3700 sounds high to me.Does anyone know how much oil a 2 oven aga should use if it on 365 days a year ?
We have a Redfyre poormans aga copy and it has averaged 3700 litres of kero per year for last 3 years.
TBH this thing has always been pretty pish. It needs to be run near full oil to be any use for cooking. On a windy day the heat all just disappears up the chimney.3700 sounds high to me.
Very elderly 2 door aga here uses quite a bit less I believe.
As for insulation etc... how does that make a difference.
It's how much you turn her up* that burns the oil.
If the insulation is good, mebbe the stove will bake/roast/heat water better than it heats the kitchen or boils the kettle.
*as if I have much say in how hot/cold the soddin thing runs
Put your money into insulation we did our house in 2019 all internal plasterboard and some mud walls in there too ripped it all out repositioned some internal walls insulated the lot with new stud walls and kingspan also new aluminium triple glazed windows. House is now as good as new with the character of an old house very cosy not once have I heard the words “ oh it’s cold in here” as soon as I come inside it’s down to tee shirt. External oil boiler does radiators hot water (and existing wood burner which we cannot really use now as I pass out with heat if it’s on)TBH this thing has always been pretty pish. It needs to be run near full oil to be any use for cooking. On a windy day the heat all just disappears up the chimney.
If the boss 'needs' it I think we need to find a secondhand real AGA to replace it.
I am quite tempted to leave it off put that oil through a CH boiler which would get me away from my dreaded Dragon wood/straw burner.
Does aga do heating and water as well or just as cooker?Our 2006 two oven Aga plus our oil fired water heater and central heating get through 2,500 litres a year.
I'd never get rid of it. It warms the kitchen, dries clothes, warms cold backsides and everyone who visits gravitates to the kitchen. Dogs sleep against it. Best money we spent when we remodeled the kitchen when we moved in. Costs peanuts to service, doesn't have a hissy fit when the electricity goes off.
Our Esse pot boilerWe’ve got an esse doing cooking, water and heating, it’s over 4000l/yr and does none of the above tasks very well………And we turn it off in summer. .
sounds like yours is using a similar amount of fuel.
Ours is getting the heave once we can find a plumber that’s able to do 2 things: 1- turn up, and 2 - actually commit to doing a job. .
Our Esse does water, cooking and 6 rads , averages 1000ltrs quarter, its switched off May till OctWe’ve got an esse doing cooking, water and heating, it’s over 4000l/yr and does none of the above tasks very well………And we turn it off in summer. .
sounds like yours is using a similar amount of fuel.
Ours is getting the heave once we can find a plumber that’s able to do 2 things: 1- turn up, and 2 - actually commit to doing a job. .
Good shout. Going to see if this makes much difference.Just wire it through a time clock if you want to do that.
But the time clock would only turn it on or off.....not turn it down and then turn it back up again at the right time to recharge the temperature.Good shout. Going to see if this makes much difference.
Tell the boss i have a two oven aga for saleTBH this thing has always been pretty pish. It needs to be run near full oil to be any use for cooking. On a windy day the heat all just disappears up the chimney.
If the boss 'needs' it I think we need to find a secondhand real AGA to replace it.
I am quite tempted to leave it off put that oil through a CH boiler which would get me away from my dreaded Dragon wood/straw burner.
If you turn off the power to it, it goes into low flame by default, then when you turn it back on it will go back up to the set temp on the thermostat. (On an oil aga with an "electric top" type of controller).But the time clock would only turn it on or off.....not turn it down and then turn it back up again at the right time to recharge the temperature.
PM me some pics please.Tell the boss i have a two oven aga for sale
Thanks for this advice. I didn't know they default to a low flame and then reset once the power is restored. Do you know if this daily on and off would actually drive more oil consumption?...and if it would do any damage to the thermostat or contr box?If you turn off the power to it, it goes into low flame by default, then when you turn it back on it will go back up to the set temp on the thermostat. (On an oil aga with an "electric top" type of controller).
The only problem being it takes about 4 hours to get up to temperature.