POLL: Hot water - gas or electric ?

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:38pm

4 replies108 views5 members subscribed

TinaR

Posts: 27

11 helpful points

Location: Castalla

Joined: 18 Jul 2019

Hi - just wanted some opinions on whether to have a water heater that uses gas bottles or is electric more efficient.

We had an electric heater when we first had our holiday home 20 years ago, then changed over to gas about 15 years ago.

Do you think we should stick with gas or change back to electric or is there an affordable solar water system ?

Just some different opinions would help

Thank you

POLL: Hot water - gas or electric ?

	Results
Gas		20%
Electric		40%
Solar		40%
Total votes: 10
To vote in this poll please login or register.

Reply
View 4 replies

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:22am

Stevec61

Super helpful member

Posts: 1430

1201 helpful points

Location: Playa Flamenca

Joined: 3 Jan 2016

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:22am

Nobody else can properly advise you on whether to stick with gas or go back to electric, you need to do your own calculations on comparative costs

Reply

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:31pm

Sligogent

Very helpful member

Posts: 1046

571 helpful points

Location: Torrevieja

Joined: 31 Jan 2021

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:31pm

TinaR wrote on Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:38pm:
Hi - just wanted some opinions on whether to have a water heater that uses gas bottles or is electric more efficient.
We had an electric heater when we first had our holiday home 20 years ago, then changed over to gas about 15 years ago.

Read more...

Do you think we should stick with gas or change back to electric or is there an affordable solar water system ?
Just some different opinions would help
Thank you

Solar panels power is a big instant cash outlay. Maybe worth it if age is on your side

In a few years time do you want to be carrying Bottle of Gas back and forward to Suppliers

Those are my reasons for voting for Electricity water heater

Reply

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:36am

Classic man

Helpful member

Posts: 1027

457 helpful points

Location: Villena

Joined: 9 Aug 2018

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:36am

My logic for giving a gas vote is based on the fact that you are not paying to keep a tank of water hot 24 hrs a day. With gas the heat is only on when you are using hot water. Admittedly you may run out of gas while you are in the shower but that's no different to draining your hot water tank.

If you have two bottles and a automatic change-over valve that will not happen. The valve will indicate when one of the bottles is empty and you can swap it a your leisure. Of course, if you have a natural gas supply this won't apply.