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Gas/Electric oven, which is cheaper to run?
Hi I am after some advice and opinions if possible. I have just moved and am finally buying a range I have been longing for for years. I have had electric ovens/hobs in my rentals for the past 3 years and couldn't wait till we could buy our own and get gas. Now we're about to order and I'm wondering if it would be cheaper…
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Gas & Electricity how often do uswitch???
I was just looking at switching and can save about £100 annually - plus get £40 cashback.:beer: I reckon I switched about 18 months ago - during which time my DD has crept up from £65 to £103 a month. I was just wondering how often other people switch. Is annually too often? Also should I get a plan fixed until Dec…
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Received Debt Collecting letter from Eon for address i've never lived at!
Moved into a property last year - residential bungalow on a farm. Received a bill for the property i'd left for £160 despite being on a prepayment meter and being £40 in credit - Eon offered no explanation for this. When i found out they supplied the farm bungalow i'd moved to i set about leaving them (the property was…
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Martin declares Eon the cheapest supplier - allegedly
I was in Tesco yesterday and two Eon reps were stopping shoppers as they left the store. They asked me who my current supplier was, and I'd normally walk away but I got distracted by something else so I told them. Without checking any such thing as what tariff I was on, they immediately declared themselves as cheaper. I…
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Moving into new house
Hi, We are moving into a new house soon and have never had mains gas before. I have tried to use gocompare.com however they ask for previous bills and usage . . The people that were there before had dual fuel with british gas, as i have never had mains gas im not sure if it works out cheapest to get a dual fual deal or if…
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Just bought a property and now being chased for utility bill from previous occupants
Hi, this is my first time and really need some advice. I recently bought a property and as usual there was no forwarding address for previous occupants, so i did the "return to sender" routine with the post. I am being hassalled by nPower for a utility bill unpaid by the previous occupants. They are threatening legal…
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EDF threatening to break in mum's property after her death with a bill of £59
Re: EDF ENERGY----£60.00 Bill, 28 May 09 – 21 Aug 09 1.[FONT="] [/FONT]Mum passed away 2nd of July, I have only just got round to telling EDF Energy. They said they would put it on hold for 28 days. They wanted my address to which I said no, so they wanted solicitors address. I said send correspondence to executors at…
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Mega Mega Big Leccy Bill
Guys I would like your advice on whether this bill seems reasonable. I moved into my property in May 06 and am being charged £88/month by my electrical supplier. I do use alot of electrical gadgets, but have gas central heating, cooker. I even boil the kettle on the stove. I thought my charges reasonable as this house has…
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Bringing our energy consumption under control
I've realised that gas & electricity is costing us £2500 a year (Scottish hydro electric, family of 2 adults 2 children living in a 3 bedroom flat), it seems huge.:eek: I'm still plowing through the bills to understand them (I can't figure out what our yearly consumption is :confused: ) The washing machine and dishwasher…
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Got a new electricity meter - how does it work?
I've got one of those fancy new digital meters, changed from the old one with the wheel going round. Couple of questions. 1) With no wheel I can't see the rate I'm using leccy now. But there is a red light that flashes occasionally, I think this is related to consumption. But does anyone know if, say, it flashes every 10…
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2 Heating Questions
1) How easily and cheaply is it to fit a central thermostat in the house and a normal thermostat on the radiator in the bathroom? ie those wireless ones that you set the temperature that controls the heated waterflow for the whole house? We have gas central heating, modern combi boiler. We have thermostats on each of the…
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Eon rep FixOnline 3
Hi I have just changed to FixOnline 3 from SaveOnline Standing Charge as although the costs work out almost the same, because of the extra 4.1% discount I will save about £52 per year. However FixOnline 3 has an exit penalty of £30. What happens if in 6 months time Eon brings out another tariff that is cheaper for me and I…
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Calculating Gas Costs - EDF
I'm currently with EDF and trying to work out how they've calculated my gas usage. I'm on energy online v6 with rates as follows: Electricity First 225 kwh: 14.87p All other Units 8.23p Gas First 670 kwh: 7.191p All other units 2.915p Electricity bill seems fine. However, the gas seems a little more confusing. The…
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Imperial / Metric gas meter errors
Hi Guys. This is my first post on this forum. I have been interested to see just how many people have been having this sort of problem. Some having a nasty shock when they find out they are being charged in M3, rather than Ft and getting a huge cath up bill. Others, getting charged in Ft, instead of M3, and getting a big…
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EDF switch via Quidco
It's been over a month and hasn't tracked. (This is starting to become a habit.) I'd like to submit an enquiry, but I'm unsure how to fill in the form. Anyone done it/got any advice? I can leave the transaction amount blank and enter '1' for the quantity. But the next form asks for (in red) a transaction reference, along…
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Cashback!
Check out ScottishPower's new cashback. It's on all the cashback sites I've visited They seem to be offering it for just this weekend. Look cheap as well, take the Online Energy Saver 7 option. It seems to be the best.
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Being stopped from checking electricity meter!!
Any help/advice would be appreciated, I have recently moved into a rented flat, it has an npower smart top up card for electricity, so obviously I need to top up every so often, especially now it's getting cold! Anyways, the lady in charge of the block of flat's 'residence committee' thing has the key for the electric…
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Energy useage software
Hello All, Does anyone know of any off the shelf software available whereby I can take meter readings at fairly random intervals, enter them into the computer and obtain statistics and graphs on energy useage? I have kept a list of meter readings for over a year, taken on an as and when basis and I'd like to analyse these…
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Replacing hot water tank with a combi boiler
Hi I wasx wodering if anyone had replaced hot water tank with a combi boiler ( A-rated ) system. I am considering this in my flat but was wondering what was the best boiler to get for under £1,000 and also who is the best company to carry out this work. My hot water tank system is in a cupboard and it is a real hassle to…
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getting off economy 7
we were put on a economy 7 tarrif by EDF when we got rid of the pre payment meter that was installed in our house, we used just under £1300 over the last year for 5 people on a all electric house which is'nt unreasonable, but we are not really using the cheaper night-time electric my last bill £305 bill showed we only used…
