LPG hot water, anyone?

[Tinks]

Just wondering if anyone here runs LPG hot water? We're considering changing over to LPG and would like to know how much it costs to run.

[Caz_88]

We have instantaneous hot water.... Love it! :-) We go through a bottle in about 12-14weeks (2 of us, three showers a day plus the pets are bathed weekly or more (2-3 bathtubs a week) plus washing up etc. We pay $120 for a big bottle. Found it reduced our power bill more than what we pay for the gas.

[Tinks]

What size is your bottle Caz? We were looking at the 90kg one that they come and fill. I think I'd rather have the massive one though but have nowhere to put it.

[Liviam]

We have gas hot water system and really happy with it. No idea how much it costs to run as we have town gas. Would be interesting to find out - wonder how I could.

[Caz_88]

Ours is 45kg.... that is all that will fit in our holder, 90kg would last ages! Especially if you have a service that fills rather than swaps the bottle, you won't run out so it doesn't matter what size it is :-) you have to have no obstructions or power sources within 3metres for the fill service and we are on a small block so we can't have it :-(

[HotI]

there is also bottle rental to include in the cost.

[Caz_88]

there is also bottle rental to include in the cost.

Ours is only $30 a year

[HotI]

We had a big bottle that they came out to fill and it was $50 a quarter rental 2 or 3 years ago.

our house in now all electric but a few people around here do use bottled gas just for water. even better if you can aquire your own bottle.

[Tinks]

I don't mind paying rental, it means they have to fix it or replace it if there's a problem.

We're getting gas hot water installed today. I hope it doesn't cost me too much.

[~clover~]

I have instant gas too. I love it coz it only heats AS you use it. No heating at a certain time to only be half used.
I pay $140 for a bottle (tall skinny one, I think 90kg, but not 100%) about every 8 weeks. 4 kids & me, 2 little ones can have 2 showers a day for 20 minutes - half hour each My stove/oven is also on gas.

Ok, my last power bill over East, with hot water on off peak 2 was I think about $700 - 800.
My last power bill here was $186. Add to that the 1.5 gas bottles for the quater & thats just under $400. Not being careful, cooking for work (so gas stove running a few hours a day). & with my R/C heater going overnight for about half the last quater.

I think that works out pretty ok

[Tinks]

That's awesome Clover. I hope it's as economical for me.