Aga/Rayburn info

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japgt

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349 posts

179 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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hi guys

after a bit of advice on the above, a mate of mine had one of these in his parental hhome and ive loved them ever since i set eyes on it, im talking about the old fashioned range type cooker with the twin plates on top, not the newer style range cookers.

ive been watching a few on ebay and they seem to be going for a lot less than i expected, am i missing something or are there issues with them that im not aware of that allow them to go so cheap??

any help appreciated.


dirkgently

2,160 posts

246 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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japgt said:
hi guys


ive been watching a few on ebay and they seem to be going for a lot less than i expected, am i missing something or are there issues with them that im not aware of that allow them to go so cheap??
Price of fuel. You need deep pockets to run one.

renmure

4,643 posts

239 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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We had an oil fired Rayburn in the farmhouse. It was seriously expensive to run. When we revamped the kitchen we were glad to see the back of it and replaced it with a big range style modern oven with induction hob. I expected to be able to sell the rayburn locally and put notices up in the village and local papers. No interest or takers. Went in the skip in the end.

Gusto

608 posts

248 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Have a look at Everhot - it's an electric Aga/Reyburn style cooker with the option of an induction hob alongside the traditional hot plate. They are much cheaper than the electric Aga and have no servicing (fan in Aga). If you run it on their suggested heat setting it costs (as of energy prices 18m ago) £10 a week. A lot less than a gas or oil burning stove. We love ours. Just an alternative worth a look....

johnymac

317 posts

186 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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We too had a Rayburn and found it very expensive to run. Also it appeared subceptible to changes in wind direction which allowed the temperature to spike quite alarmingly.
When we revamped our kitchen we opted for an "Everhot" which is the same size as a Rayburn and looks very similar but is electric and runs off a standard 13 amp plug (it's very well insulated). We switch it on and off as required - but it does take 30 mins + to heat up.
It's not as efficient as a standard cooker but it looks the part and helps keep the kitchen warm and my wife wouldn't be without it!

Puggit

49,073 posts

263 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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shout Schmalex, Bill - your thread has arrived!

japgt

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349 posts

179 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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cheers guys, just had a quick squint at the everhot website, and they look absoloutley awesome, however, from 6k upwards, sadly well out of our price range, if i win the lottery however, they will be top of the list, so comparatively, im guessing i could buy an aga/rayburn for around the 200 quid mark judging by what ive seeen on ebay and would be somewhere in the region of 20 quid a week to run at average room temps??

jdw1234

6,021 posts

230 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Hey mate. We have a gas AGA which came with our house. My wife loves it.

I reckon it costs approx 80 quid per month in gas (call it 90 odd with price rises).

We paid approx 150 for the annual service and about same again to have it cleaned (annual job).

You will also need a second cooker as it goes off in the height of summer as it makes kitchen too hot.

There are also options to have them controlled by IPod or something if you are flash and/or have it in a weekend house.

Hope this helps

Bill

55,706 posts

270 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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Ours will be on eBay soon, it's a fetching mustard colour and works (well, apart from the 6 week old fuel pump that was the third breakdown of last winter) so I can't wait til the fking thing is gone.

The Everhot pseudo aga effort looks nice but I struggle with the idea of having a large electric heater occupying a load of space when I could buy a proper cooker that heats up when I want it and is controllable (& a heater) If you need some heat in the kitchen you could just get an oven and leave the door open - and the spare £5000+ would buy you a hell of a lot of electricity.

japgt

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349 posts

179 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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jdw1234 said:
Hey mate. We have a gas AGA which came with our house. My wife loves it.

I reckon it costs approx 80 quid per month in gas (call it 90 odd with price rises).

We paid approx 150 for the annual service and about same again to have it cleaned (annual job).

You will also need a second cooker as it goes off in the height of summer as it makes kitchen too hot.

There are also options to have them controlled by IPod or something if you are flash and/or have it in a weekend house.

Hope this helps
cheers for that, very helpful, 80 quid a month sounds a lot, but i guess when you work it out it isnt that bad, cooking and heating combined in one and the looks to go with it all.

i'll have to keep my eye out for a good one on ebay soon i reckon!!!

jdw1234

6,021 posts

230 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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japgt said:
cheers for that, very helpful, 80 quid a month sounds a lot, but i guess when you work it out it isnt that bad, cooking and heating combined in one and the looks to go with it all.

i'll have to keep my eye out for a good one on ebay soon i reckon!!!
Hey mate. Just to confirm, ours just is a cooker. We don't have the water being heated by it. I don't know if that's what you mean or if it impacts running costs.


numtumfutunch

4,958 posts

153 months

Tuesday 5th November 2013
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I concur that our 4 oven monstrosity costs £20 a week in gas and makes the kitchen easily the nicest room in the house

It also cooks beef on the bone to perfection smile
(as well as anything else)

Perec

28,176 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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japgt said:
hi guys

after a bit of advice on the above, a mate of mine had one of these in his parental hhome and ive loved them ever since i set eyes on it, im talking about the old fashioned range type cooker with the twin plates on top, not the newer style range cookers.

ive been watching a few on ebay and they seem to be going for a lot less than i expected, am i missing something or are there issues with them that im not aware of that allow them to go so cheap??

any help appreciated.
We've got a 13a Aga. It's on all winter and off all summer. Expensive to run but often we don't heat the rest of the house because the kitchen is always warm. It's also useful for drying all manner of stuff and cooking is very convenient once you're used to it. Heat is immediate and delivered in such a way that baking works well.

You'll no doubt get replies claiming that Agas are outdated follies, but I can think of no other cooker I'd prefer or one that you'll see your money back on when you sell the house.

DKL

4,734 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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The cost of running depends on the burners inside. When ours was commissioned it reached an efficiency of 98%.
Ok it was new but whilst it keeps the original look the inside is up to date.
We have a Marshall which operates as our boiler and as a cooker. It costs no more than a cooker and a boiler.
I'd look at what you want it to do (cook, heat, water etc) and then look at the newer models in your budget - used or otherwise.
It is a great thing to have and we wouldn't be without it.

Bill

55,706 posts

270 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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DKL said:
The cost of running depends on the burners inside. When ours was commissioned it reached an efficiency of 98%.
I'm not sure that's possible, a modern condensing boiler runs at about 90%.

944fan

4,962 posts

200 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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Bill said:
I'm not sure that's possible, a modern condensing boiler runs at about 90%.
yes

The boiler in SEDBUK with the highest efficiency is 93% approx. Add in FGHRS and you might get close to 98%. No way an fossil fuel burning Aga has that efficiency.

DKL

4,734 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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I'll check the paperwork but I'm not far out if I am. It was certainly well up into A rated 90+% territory.
The point is it doesn't need to be hideously inefficient.

Perec

28,176 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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Worth also mentioning that it's worth checking whether a second hand Aga's fuel source is what it left the factory with. Some solid fuel ones were converted badly and never run quite right.

Catz

4,819 posts

226 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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My Mum replaced her oil fired Rayburn with a wood burner last year. It's currently sitting in a shed and, despite advertising it for peanuts, she can't get rid of it. Pity you're not near the Highlands of Scotland.

Perec

28,176 posts

237 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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Catz said:
My Mum replaced her oil fired Rayburn with a wood burner last year. It's currently sitting in a shed and, despite advertising it for peanuts, she can't get rid of it. Pity you're not near the Highlands of Scotland.
Do they not have Romanian gypsies up there? Leave it outside a property in Nottingham and they'd have it away before you'd closed the front door. They're like a team of suntanned overweight wombles.