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No choice but to get a fan heater - is there?
Hi all Just moved into a smallish one bed flat. The radiators don't get very hot and we have a lot of patio doors on one side, plus wooden floors. It is unbearably cold and the central heating doesn't make a blind bit of difference. I don't think anyone should have to wear 3 layers and still be suffering so we've taken the…
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Edf
Morning, I got my Gas and Electricity bill in over the weekend and i am just wondering is it worth switching?? I am currently with EDF, just on their standard tariff and whenever i go onto moneysupermarket or Uswitch, they quote that they can save me £200+ pounds! However when i look at their tariffs, their charges are…
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npower sign online14tariff
does anyone know if this is a good tariff to sign up for,i'm currently an npower customer on there standard tariff,i'm sure i fixed that rate until march,any advice would be most welcome. regards scott
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economy 10 underfloor heating
Hi , i ve done a few posts now regarding the E10 tariff and have come to the conclusion that its a very expensive tariff for heating. To test the useage i turned all the underfloor heating off, with the exception of my bedroom. I also turned the E10 immersion heater off also. during the afternoon 1.30pm to 4pm is off peak…
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Power usage of an electric oven?
Does anyone know what approx power usage a normal small electric fan oven would use per hour? Say at a temp of 200c.
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oil filled heaters
Hi new to site. We have prepayment Eon meter gas and electric. We are currently paying about £70.00 a week no kidding on the gas and £30.00 on electric. Just been looking in Argos as thinking of getting an oil filled radiator they are all out of stock!! Everyone must be going out to buy one. Just borrowed a halogen heater…
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Quidco Question - EON
Hi All, My girlfirends just moved into her new house, and found out that EON were the gas and electric suppliers of the previous owners. Having looked on Quidco, it says New Customers to EON would get £70 for a dual fuel switch, the problem is it wouldnt be a switch, but it would be a new customer. IS it likely she would…
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Fed Up With Being Conned
Think its about time all these so called energy companies (which we were told that with competition will make prices cheaper) :D should be scrapped and replaced with British Gas and British Electric - i for one am fed up with ridiculus price rises and then when oil etc falls to one third or less of its price - suddenly…
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Huge Electric Bill
We live in a three bed semi all our heat and hot water is gas. we have the usual electric things all bulbs are energy efficient. our Electric bill for October was unusually high £289.07 the gas was £90.00. I have just put the meter readings in today and the gas is £350.00 and the electric is £1000.00. surely there has to…
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957 units / £400 - Gas for 6 month is this average..?
I've been with british gas for about 12 month, and my gas bills seem to be very high. Our latest bill (estimated) is £306 for 81 days. 2 of us live in a small victorian terrace, with the heating via combi boiler on a timer - 2 hours in the morning and 4 in the evening, maybe add a few extra at the weekend. We also have a…
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am i being ripped off by british gas
:confused: since having a new gas meter fitted I am registering 4cubic metres a day just running the pilot light on my boiler.Ihave purposley not usrd any other gas appliances to check this.does this seem excessive to anyone else?
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Hydro Electric unannounced debit
I am with Hydro Electric and get a bill every quarter which I pay by variable direct debit. My last bill for electricity used was a read meter up to 18 Sept and was collected by DD on 11 Oct. I received a bill a few weeks before informing me of the charge. Anyway I am not staying at that property at the moment I'm at my…
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Best Way to Save Money on Gas & Elec
Can anyone advise me on the best way to save money on gas and electricity? Thanks for any info Squelch ;)
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Silly q regarding new electric meter
Im getting a new electric meter put in on Monday (letter received from meter plus or something like that I beleive) do i need to tell my energy supplier that Im getting a new meter and how does it work with billing? Would it be better for me to take a reading on Monday before the meter is removed and input that online an…
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Boiler Grants
Hi, We are after a new boiler (ours is very very old, and doesn't really work very well!!), and wondered if anyone knows of any grants available for helping with the cost. We know of WarmFront, but are not eligible for it. Thanks Natalie and Andy
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Cheapest Gas Company
Can somebody help me out. I am currently with southern electricity and gas. I spend an average of £10 a day on gas and its getting too much on my head. I want to switch to meter, that is paying monthly. What's the best deal now. Cheers
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Gas PP meter help for a stressed friend
Hi, I was chatting to a friend last night and she was telling me about her gas usage, and how much it is costing her. She is at her wits end with it and I said I would try and see if I could find any info out to try and help her. She is with BG, and has been on a PP meter for about 6 months due to large arrears, more on…
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To everyone who thinks they have a Meter problem...
Like a lot of people on this forum I have questioned the amount I seem to be putting on my pre pay electric meter the last few months (approx £90 per month). I know rates have increased a lot but it still seemed high. Like most posters I looked at what was running and figured it cant be that much, I then found this on…
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Understanding My Electricity Bill!
Like most people on this forum I am of reasonable intelligence. However, I can rarely make much sense of my electricity bill. I wonder if that is intential on their part - despite all their declarations of "clear English" etc. Well, here goes. I have my Electricity account (no gas) with Scottish Gas. On the bill so many…
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Scottish Hydro Electric - con?
Hi We had a cold visit last night from the "area manager" for SHE who came to say that our address had been flagged as being on too high a tarriff and we should change. I don't really understand what he was saying but at one point he came in and checked our meters and said he could see from that who we were with and what…
