FabSwingers.com forum: GAS or ELECTRIC for NEW APPS?

By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I know what to do when things are not up in the air but they ARE up in the air.

Earlier this year I had a full central heating system put in and a new boiler. What a fuffin waste.

Now I want a new kitchen and every time I think of getting a new cooker I think ........ wtf for. ??

Shall I get leccy or gas ??

I know this place is for anything except sex so don't say you will stick your bits in it or anything like that ?

Gas or leccy ?

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Leccy.

And then just eat raw food and salads.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

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By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas."

That doesn't make sense.......

Not to me anyway ....

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By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That doesn't make sense.......

Not to me anyway .... "

Unless you wish outages on me .....

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That doesn't make sense.......

Not to me anyway ....

Unless you wish outages on me .....

I do not wish outages on you Granny.

A politician told us we would not be having planned outages or rationing this winter. I suspect that means we will. Hence my advice to go for gas, you can light that with a match.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I have gas hobs and only one for omelettes. My 'main' electric oven is never used. For cooking I have a microwave with a convection fan function. Also have a microwave steamer. Everything can be cooked in there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would get gas. It’s so much better than electric but buy an air fryer so you use a lot less energy for cooking smaller things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I refer gas but have an electric.

There was talk of the UK turning to Hydrogen gas rather than rely on natural gas. Has anyone else heard about this and know whats happening?

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That doesn't make sense.......

Not to me anyway ....

Unless you wish outages on me .....

I do not wish outages on you Granny.

A politician told us we would not be having planned outages or rationing this winter. I suspect that means we will. Hence my advice to go for gas, you can light that with a match.

Unless there's no mains gas........

Some have no choice. Amazing that we still keep getting offered dual fuel discounts by our supplier.....

They're not the smartest.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Leccy oven, gas hobs?

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By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That doesn't make sense.......

Not to me anyway ....

Unless you wish outages on me .....

I do not wish outages on you Granny.

A politician told us we would not be having planned outages or rationing this winter. I suspect that means we will. Hence my advice to go for gas, you can light that with a match.

Ahhhhhhhhhh Gotcha! Think i'd better stockpile wood

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

Gas is cheaper

Induction is the better option if you have to go electric

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By *ranny-Crumpet OP Woman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"I refer gas but have an electric.

There was talk of the UK turning to Hydrogen gas rather than rely on natural gas. Has anyone else heard about this and know whats happening?"

I heard it when the engineer was putting my new boiler and system in .........

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo he said. We are changing to hydrogen.

Then I heard it on the radio only last week ....

But no one knows where , what , why or when

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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago

Terra Firma

I've just had an inductive cooker top and it is brilliant.

It gets hot instantly, cooks consistently and fast. I would certainly recommend it over the gas rings I had previously. The only downside was a couple of pans didn't work on it.

electric split oven, one smaller oven and one larger oven. Using the smaller oven mostly and again it is super fast at heating up.

I might need a BBQ this winter

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

If you haven't already got one, purchase a slow cooker.

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

Electric is the future... specifically off-grid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Electric. I've just had solar panels though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas."

That depends if you gas is a new or old system if it’s new 90s on then it runs on electricity regardless as the gas’s pump and stuff all runs off electricity

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By *ockey64Man
over a year ago

Gloucester

Gas all the way

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That depends if you gas is a new or old system if it’s new 90s on then it runs on electricity regardless as the gas’s pump and stuff all runs off electricity "

Cooker will still work I assume?

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Cover your roof with Solar Panels and treat yourself to an electric AGA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

That depends if you gas is a new or old system if it’s new 90s on then it runs on electricity regardless as the gas’s pump and stuff all runs off electricity

Cooker will still work I assume? "

Depends if it’s a new system or old

Older system don’t use electricity to help gas flow

If it’s newer then it use electric pumps and stuff to push gas though the pipes

Effectively lowering the amount off gas need in the system as it’s not useing pressure to pump gas though

If it’s a newer system when the electric gose out so dose the gas as the pumps run on electricity

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By *hiversMan
over a year ago

Dinas Powys

"I've just had an inductive cooker top and it is brilliant.

