We're on gas central heating but due to the costs the stoves are lit over winter. The 1st is an original Coalbrookdale little wenlock mk 2 with a boiler. This was installed in 1997 and is lit usually from around October, but goes permanently (day and night) from December through to March. If it's cold it will stay lit longer. We had a dual coil cylinder fitted around 10 years ago so that there is no clash between the gas settings. 5 years ago we also had fitted a Morso Swift in the front room, that is an independent which means heat, heat, heat! Open all doors, switch off the gas over winter (i did the other year) and the house is fine. I cook on both with cast iron pots and run both on smokeless and kiln dried logs (bulk buy in the summer). We have fallen trees so see to them as and when and stack until ready to burn!