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NPOWER Problem..PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP??? WE ARE DESPERATE.
PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP??? WE ARE DESPERATE. We haven't paid a gas bill for nearly 3 years, and have been landed with a 7K gas bill. We have tried to sort it out with NPower and they say they will look into why they have never sent us a bill for the last 2 and half years. We thought we where paying both gas and electric…
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Bristish Gas price freeze 2010
Hi all can anyone remember the figures for the above? i thought it was for gas 3.032p for the 1st 1143 kwh and 2.113p thereafter for electric 13.586p for the 1st 225 kwh and 7.846p thereafter they are ACTUALLY charging me GAS base rate 1 @ 225.00 kwh at 4.959p base rate 2 @ 10.70 kwh at 2.801 for 44.89 kwh at 3.277 per kwh…
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Appliance energy useage in the home
i'm not looking for an exact answer but roughly what appliance would use the most energy over a period of a month? I would say that the fridge freezer comes out top as it is on all the time and needs a lot of power. I would class PCs quite low down as they are not power hungary and only switched on for a fraction of a…
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NPower's Chief Executive?
Hi All I would like to write to NPower to complain about their appalling customer service, and the various hassles they have been causing me. I'd like to go straight to the top and contact the company's boss. Does anyone have (or know where I can find) his/her name and contact details? There's a thanks in it for any useful…
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Newbie Gas & Elec Query
Hi Please be gentle as I know little about this! I have seen and read lots of articles and sites about switching your utilities but what if you are not switching but starting completely new? I am moving from my parents into a flat soon and don't know where to start. Would I check which the seller is using and then switch?…
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In a bit of a mess - big bill gone to warrant
Hi all I usually hang out on the DFW board, and as you can see from my sig, I owe NPower around 600 pounds. This has built up over a long time where I got a massive bill due to a long period of estimated readings (yes, I rang them for them to come get a reading (I live in a block of flats with a central meter place I can't…
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Do babies steam sterilers use lots of electric?
Hi I am new to the money saving site but as I am maternity leave and on no pay at the moment , every little helps. I have been trying to save electric, but just wondering if anyone knows how much electric a babies stem steriliser unit uses, as i run it at least twice a day. thanks:D
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Kettle or Immersion
What is cheaper - Boiling the kettle twice for hot water for washing the pots or using the Immersion heater? We are trying to cut down on our bills so any help would be great!
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Help, direct debit going up from 141.00 per month to 176.00
Hi folks, I seriously need help. I have a 4 bedroomed house and currently pay Scottish Power £141.00 per month Direct Debit for both my gas and electricity. They have written to advise that my direct debit is going to go up to £176.00 for the next 6 months. There is no way I can afford that but I don't know where to start…
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E7 meter gone mad!
my moms E7 timer was 2 hours slow, so instead of coming on at 12.30 and off at 7.30, its 2.30 and 9.30. we told the electric man and he came to put the clock to the correct time but after a little thinking, this was to moms advantage. the man agreed and left the clock as it was and left. all this was about 3 months ago.…
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Scottish Power
When did Scottish power last up their prices? From uswitch they're showing as possibly attractive (I've just been stung by the powergen large % increase for online tariff)... How about npower? Also look beneficial although am aware of the yearly rebate. Thanks.
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cost of running tumbledryer
I have already got one post runnig about dishwashers, but it has got me thinking about our tumbledryer. we have a condenser dryer which goes on everyday. I have a constant battle on with OH because he hates the feel of things left on the line and refuses to even meet me half way and finish them off in the dryer. I reckon…
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Cost Of Running Dishwasher
Hope I am posting this in the right place. the other day I was chatting with a friend after i had been to tea. she has a dishwasher but only uses it on ' special occassions' , when they have had people around to dinner so have extra pots and pans etc. However they are a family of 5 , two adults and three semi grown up…
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Tired of British Gas incompetence... the latest!
I switched to British Gas for my electricity after Martin suggested it was time to switch... some time in the Spring. (yes, I know there's been a 'Switch now!' recently too... read on!) I must have applied to switch some time in March. 28th March - letter from British Gas thanking me for switching to them 3rd April -…
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Boiler Service
Does anyone know which company is best to go with for a boiler service?
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Screwed over by Sainsbury's Energy?
Hi all, I have a problem with my energy supplier that I was wondering if you had any advice on. January 06 whilst in shopping I got talked into signing up with Sainsbury's Energy. Feb 06 got a letter (which i still have) welcoming me to Sainsbury's Energy and swtiching my supplier from british gas/elec to scottishpower. My…
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Switching
Hi,my first post so be gentle with me.I switched to npower in April by using energyhelpline,as I had all of the previous years bills I thought the switch company would be fairly accurate,I pay monthly direct debit and was told I could save £122 per year.I was told my combined monthly direct debit would be £37,now after…
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Iron versus tumble drier
Can anyone tells which costs less? The tumble drier running for 1 hour or an iron on for an hour.
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any statisticians in tonight?
Hi I'm after an accurate figure for the average increase in energy prices for the last year, or another reasonable period. I was hoping to find one in someone else's report but have been unable to do so. Alternatively, any suggestions on where to look? Any help much appreciated.
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British Gas bill just arrived. Very confusing.
Now, I work in engineering and spend a lot of my time doing spreadsheets and degree level maths etc. I've just received a gas bill and it's taken me 30 minutes to work it all out. After checking all of the numbers I've finally worked out that they've applied 3 sets of prices: days / first 2.466 KWh / rest of KWh first 4 /…