Lady Aga

Will an electric Aga, gas Aga or oil Aga be best for you and your home? It depends entirely on your needs. But it’s always best to get an expert on the case.

The newest addition to the range is their 13amp electric model. There’s an amazing new remote control management system too, called AIMS, which is fitted automatically to the new-style electric Aga. In effect it’s actually ‘intelligent’, in that you can set it to come on and off to suit the way you run your home. And it’s wonderfully easy to install. A two-oven Aga without water heating will probably consume around 165 KW per week. A three oven model without hot water consumes about 190 KW a week and the version with 4 ovens, also without heated water, consumes around 200 KW of electricity per week.

There’s also the traditional off peak electric Aga, the good old 30amp model that’s been a valuable and well loved member of the Aga family for more than two decades. It’s remarkably energy efficient because it acts like a massive battery, storing low cost, off peak power for you to use any time you like. You can expect to use around 224 KW per week if you fit a two oven model without water heating, around 273 KW per week for a four-oven version that doesn’t heat water.

You can also buy a gas Aga or Propane Aga. Gas Agas are famous for burning extremely cleanly. You can fit a conventional flue, a powered flue or a balanced flue, which gives amazing flexibility when installing into limited or odd-shaped spaces. Some gas Agas come with the new remote control AIMS system, via which you’ll save up to 20% on energy costs. An Aga with a couple of ovens, that doesn’t heat your water, uses about 340 KW per week, or 48L or Propane, including AIMS savings. With water heating the energy use increases to about 601 KW or 84L of Propane. A three oven no-hot-water Aga uses about 340 KW a week, 48L of Propane. The four oven family favourite uses around 422 KW a week without heating the water, 60L of Propane. With water heating included it uses roughly 718 KW a week, 101 litres of Propane.

The oil fired Aga is very similar to the original oil Aga from the ’50s, first released in 1959. Obviously they’ve tinkered with the design and technical stuff to make sure it’s as good as it can be. But otherwise it’s the same well loved oil burning Aga as ever. The oil Aga’s vaporising burner is regulated by state of the art thermostats so it’s known for energy efficiency. An Aga with two ovens, that doesn’t provide hot water, consumes around 40L oil per week. The same model with heated water uses around 60L a week. A model with 4 ovens and no hot water consumes around 51L a week, rising to 68L a week when hot water’s included.