Aga oil consumption

[winchman]

Its given me some reassurance not to fit one!
I have heard they guzzle fuel but its quite shocking just how expensive they are to run.

 

[egbert]

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.

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

 

[KennyO]

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

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.

 

[Zebbedee]

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.

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)

 

[C.J]

It's not just a case of how much oil it burns - controlling the air flow through it will determine how hot it gets.

Too much airflow and the oven and hot plate will be cooler , because too much heat goes up the flue.

 

[Longlowdog]

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.

 

[melted welly]

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.

Does aga do heating and water as well or just as cooker?

 

[Longlowdog]

We have a separate C.H boiler and water heater.
I found this after a quick Google,
https://www.theladyaga.co.uk/gas-fi...ga can deliver more,how little cooking you do.

 

[Treecreeper]

We’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 pot boiler

We’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 Oct

 

[Pan mixer]

40 l per week for water and cooking.

 

[Two Tone]

About 600 gals or 2730 litres Kero per year on a 2 door converted from coal Aga running 365 days a year.

Interestingly, the cost per day is virtually the same for oil or coal. But the coal ran a bit hotter.

I do all the servicing on my Aga. It’s very easy to do and plenty of vids on YouTube show you how to do it.
Always use an additive to make it go far longer between services. Exocet, Toppinol or Glomax, Worth every penny!

 

[Paddington]

We had a solid fuel Rayburn converted to run on oil, it was a pig to get lit, so tended to remain on most of the year at nearly 1000L every 6 weeks on tickover. The kitchen never dropped below about 24C. Was fine when oil was 20p/L but expensive when it went above 60p/L. There were plenty available on ebay for scrap prices when we sold it.

 

[LEMUR]

Our 4 door Aga uses on average 100lts of oil a week! We use it only for cooking and heating one double radiator in the airing cupboard but thats all. Because its so expensive to run we only have it on for 4-5 months a year over winter. Then it goes off and we use an electric hob and oven. Its about time somene came up with a simple mod which automatically turned down the oil burner over night when you're not using it and turning it back up again to cook dinner in the evenings. ie regulate it like a gas boiler. Its got to help reduce oil consumption significantly?

 

[whiddy]

Just wire it through a time clock if you want to do that.

 

[LEMUR]

Just wire it through a time clock if you want to do that.

Good shout. Going to see if this makes much difference.

 

[LEMUR]

Good shout. Going to see if this makes much difference.

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.

 

[glasshouse]

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.

Tell the boss i have a two oven aga for sale

 

[Nukemall]

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.

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.

 

[KennyO]

Tell the boss i have a two oven aga for sale

PM me some pics please.

 

[LEMUR]

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.

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?