Regulated LPG Prices

I am Penguin said:
Cooking with gas is more economical due to the regulation process. Instant heat on, Instant heat off.
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It has always seemed attractive to me that during Eskom ‘load shedding’ at mealtimes, when everyone was phoning take-outs fruitlessly (they also have power failures) one could light a candle and carry-on as normal (have you noticed that gas stoves are cheaper than electric stoves?). The price and availability of gas is my only concern, otherwise I see no disadvantages.
 
Voider72 said:
that when i use my gas heater, i have to sit quite close to it to be warm. It doesnt warm up my lounge at all and i definitely feel claustrophobic and have breathing problems with it on, gives me a slight headache

and my lounge is large yet i still feel 'gassed'
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Your heater is brokken.
Throw it away and get a new one before you burn your house down.
 
supersunbird said:
There was and is a refinery exit price for LPG from the stuff I have been reading today...
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But the middleman could price it as he pleased. Now the Maximum final price are fixed like with petrol. Waited long for this, now we can work to get "off" the grid.
 
Mila said:
A gass heater is more effective. Cooking is also more effective it is instant heat.
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Not only that but the price of electricity is about to triple.

The other reasons is that its cleaner than (making) electricity and it takes load off the grid.
 
I'm already paying R140-R150 for 9kg delivered to my door, so these regulated prices are not going make any significant difference.

Palimino said:
It may be cheaper with electricity because gas is not greatly used compared to electricity. Once gas use becomes more common and gas is more easily available, those sums will change.
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The opposite happened, prices went up dramatically as demand increased.
 
noxibox said:
I'm already paying R140-R150 for 9kg delivered to my door, so these regulated prices are not going make any significant difference.


The opposite happened, prices went up dramatically as demand increased.
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Lucky bastid:(... I paid R250 two days before this news broke.
 
noxibox said:
The opposite happened, prices went up dramatically as demand increased.
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I am thinking of an established, gas-using culture like the UK. Electric stoves are unknown. ‘Gas Works’ (public gas storage facilities) exist. Naturally, I wouldn’t expect anything as sophisticated as this in SA. But gas availability should be easy and routine (and cheaper than electricity). It also has a smaller carbon footprint thus, as well as making a huge dent in electricity consumption, is ‘green’.

Note: Residences (in the UK) are required by law to have a gas cooker. When you move in or out of a residence, the gas cooker is a permanent fixture. It is not yours, but an item like a door or a window. It is illegal for there not to be one.
 
Palimino said:
I am thinking of an established, gas-using culture like the UK. Electric stoves are unknown. ‘Gas Works’ (public gas storage facilities) exist. Naturally, I wouldn’t expect anything as sophisticated as this in SA. But gas availability should be easy and routine (and cheaper than electricity). It also has a smaller carbon footprint thus, as well as making a huge dent in electricity consumption, is ‘green’.

Note: Residences (in the UK) are required by law to have a gas cooker. When you move in or out of a residence, the gas cooker is a permanent fixture. It is not yours, but an item like a door or a window. It is illegal for there not to be one.
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I'd buy into this idea. Cooking with gas is awesome! But I'm not prepared to pay what retailers are charging for gas hobs! I demand a subsidy!
 
lcbxx said:
But I'm not prepared to pay what retailers are charging for gas hobs! I demand a subsidy!
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I often peruse the junk mail you get through the letterbox from the major retailers (Game, Macro, etc.) and a gas hob (std. stove) is cheaper than an electric stove (std. stove) although the price of gas bottles and the hassle of ensuring supply would wipe-out any saving or benefits.

Its gas bottles and gas supply you should demand a subsidy on.
 
Readers are finding it difficult to reach the department of energy's special phone number for reporting over-pricing. The number given, which was published on Thursday, is incorrect. The correct number, according to the department, is 012 444 4444 in Gauteng and 021 427 1018 in the Western Cape.
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http://www.fin24.com/Business/Gas-price-caps-an-uneven-burden-20100716

Sorry, apparently the number provided in previous links was incorrect.
 
R139/9kg at our local hardware store. :)
 
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