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How do I find companies who won't fleece me?
Hi there. I am new to this site and I am looking for some help. I am moving house soon and I will need to sign up with gas/elec/water etc suppliers. Can anyone give me any advise on how to find the cheapest? I don't want to be conned by companies offering me deals and upping their prices after a few months. Especially, as…
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Storage Heaters which elec co is best???
hi am just about to move into a new flat tenancy and the heating is all electric storage heaters:eek::eek: and im used to a lovley gas combi boiler central heating system and dont have a clue re storage heaters:confused: how to use them but have a notion there a poor form of heating and expensive. so any hints tips would…
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Gas bolier thermostat - which setting???
Hi all, hopefully this is the right place to ask:D. I have moved into a new house with a sealed CH system. The boiler is a Baxi 2 Solo 35 (I think). There is a knob numbered between 1 - 6 which I believe is the boilers own thermostat. I have timer controls for CH/HW, a room thermostat in the hallway, and TRV's on all…
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Prepayment Meter
Hi I have just moved into a one bedroom town house saturday just gone Due to the previous tentant being badly in debt with EON they installed an prepayment meter I called them Friday and explained and they said the meter would be reset so that I would start with a clean slate However I am finding this hard to believe...I…
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British Gas Phone Calls through the Night
Hi All I don't know if anyone else has had the misfortune to experience this but my family and I were woken three times in the early hours of Sunday by automated calls from Scottish Gas/British Gas chasing payment of a bill that is little more than a fortnight overdue. The calls were at 1.45 am (yes you did read that…
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switching on and off - costs?
A simple question really; does it costs more money to say switching on a light switch for a brief moment than leaving it on? In other words, is it like a land line, where there is an initial charge / setup fee? Also, how energy efficeient are energy-saving light bulbs compared to their equals if say I was to switch on for…
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Eon / Tesco Clubcard Points Cop-out
As I picked the mail off the mat this morning, a small insignificant looking card fell from my grasp and landed back on the floor. This turned out to be from either Eon or Tesco, or both - I'm still not sure - and had it not fell from my grasp I suspect that it would have ended up in the recycling bin along with the other…
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Martin! new subject to be taught in schools?
Hi Martin, what about campaigning for schools to teach the rudiments of how central heating works and reading gas and electricy meters and how to work out gas and electricity bills:confused: ? I suppose water meters could be added as well. Rob
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MSE News: Energy firms told once again to cut prices
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Ofgem says firms must not use their long-term investment in the energy network as an excuse not to cut household bills ..." Read the full story: Energy firms told once again to cut prices
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gas bill but no gas
up till october 08 a freind lived in an all electric flat. she was sent bills from british gas and so she wrote to them several times explaining there wasnt any gas at the property. she invited BG to send an engineer to the flat to check. they didnt. now, over a year later, she has had a letter from a debt recovery service…
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Gas heating - on constantly or timer?
Hi there, I'm wondering if anyone can help - this is the first time I have lived in a flat with gas heating, with radiators fired by a boiler, and not sure of what is cheapest! I'm on maternity leave at the moment so at home pretty much all day long. I'm wondering whether it is cheaper to put the heating on a timer for…
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Scottish Power
Back in March 2009 I received a bill from Scottish Power for £111.44 so what you might say but I have a key meter (prepayment) and have had for 10 years! So I ignored it. Then low and behold another bill appears on 12/10/09 this time for £304.89. So I called the cutomer services only to be told I owed the money. How I…
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Digital meter readings?
Can someone help! I live in a two bed flat and only use electric (ie no gas....) and I do use econ 7 for storage heaters. I have a rate 1 & 2 digital meter. EDF have carried out a number of metre readings and claim that I am using a large amount of electric (averaging £190 per month) I have taken my own readings for the…
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Calor gas refusing to deliver gas
Hi I wonder if anyone can offer some advice on what my rights are regarding being refused gas. I live in a semi-rural location without a mainline gas supply so we have our gas delivered by Calor Gas. I have recently returned to my home after living abroad for a couple of years but was still the account holder on the bill.…
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prepayment to credit meter
I've been having a few thoughts of going onto a credit meter in respect of electricity. As I feel there is more tariffs etc if I did. Currently on pre pay for both gas and electricity with British Gas since 2008. In the process at the moment of going onto click energy for both. Myself and my partner don't know if it would…
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Thermostat control/combi boiler
I have a combi boiler. On it two dials. hot water and heating. Also have a thermostat in hall. A council guy told me that the two dials on the boiler control the heat that goes into the radiotors and the thermostat controls what temp the boiler is to work to. Is this right? I always had the two dials on the boiler to full…
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Cost for new gas pipeline to Boiler and Gas oven
Im having my gas supply in my 3 bedroom terraced moved next year for the bargain price of £760 (!) and shortly therafter EDF are going to install a new meter FOC (The new meter position necessitates a smaller meter) I need the old pipe removed (not necesarilly disposed of if its cheaper: ive got a skip turning up anyway)…
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Southern Electric experience???
Has anyone got any experience with the above??? I moved into my new flat a few months ago and presumably they supply the electric as at the end of October they sent me a bill for £150. This works out about £50 a month for 2 bed room flat 2 adults, presumed this was okay even though we have storage heaters and off peak…
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Troubles with the landlord regarding electricity meter. Please help us!
Hi! We live in a rented cottage. There was only an oral rental agreement between our landlord and us. When my fiance moved in this cottage he was not informed that on the electric meter there are connected lights from the landlord's stables, garden, sensor lights for the front gate and lights on the front gate. More than…
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Advice needed for new electricity connection
Can anyone help with advice on getting the best tarrif for a new electricity connection on my building plot in the Southwest? I'm not switching, as there hasn't been a supply there before, also I have no information about my likely electricity consumption, except that it will be quite low, but I will only be there…