It gets hot instantly, cooks consistently and fast. I would certainly recommend it over the gas rings I had previously. The only downside was a couple of pans didn't work on it.

Seconded. Took a while to get used to some of the quirks of induction, but wouldnt go back to gas now.

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By *he love catsCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

Gas hob, electric oven always for me.

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By *o scandalousWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

I love gas cookers as it’s instant.

What I have been doing though is food prepping big batches of stuff, in my slow cooker, sticking some in Chinese takeaway dishes, then defrosting and zapping in the microwave and just cooking veg, rice etc on the stove.

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

It took me far too long to realise you meant appliances

I was trying to figure out how you were going to get gas powered apps on your phone

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By * la carteCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

"It took me far too long to realise you meant appliances

I was trying to figure out how you were going to get gas powered apps on your phone

You just made my day

Mrs

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"It took me far too long to realise you meant appliances

I was trying to figure out how you were going to get gas powered apps on your phone

Thank you for putting that. I couldn't work it out at all. I thought apps might be a spelling mistake that everyone was too polite to mention

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

"It took me far too long to realise you meant appliances

I was trying to figure out how you were going to get gas powered apps on your phone

Thank you for putting that. I couldn't work it out at all. I thought apps might be a spelling mistake that everyone was too polite to mention

At your service

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

We will be sticking with gas for everything.

Induction hobs are apparently just as expensive to run as electric (requires electric supply to work). It was on a comparison thingy on Money Saving Expert, if I recall correctly.

You can always light the gas with a match if the leccy goes off, make tea etc. Hopefully they won't turn off the gas!

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By *ndy58Man
over a year ago

Birmingham

Surely the sensible option is to cover all the bases by having both: gas hob and electric oven. Then if one goes out you'll still have the other one (unless of course the gas requires electricity to pump it as described in a previous post). And as a backup a camping stove powered by bottled gas or a liquid fuel.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Surely the sensible option is to cover all the bases by having both: gas hob and electric oven. Then if one goes out you'll still have the other one (unless of course the gas requires electricity to pump it as described in a previous post). And as a backup a camping stove powered by bottled gas or a liquid fuel."

Our gas supply has not been affected by electricity outages before BUT of course, I don't think we've ever had it turned off "at source" before! If gas need leccy to pump it through and the leccy is off, your electric oven won't work either, so you're just as snookered. Gas is cheaper and quicker than electric for cooking.

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By *eisty LadyWoman
over a year ago

Count Your Blessings Cottage, Gratitude Grove

I have gas for cooker, hot water and heating

Everything else is electric

I prefer to use gas in the rare times I cook, I tend to eat out 99% of the time

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas."

I can't have gas.

Given that politician said there won't be outages, I'm getting a small stockpile of canned food and ordered a hand crank torch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In event of power cuts this winter I shall use my little camping stove as my little doggy will go on strike if she can’t have her chicken cooked.

They are a small book size, one hob and you slot in a canister of gas (about the size of aerosol air freshener can)

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Gas. We are NOT having power outages or rationing of electricity this winter. So gas.

I can't have gas.

Given that politician said there won't be outages, I'm getting a small stockpile of canned food and ordered a hand crank torch

I'm considering emigrating. Have you considered it, Swing?

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By *instonandLadyAstorCouple
over a year ago

Not where we seem to be...

"I know what to do when things are not up in the air but they ARE up in the air.

Earlier this year I had a full central heating system put in and a new boiler. What a fuffin waste.

Now I want a new kitchen and every time I think of getting a new cooker I think ........ wtf for. ??

Shall I get leccy or gas ??

I know this place is for anything except sex so don't say you will stick your bits in it or anything like that ?

Gas or leccy ?"

Electric fan assisted oven and a gas hob would be our preference.

Winston and Lady Astor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At this rate we’ll all be having to burn the furniture to keep warm this winter

However, said issues put aside, I’d have a gas hob and a leccy oven

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By *orthmanMan
over a year ago

Kendal

There have been a few posts here concerning the possibility of using hydrogen on a large scale for our future energy needs.

