hour a day or 3 use immersion (I have night units as old heating system was storage heaters) I would
be grateful for any advice.

MicktheMan

Very much depends on how your systems are set up. If this is a new house then I would ask whoever designed / installed the systems.

In my case, using my oil boiler for 40 mins a day is the most economical way. Mind you, I had it designed that way.

therealmccoy

bwal wrote: »

Hi
I am in a new house just a few months now. I have been heating my water with a Stanley stove.the house also has oil heating and I am going to get immersion wired up too.my question is which way is cheapest to heat water for showers in summer 1 light a small fire every couple of days 2 turn oil on for a hour a day or 3 use immersion (I have night units as old heating system was storage heaters) I would
be grateful for any advice.

If you can put an investment into Solar (or thermodynamic solar) then that would be the best option.

bwal

therealmccoy wrote: »

If you can put an investment into Solar (or thermodynamic solar) then that would be the best option.

Yes my system is set up for solar but it will be next year before I can afford to get the pannels.i have hot water from the oil and stove at the moment and was just wondering if it is worth while to get immersion wired up for the summer or not as I have a night and day meter

ted1

what is your hot water requirement?

no one can answer this your question without you saying what you need water for and when you need it.

For me an electric shower is the best, we have a dishwasher, and washing machine. so real need to have hot water in the taps.

we can't isolate the hot tank, so no point using Gas, also no point in using the immersion to heat a full tank of water only for 1/3 of it to be used.

bwal

ted1 wrote: »

what is your hot water requirement?

no one can answer this your question without you saying what you need water for and when you need it.

For me an electric shower is the best, we have a dishwasher, and washing machine. so real need to have hot water in the taps.

we can't isolate the hot tank, so no point using Gas, also no point in using the immersion to heat a full tank of water only for 1/3 of it to be used.

Oh ya sorry.i just need enough water for 2 showers a day. I do not have a electric shower.

MicktheMan

therealmccoy wrote: »

If you can put an investment into Solar (or thermodynamic solar) then that would be the best option.

Would it?
In a lot of cases, investing in solar makes no financial sense.

NIMAN

To invest in solar or thermodynamic you are looking at €4-€5000, that buys a lot of oil or electricity for immersions.

richieburke01

It does depend on your system design but the use of oil looks like your cheapest option
I have solar,oil boiler,wood pellet and back boiler hunter stove.
During the summer march to september usually solar and winter months wood pellet and back boiler
The oil is only back up and was there when i brought the house
I`m costs are about €800 for wood pellet and cost of fueling stove is extra
I LOVE THE FIRE

aido79

This is maybe a little off topic but I live in Australia and most houses here have an instantaneous system when there is a gas heater generally outside the house. It works similarly to how an electric shower works in that only the amount of water required is heated at any one time. It doesn't matter what time of the day it..if you turn on the hot tap then hot water comes out. To me it seems like the most efficient and econical way to get hot water so can't see why has it not become more popular in Ireland.

richieburke01

Depends on the amount of water needed and the price of the fuel

scudo2

richieburke01 wrote: »

Depends on the amount of water needed and the price of the fuel

Wow!
23 posts in the first 11 hours on your first day on boards Richie.

jameshayes

I turn all the rads off when the hot weather is in (april / May) and then whack the heating on for a half hour each evening that's enough for washing dishes and using the sink etc

esox28

NIMAN wrote: »

To invest in solar or thermodynamic you are looking at €4-€5000, that buys a lot of oil or electricity for immersions.

Er hold on a min what are you basing your price range on?

As the op stated the system has been set for solar, what I would take from that is the cylinder is a triple coil so a solar thermal installation can be done for as little as @€;1500 + vat.

Imo there is no need for a genernic 2008 costing slating a product which has earned a place in the Irish market. Please leave unfounded costing for the public house.