Is it cheaper to put our central heating on for a couple of hours, or use our little oil radiators?

[nellytheelephant1980]

Just wondering really.
We've managed to avoid the heating so far (use of Oodies!) but the air in the house is bitter now.

Wondering whether to pop the heating on for a couple of hours in the evening or just use our oil radiators for the same amount of time to heat the rooms we are in?

Why don’t you do a test? Note the gas meter reading, put the heating on for 2 hours read meter again. Calculate usage cost. Repeat the next day with the oil rads and electricity.

Assuming your heating is gas, use that. Electricity is three times the price. Turn radiators on and off as necessary.