In principle it is a great idea-an unlimited source (water) and no pollutants (water being the only product of combustion), whilst distribution could use the existing gas grid with some modifications. The main expense might be the need for boiler replacement or modification. Whilst modern boilers have been designed to allow the burning of methane mixed with a certain percentage of hydrogen, they could not burn 100% hydrogen.

Unfortunately the principle cannot not yet be met in practice.

'Green' hydrogen is produced by the electrolysis of water. Unfortunately the amount of electricity from sustainable sources needed to do this on a large scale make this untenable, at least for the foreseeable future.

An alternative is 'grey' hydrogen, which is produced from-you guessed it-methane-i.e. natural gas. Unfortunately this process produces more carbon dioxide than simply burning methane! To follow this route in a sustainable fashion, the carbon dioxide needs to be sequestered. This can be done by pumping it into exhausted gas reservoirs. However although this is already being done in various parts of the world, it is not a trivial process. On a national or supra-national scale, this process is ultimately limited by the volume of pore space in exhausted reservoirs into which the carbon dioxide can be pumped.

There is a pilot grey hydrogen project in the early stages of development in NW England and North Wales (Hynet). The carbon dioxide will be sequestered in old gas fields in Liverpool Bay and it is possible that if this works there may be other areas where it could be applied. It is however unlikely to be a national solution in anything except the most distant of futures.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fingers crossed for a windy winter, we can hit over 60% of our electricity generation needs from wind with the right weather.

Whoever mentioned hydrogen above, if it is going to happen it won't be anytime soon. It takes roughly 30% more energy to make hydrogen with present day tech than you get back from burning it. Given the cost of energy at the moment throwing 30% away to create a gas that can't be stored or transported using our existing infrastructure seems utterly pointless. It will only become a viable green alternative when we have excess renewable electricity generation. Then it's relative ease of storage/transport will make it a suitable energy store for applications where battery storage won't work - maybe things like plant, shipping and aircraft. By the time we have excess renewable electricity, home heating will probably be electric using ground source or air source heating. Modern electric cars use air source already as it is far more efficient than electric heating elements.

None of which helps Granny with her new appliance choice. Gas is cheaper than electric so there's that, other than that I'd suggest getting what you prefer/are used too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There have been a few posts here concerning the possibility of using hydrogen on a large scale for our future energy needs.

Unfortunately the principle cannot not yet be met in practice.

Great minds

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By *orthmanMan
over a year ago

Kendal

"There have been a few posts here concerning the possibility of using hydrogen on a large scale for our future energy needs.

Unfortunately the principle cannot not yet be met in practice.

Great minds

Mr"

Ha Ha Ha! Obviously two households where the most excitement that can be had on a Saturday night is to be an energy need!

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By *0hnnyBrav0Man
over a year ago

Great Wyrley

Go for the electric and get a rowdy hamster too.

If we get electric outages connect the hamster wheel to the mains and feed it some red bull to run the wheel quicker to power the cooker

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By *orthmanMan
over a year ago

Kendal

Nerd not need (grr predictive texting).

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By *otBunsHunWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Duel fuel? I love a gas hob but an electric fan oven cooks the best and quickest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ha Ha Ha! Obviously two households where the most excitement that can be had on a Saturday night is to be an energy need!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Go for the electric and get a rowdy hamster too.

If we get electric outages connect the hamster wheel to the mains and feed it some red bull to run the wheel quicker to power the cooker

Jesus, how big is your hamster

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Go for the electric and get a rowdy hamster too.

If we get electric outages connect the hamster wheel to the mains and feed it some red bull to run the wheel quicker to power the cooker

Jesus, how big is your hamster

Obviously big enough to eat in an emergency?

#capybara

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Go for the electric and get a rowdy hamster too.

If we get electric outages connect the hamster wheel to the mains and feed it some red bull to run the wheel quicker to power the cooker

You're going to need a bigger hamster.

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