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epicmoe OP t1_iusxy2z wrote

Reply to comment by battraman in Can anyone tell me why this model of Aga has taps on the front? by epicmoe

Yeah turns out that wood isn't ideal, the need anthracite - and I have a whole load of fuel - I guess it is a Rayburn for me.

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Kadin2048 t1_iutyqlb wrote

They were frequently converted to run on "city gas" (carbon monoxide) and later "natural gas" (methane), at least in the UK. My family used to have one that had been converted to gas. They do take a lot of gas compared to a modern on-demand hot water heater, though. And having one running in an air conditioned space is just madness IMO.

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limpymcforskin t1_iuun6b5 wrote

Also the fact that heat pump water heaters are 3-4x more efficient than gas this is not something I would use. My Rheem costs me 100 bucks a year in electric and that is with 2 people in the home.

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killerstrangelet t1_iuwzww8 wrote

People here are tearing them out now. Even for the sorts of rich bastards who tend to own Agas, they have become mindbogglingly, ball-crunchingly unaffordable.

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Scwalchy t1_iuvctld wrote

They can be converted to run on Oil, Gas or even electricity.

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