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should we convert to gas central heating?
Hi, we just bought a 2-bedroom maisonette in London and we have the possibility to convert from an all-electric system to gas central heating. Is it worth it? That is, knowing the cost of the installation, how can we find out in how many years we are going to repay the investement? Thanks! ediecosta
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Can someone talk me through it.....
I am not moving from this seat until I have switched!!! From checking Uswitch it seems that Scottish Power is cheapest for Electricity, and Npower cheapest for Gas. I pay both by DD at the moment, and I am in credit on one and debit on the other. Is it ok to switch with debit and credit on my account (both with BG)? What…
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EDF Gas & Electricity NECTAR points query
We switched to EDF (used to be London Energy) earlier this year and notice from our bills that we're racking up something called "Nectar Points" each quarter; apparently, it's a loyalty bonus of 150 points per quarter. According to our latest bills, we now have 400 points per account, 800 in total, accumulated. According…
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fridge timer???
it may sound silly but what would the possibiltites be on having your fridge on a timer ??? how long/many hours do you reckon it would take before things got messy, remembering that its a fridge/freezer? am i just taking this moneysaving stuff a bit too far??
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British Gas have left parents without central heating
My father (82) decided that he should get his gas fire and central heating checked for himself and my Mother (79). Brirish Gas came out and checked the fire and central heating and found that the flue on the outside of the house had come adrift from the ridge tile sand gave them a quote of £600 to fix it. My father thought…
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£60 cancellation charges with British Gas
iIwonder if you could help shed some light on a prolem my mum is having with British Gas. She decided to cancel both her gas and electric with British gas only after a month as she was informed she could get cheaper gas from a different supplier. Everything seemed to be going ok until this morning when she recieved a final…
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Am I due compensation?
This is a bit long winded but please bear with me. Last Thursday when i got home from work i noticed that my electric meter had been changed for a new one and that £11 of my credit had disappeared leaving me with £9. i called Powergen who said that it was because they could only load £10 on a new meter and that they would…
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Inaccurate Electricity meters?
I have been increasing concerned about the cost of electricity in my home. So much so that we are now in the process of changing electricity suppliers from NPower to Scottish power after using the switching process on this site. However as I was researching my electricity costs with Npower, and upon examination of my bills…
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Scottish Power price plan confusion
I am currently with Scottish Power on plan WWW Capped DD DF which comes to an end soon I think (not sure when). When I run my details though Uswitch ETC it tells me the best switch I could do would cost me another £500+ per year I realise prices will go up after the capped period but this seems a lot I've looked for info…
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control rate?????
hi i know i should ask scottish power this but mse is much easier to get through to and much friendlier. im on sp prem plus package , i have night day and a standing charge which i understand but what is the contral rate ? it costs a little less than night rate and seems to use similar amount of units . i do plan on…
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legal advice please?
Hi,, sorry to bother u all :) just a little problem ive got any i really dont know where i stand.. At the beginning of the year i took out the dual Internet deal EDF were doing,, which meant i was contracted to be charged a little over 10p a unit for electricity..... i signed up no problem.. recieved contract in post and…
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Advise needed re EDF / Warrent
Hi all Ok, so tenant left a property, i went in collected post. One was addressed to owner of property. I opened it as authorised to deal with everything in her name. It a letter from EDF saying a warrent has been served to cut off the supply due to none payment. I contacted with details of when tenanted etc as owner never…
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Whoa! BG is my cheapest listed supplier!
Never thought I'd see this but...British Gas was the cheapest listed supplier for my supply - dual fuel. I know they have a crap reputation, but we stand to save (as listed by the switch site) about £90 a year. The other nearest was £50. So we're going to give them a try. Probably won't last long but hey...you've gotta try!
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British Gas retro active bill..... opinions on legality?
We switched our electricity to BG last year, from scottish power. We had a Quantum prepay meter fitted and the switch went without a hitch. While with Scottish power we would after a meter reading recieve a bill saying we had payed X amount more than we had to over a 12 month period and could claim it back. which was a…
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A guide to running costs
Hi I'm probably just repeating what has been said before but I had a leaflet sent through in the post and thought some may find it useful - guide to gas/elec running costs. Gas (in kwh units) Cooker - 1 weeks meals for family of 4 = 34 Grill(on full) - 1 hour = 4 Burner(on full) - 1 hour = 3 1/2 Burner(on low) - 4 hours =…
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Economy 7 -v- standard tarrif - is it worth getting my meter changed?
Hi. I am currently with Powergen and I've been comparing energy tariffs and I've found out that I would be better off with Ebico. My question is at the moment I have Economy 7 electricity and I've worked out (if I've done my sums right!) that I would be slightly better off on the standard tariff. Obviously I have an…
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Result with BG - I hope!
In desperation with all the threatening letters I have been getting from BG, this afternoon I picked up the phone and called the number on the top of the last one. Only rang THREE times and a very nice lady answered - I was so shocked I nearly dropped the phone, I was expecting the usual 20 min + wait. Anyway I explained…
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shall i switch???
got a call from the energy helpline last night and they did a comparison with my current provider NPOWER. i pay £60.00 per month for gas and £22.50 for elec DD i know npower pays £60 after a year for dual fuel but when they compared and i did myself, 'BG Click Energy' comes out cheaper for dual fuel after all the…
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Differences in Quotes
I have tried uSwitch, Energyhelpline and SimplySwitch and noticed a big differnce in quotes, although exactly the same info was given to all three. For instance Energyhelpline quote a saving of £48pa from British Gas Green Click Energy and SimplySwitch quote a savings of £129pa. Who should I believe?
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Advice needed please
Hi I hope that this has been posted in the right place. I really need some advice a couple of years ago we moved into privately rented accommodation. We had been moved in several months and had been paying Southern Electricity for both our gas and elec. I came home one day to find a note on our mat from Powergen saying…
