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Thinkin of switching
Does anyone know of any goood supliers of gas and electricity? I am currently with British gas and have had the worse time ever with them...without agreeing they have put my gas direct debit upto £64 a month!!! I did tell them already the most I can afford is £40 which to me is still a lot of money....especially as I dont…
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Quick boiler question
Will a combi condensing boiler use more gas (energy) heating the home if the boiler has a leak and is therefore running on low pressure? Recently my boiler has been running on low pressure (under 0.5 bar cold and just under 1 bar when running). The water leaks from the bottom every time i attempt to refill. It will stay at…
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Warning to anyone buyting Xbox 360
if you are buying one for xmas i suggest you increase your electric payments ours have gone up loads in the last 15 months so we got a gadget that shows what is being used, i sit at home with and it cost about 3p an hour kids arrive the xbox and the telly it uses put it up by another 8p an hour. i bet you saying its only…
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Capped to British Gas 2011 - to switch or not to switch
Please would someone advise me on whether or not I should switch out of my capped tariff with BG? I fixed with them last year when the price hikes had started but not gone to the highest heights and felt it was the right thing to do. Now I'm not so sure. Firstly, I recently had a letter from them seeking to more than…
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Central Heating or Heater?? Help please!
Hi all! My gas/elec bills have been doubled as i used so much energy last winter having my central heating on all the time (new baby) ive just been given a Rapido Delonghi (SP!?) oil heater, does anyone know if this will use up more energy than my gas central heating or less?
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Billed To Wrong Meter HELP ME!!
My problem is a little complicated but I desperately need advice please? I've been with British Gas since March 09 and found I've been billed to the wrong meter (another flat in same address). They acknowledge this error and have updated the national database and started billing me to the correct meter (newly installed)…
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Advise please
Hi I live in an all electric flat and i am trying to find ways of cutting my electric bill. i have underfloor heating so is it cheaper to leave on for 24 hours a day or would it be cheaper to set it to come on at certain times of the day? I also have an immersion heater and wondering what is the cheapest way to run this…
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Panel Heaters
I have just bought a 2 bed end of terrace house which had very old storage heaters which we are going to remove and install Dimplex EPX Panel heaters. We didnt like the storage heaters as we wanted to have heat when we wanted and we had no control. Has anyone else bought these heaters? Do they give out much heat? Has…
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Does my electrical usage seem right?
I've been in my small 1 bedroomed detatched house for a year now and i've always suspected my electric usage being sky high but put it down to an ex partner always been home when I was in work. I've had the house to myself and living on my own now for 6 months and still find my electric usage high for a single full time…
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What always uses electricity?
Got one of thos BG Smart meters the other day so have been trying to figure out roughly what everything uses in the house until I get bored of it and stick it in the draw. Anyhow when everything but Sky (x2) and LCD TV (x2) all on standby (TV's only 0.9W so cannot be bothered to turn those off at wall), fridge, freezer and…
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MSE News: 'Smart Meter' energy roll-out plans unveiled
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Energy suppliers will be responsible for installing "smart meters" for gas and electricity in all homes by 2020 under Government plans published today ..." Read the full story: 'Smart Meter' energy roll-out plans unveiled
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Storage Heaters and elec bills - help!
Hi everyone, Looking for a bit of advice really... We are renting a large 4 bedroom house with no other power than electricity. The heating is storage heaters (old looking ones!) and the water heating is a mystery - it is boiling hot all the time but seems to be supposed to only heat up during the E7 period. (Anyone who…
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Left Scottish Power but they created new DDs
Switched from Scottish Power and got final bill. Cancelled the Scottish Power direct debit. Checked account yesterday and Scottish Power have created new DD and taken a payment. They also had a second DD lined up to take more money later. Got these cancelled and a note on the account to ban Scottish Power from creating…
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EDF lowering Gas prices.
I had a letter through this morning from EDF saying that from 2nd October they have reduced their gas prices by 3%. It is supposed to save the typical customer £24 a year. Thats about 50p a week, I can't help but feeling like they are laughing at us.
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Electronic Thermostat Control for Boiler
Hey, Just bought a new house, finally completed about a week and a half ago and got the keys. I just had a quick question about the boiler. It's a combi boiler, the Vokera range if that helps. It's currently using the normal dial on the boiler itself that turns round and comes on at the times you've pushed in on it. Just…
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Gas meter Speed when using boiler
I have a big concern of how fast my gas meter turns when I put the boiler on for hot water or central heating. Is it my boiler is inefficient? During a 1 hour test with the meter reading Start - 4319.26 End - 4321.31 It used 2.05 units, equates to 23 kwh, equates to approx £0.92 in bill. Which I find excessive, what do you…
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15% reduction for EDF customers
EDF energy are not making this widely known, but if you are on Income Support or receiving tax credits you can have an additional 15% reduction on your EDF energy bills. Phone EDF and ask, that is all you have to do to confirm this. They will need your account number/s, date of birth and national insurance number to…
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Prepayment meters
I know they apparently overcharge for electric...I have one anyway as I live in a rented flat. I recently had a letter telling me I have to get my meter updated as it may be giving an incorrect reading after a certan amount of time (it looks pretty new to me...anyway...). Does this mean I legally HAVE TO get it changed?…
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Should we take note of Triads?
nfo from web: I never knew they existed until today when i was sent to work in a different building, but on the notice board was a newsletter explaining what Triads were and the 3 dates set for this period, the first being today. On it, it stated that the cost of energy during a Triad rises dramatically, the high for last…
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British Gas.
Hope someone can advise.British gas now list my accounts with Experian - which ok no problem I pay on time etc. Problem I have is they have listed also an address I have not lived at for 3 years - that address was pre pay meter.From then on I have lived at properties with meters also with British gas.I moved over to…