Comparing energy prices: the cost of heating your home with a woodburner, oil, gas and electricity in 2022 and 2023

Is it cheaper to heat your home with a woodburner, oil, gas and electricity after comparing energy prices?

Comparing energy prices

We’ve written previous editions of the blog post in the past but this is by far the most difficult version. With rising prices across the board, a cost of living crisis and rapidly changing geopolitical situations, comparing energy prices has perhaps never been harder.

That said, we’re going to do our best to help you work out the most cost-effective way of heating your home. Of course, we run the risk of approximate prices being hopelessly out of date shortly after publication, but that’s a risk we’ll have to take.

At the moment, the average prices for each heating source looks like this:

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Top reasons to buy a pellet stove

Why choose a pellet stove as your form of heating?

If you’re looking for an attractive, efficient and easy-to-use form of heating for your home, a pellet stove ought to be on your radar. Pellet stoves have all the style of contemporary woodburners. Instead of logs, they burn small wood pellets.

The result is a hugely efficient burn and an affordable, hassle-free form of heating. Let’s dig into some of the best reasons to add a pellet stove to your home.

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How woodburners can ease the fuel poverty UK households face this winter

The important part woodburners can play for families fighting fuel poverty.

Fuel Poverty UK

There’s no escaping the huge increase in energy prices and the impact on fuel poverty across the UK.

For households already lucky enough to have one installed and those who can afford to install one in response to the fuel poverty crisis, a woodburner may be able to ease some of the problems.

If you’re currently watching your fuel costs and looking for a way to reduce your reliance on gas or oil-fired central heating, a woodburner is a good investment in a long-term source of heat at an affordable price.

Here are some ways a woodburner can help to alleviate fuel poverty…

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Introducing the Mazona Rye 5 kW Ecodesign Ready Multi Fuel Wood Burning Stove

Get the lowdown on the all-new Mazona Rye stove

Mazona Rye 5 kW Ecodesign Ready Multi Fuel Wood Burning Stove

New to the Mazona Stoves range is the gorgeous Mazona Rye 5 kW Ecodesign Ready Multi Fuel Wood Burning Stove.

A stylish, contemporary stove, the Mazona Rye is the ideal multi-fuel stove for the modern home. Let’s look at some of the features that make this such a standout stove.

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What size TV and electric fire do I need for my media wall?

How to choose the right size of TV and electric fire for your media wall project.

We know from the questions we get asked on social media, by email and on the phone that a key consideration when building a media wall is choosing the size of the appliances.

Customers often ask us which size of electric fire they should get and which should be bigger: the TV or the fireplace?

The truthful answer is that it comes down to personal preference. But there are some pointers we can offer to guide you towards finding your preference.

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How to install an electric fireplace in your home

Follow our tips and advice on how to install an electric fireplace in your home.

How To Install An Electric Fireplace In Your Home

Installing an electric fireplace isn’t as difficult as you might think. In most cases, the only things you will need to install an electric fireplace are a regular plug socket and the perfect spot in which to place your new electric fireplace. 

There is no new wiring required and you do not need an electrician when you install an electric fireplace. 

It’s all very straightforward. You just need to work out the type of installation that’s right for your home and the electric fire you’re buying. So, here are a few different ways to install an electric fireplace.

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How to hide your electric fire cable and plug

What makes electric fires so versatile is their simplicity. Most standard electric fires come with a regular plug. It’s as easy as plugging in a new TV. The only real consideration is what to do with your electric fire cable.

Fortunately, there are lots of ways you can hide your electric fire cable and plug so that they don’t detract from your fireplace as a focal point in the room.

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Do electric fireplaces save on heating bills?

With energy prices rising you might be wondering whether an electric fire would help to lower your heating bills. Let’s investigate.

Whether electric fireplaces save on heating bills will ultimately come down to how the fireplace in question is used and what you were using before replacing the heat with an electric fireplace.

There are a few factors at play here, so let’s take a look at some of them to determine whether an electric fireplace will help you to save on heating bills.

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Meet the brand new Ezee Glow Aura Electric Suite & Fire

Get a built-in electric fire in your living room with minimal effort and no building work with the new Ezee Glow Aura Electric Suite.

The Ezee Glow Aura gives the same look and boasts many of the same features as our popular media wall electric fires, like the Ezee Glow Celestial, but comes as a self-contained suite.

That means building a media wall is not necessary. The Ezee Glow Aura Electric Suite can simply be fixed to your wall, leaving your free to mount a TV above it if you wish but with no obligation to undertake any construction work to house your appliance. That makes the Ezee Glow Aura Electric Suite if you want to create a media wall without building a false chimney breast, whether that’s for financial, aesthetic or space-saving reasons.

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Materials for media walls: what do you use to build a media wall?

Guidance on choosing materials for media walls.

Are electric fires expensive to run?

If you’ve only ever seen a media wall in pictures and you’re trying to get some inspiration for building a media wall in your home, you might be wondering what are the best materials for media walls. What should the wall be built from to get the look you want?

Unlike fireplaces in which fuel is being burned, there are a lot more options available when choosing a media wall to house an electric fire. And the good news is that the options cover all price points and styles.

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