Living Independently - Responsibilities Heating your home
Oil - run through an oil burner, with an oil tank outside. This type of heating is prepaid in that you must fill the oil tank prior to use. It is important not to let the tank run dry and create an air lock. There is usually a minimum delivery amount of around €200 by suppliers to bring it to your home. It will heat the water and the radiators.
Gas - run through a gas boiler, generally inside the home. It can be billed every two months or pre-pay meter depending on the setup of your home. It can heat the water, the radiators. Also some houses will have a gas fire.
Electric- some heating is run electrically through storage heaters or other types of electric radiators. This can be billed every two months or pre- pay meter depending on the set up of your home.
Storage heaters draw electricity during the night time when energy rates are usually cheaper and store the electricity as heat in a bank of ceramic bricks inside the heater. The heat stored is then released over the coming day. Of course, to get any financial benefit from a storage heater, you will need to be on a Nightsaver tariff in order to take advantage of cheaper electricity at night.
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