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Oil boiler not heating
I've just had a refill of oil - previously the tank was empty. I've started the boiler up and although it sounds as though it's roaring away and the pump etc is working, nothing is heating up. There isn't any heat coming from the actual boiler either , usually the surround gets warm. Can anyone suggest what might be the…
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Heating & Other Utilities Cover
Hi Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this. I have boiler/heating cover with British Gas and over the years I've tacked on cover for all things electrical as well as plumbing because I am hopeless with household maintenance - my toolbox consists of a screwdriver and a big hammer! From what I can see the…
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Short-term heating solution for small bedroom?
My in-laws are visiting at the moment, they're from South America and apparently they'd never experienced cold weather before until they came here! We rent a converted barn in Yorkshire, it's single glazed and LPG heating throughout the house, and apart from here in the living room where I've got a nice fire going, the…
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Central heating fault anyone help?
Basically i have a fairly normal gas central heating system But i am having difficulty in getting the radiators to come on There is a wireless thermostat for the heating downstairs and a wireless thermostat on the hot water tank When i select the heating on the control panel there is demand showing as a flame on the…
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New Boiler - Urgent Advice Needed
Hi Our old gas boiler (water & ch) was condemned yesterday, so we urgently need to get a replacement fitted and need clarification on the difference between Combi and Condensing Boilers and to understand what would best for our needs. We are 3 adults living in a 3 bedroom mid terrace house, with a main bathroom (bath and…
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Grant/Help to replace broken boiler
Hi, My mother in law is 76, owns her own home but is not on any benefits other than her state pension. A few months ago her combi boiler packed up and she has only just told me becasue she can't affort to get it fixed/replaced. does anyone have any advice as to how I can help her get funding to replace it? the unit is…
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Which Boiler.. pls help
Hi, I currently live in a 5 bedroom house, our current boiler is a traditional potteton floor standing boiler. i want to get this replaced. Question is which one i should go for? i am stuck between replacing this with a conventional codensioning boiler or a vented system boiler. I want to conver our loft into 1 room in…
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aga wenlock multi burning stove a couple of things need help with
Hi just installed our Aga little wenlock multi stove and very new to this trying to get to grip with getting it started and finding the glass blackening up after a couple of hours. Firstly any tips for lighting the stove and any ideas why the glass in blackening up and lastly how to clean the bloody black off the glass…
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oil combi boiler -water timer
I have a new condensing combi boiler (oil), it has a internal hot water storage tank. Will it be more money saving to leave the hot water timer on all the time or set the timer for the morning shower and evening dishes etc? (does it use more oil to heat up cold water than to keep hot water hot? - i dont know..) Also how…
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moving a Oil fired boiler
Hi, I have a Boulter oil fired boiler in a house I am buying which was bulit in the 80's, this boiler is in a really awkward place and needs moving. Does anyone know the regulations for moving this and as I have been informed if I move it it will need replacing as it's to old although a service engineer has said he can…
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that time of year folks
Im not going to advertise my business as such but suffice to say if you have a multi fuel stove or open fire then now is the time to get your chimney swept ! In my neck of the woods I am kept quite busy as it is a rural area, last year Humberside Fire and Rescue attended 98 chimney fires, this year I expect it will be more…
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help ??? oil heating
hi we are wanting to rent a bungalow and are going to view it on Wednesday , but the only thing which I'm a bit worried about is that it has oil central heating ?? :confused: we have always had a combi boiler and currently pay £72 a month to npower by DD. is oil more expensive or cheaper? and how do you go about paying for…
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Efficient way to heat converted loft bedroom
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on the best form of heating for my teenage daughter's bedroom which is a fully insulated loft conversion measuring 28m cubed. I have no central heating in the room & don't really fancy the installation work involved. I dont know whether to look for an oil filled radiator or I like the…
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Misfiring Biasi Boiler
I have a Biasi Prisma Combi boiler that is misfiring with both heating and hot water. It will fire for around 10 seconds then stop for 10 seconds, this process will continue until hot water or central heating is switched off. It is heating the water but in 10 second stints this is taking some time to say the least. I know…
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LPG or Oil??
I am just about to buy a rural property which has Calor LPG installed. Everyone recommendeds I switch to oil central heating and water. I understand oil is cheaper to buy than LPG but I will incur some hefty installation costs for switching over. The property have some major building works done to it, so I am not put off…
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Storage Heaters
Hi everybody :) I have moved into a new flat - been here since May. And gladly have not needed to use heating, but its getting to be that way! What is the cheapest was for me to use the storage heaters? They charge at night on the cheaper electricity tarif (I get a bill that splits day and night costs). I have three dials…
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Changing from economy 7 to normal rate
We have a dual fuel tariff with EON which includes economy 7 but wish to change to a normal tariff as no longer have storage heaters. Can we change this online. Cant see anywhere when Im logged into our EON account. Do we need to call them out to change the meter?
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Monthly bills for flogas?
Hi, My wife & I are about to buy our first house. Sadly it is not in a mains gas area and the estate has a bulk gas tank serving 11 properties with a contract from flogas. The house is a new build 3 bed detached house grade C efficiency. How much more expensive is LPG than mains gas typically to heat a home such as this…
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cheapest electric heaters
Hi, I rent a new-build flat which has electric wall air heaters and only peak rate electricity. The heaters are really expensive to run. Would it be cheaper to get some other type of electric heater and plug it into the mains? What type would you recommend? Thanks
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Cheap loft insulation!
just stumbled across this deal from Npower / BuildCenter...£1 a roll and have just ordered some insulation for my roof....cost me a tenner!!:j http://www.npower.com/web/diyloftinsulation/index.htm