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Gas prepayment meter
Hi everybody. I have just moved into a new flat. Both the meters are prepayment. The electric meter is fine. The gas one seems to be guzzling up the credit. It is a metric meter and the boiler is an old style one that has a water tank that needs to be heated up. I tried just turning the boiler on for two hours to check it…
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What kind of water heater is this?
Hi all, Since we moved to this house, I've seen this different kind of water heater which always seems to be on. Here are the pictures of the heater : I would like to know what kind of heater is this? It is always on. Am I using a lot of electricity by this ? Or does it work by gas ? Our electricity bills reach easily…
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Electric Usage.
Can anyone help me make sense of this.... Just been out to see my electric meter reading out of curiosity, Now, i have rate 1 [high] and rate 2 [low] as i'm on economy 7. [Moved in last few days, waitin to transfer to BG] It says Rate 1 : 14700 Rate 2: 3477 Is this high or not? Have read some posts on here and been trying…
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Monitormyusage
I am sure I found a link to monitormyusage dot com here in this forum some months ago, the site gave you options to enter your fuel costs and meter readings to keep an accurate track of how much energy you were using and how much it costs. I entered weekly readings for both gas and electricity for the last 6 months but…
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IGT Why ?
I know all other energy companys except BG charge customers more for IGT's but one thing I have never been able to find out in my work is why do people have these? Are the not registered under the gas networks ?
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Changing supplier (From British Gas)
Since reading and posting on here not long ago, I am amazed how much details/help are given and how much money people have managed to save. It has really helped and I was wondering if anyone could advise me on this. We moved in to a two bed flat late last year and obviously started with both gas and electric with British…
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Why not just ban tiered pricing and standing charges?
It's clear to everyone that comparing energy prices is made deliberately impossible by the energy companies. So much so that an entire industry of price comparison websites has appeared. Why doesn't the government (or regulator or whoever) just ban tiered pricing and standing charges so that we can compare prices easily…
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A much easier way to calculate and compare energy costs
Lets get straight into it. Here are the rates currently on offer by two big companies for my postcode (WA5) (all prices exclusive of VAT which is 5%) EDF ONLINE TARIFF V5 - GAS: 5.2829p per kwh for first 2680kwh 3.0562p per kwh for the rest EDF ONLINE TARIFF V5 - ELECTRIC: 11.333p per kwh for the first 900kwh 8.7429p per…
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Is Scottish Power really this cheap?
Hi all, I've stuck with Scottish Power since I moved into my house in 2005. I've opted for fixed rate deals and gone for online billing etc. for as many discounts as possible and although frequently checking Uswitch etc. it seems to stay very competitive...? For example last year I used roughly 3264KwH of Electric and…
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Gas meter replacement
I am with scottish power. I was talking with my two neighbours and they are both with BG. They told me they have their gas meter replaced by BG. I wonder whether I should contact SP to see whether mine needs replacing as well. The neighbours were told by BG that their meters are too old. Thanks
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EON and cashback... .
All of the comparison sites tell me that EON is a couple of hundred pounds cheaper for my electricity so I intend to switch. Energyhelpline will give me £15 cashback so I thought that I would check Quidco and it says that 'EON is coming soon'. Is it worth me waiting for higher cashback from Quidco, do you think...?
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Scottish Power tried to con me when switching!
BEWARE OF SCOTTISH POWER! I have just switched from Scottish Power to E.ON for both gas and electricity to improve the deal I am on. I gave my final readings to E.ON on 02/07/09, and as a "belt and braces" measure, I also logged onto my Scottish Power account at the same time, and inputted these readings into my account so…
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Am I using a lot of electricity?
I've finally taken the plunge and moved out of my parents and into a place of my own. A 1 bed flat, 1 person. I have gas combi boiler and a gas hob and electric oven. I'm using about 7kwh per day, is that high for 1 person? The oven is on for about 90 mins a day and is just a bog standard elec oven not a fan oven. I have…
