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Moving electricity meter
Hi I just bought a house and I want to move the electricity meter that is in the utility room (ground floor) I want to put it under the staircase with the new fuse box. I contacted EDF and they gave me an estimate of 3000 GBP. They said they need to do 3 excavations to change the cable and put a new one. Is there anything…
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Coldest winter for 30 years yet I used 30% less energy?
I've just recieved my yearly summary from Scottish Power and it appears I've used 30% less power this year even though it was the coldest for 30 years! They want to reduce the amount I pay ; £92 per month for dual fuel to just £60 per month. I'm really concerned I could end up owing them money next year if I only pay this…
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Problem with Scottish Power after switching
I changed supplier from E.On to Scottish Power last september, but they attempted to bill me for the following two months after I switched. I have already paid an E.On bill for that period. E.On are adament that they had transferred my details and were supplying me (on a far better tarriff, I'll add), Scottish Power are…
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Woke up to no heating or hot water!!
Is there any one out there who can give me any help as to how to bring the pressure down on my baxi combi boiler please? I know it should be between 1-1.5 well its shot up during the night and i now have a red fault light on:eek: When this happened a couple of years ago I remember we opened a valve and brought it down that…
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Using more gas in a cold winter
Hello, I've just had my bill for the winter period - a four month period from the end of october to now, so covering all the months of the very cold winter. I had a brand new condensing combi supposedly super efficient boiler put in at the beginning of the period so was hoping my usage would go down. However I have used…
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Electric for Sports club help
Hi, I am on the committee of a sports club and we are looking at ways we can reduce are electric bill. At the moment we are on a business tariff does anyone know if we can change to something cheaper or if there are any sports/social tarrif's around ? Or maybe ways of getting refunds due to us being a community group ?…
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British Gas happy story
after going to look how much I could save by changing suppliers I found out that the best tariff would save me £110 a year compared to £76 on the websaver 6 so because I'm £197 in debit it was not possible to pay at the moment having that in mind I decided to haggle with British Gas. they change me to websaver6 tariff and…
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Is a separate washer & dryer more efficient than combined?
Hi all, I am about to move into my first unfurnished property, where not even the white goods are included (but the rent reflects this). I've been a furnished tenant during my student days and over the last year. I've saved up enough, but I'm unsure whether to buy a washer-dryer or a washing machine and a tumble dryer. I…
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A satisfied Atlantic customer
Thought I post because I'm really pleased with my gas & electric bills I got today, we get so many people unhappy with theirs, I thought it would make a change. :D We're family of 5, live in a 3 bed EOT, have numerous PC's/laptops on alot of the time, run the heating between 21-23C for 2 hours in the morning and 8 hours in…
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E.ON electricity bill
Hi I’m hoping someone can help me understand my first electricity bill. I moved into a 1-bed electric-only property 4months ago in Oct and I have just received my first bill. I live alone btw but for the first four months, I had 3 parties at the place and a friend has stayed over for about 2weeks. The electricity bill came…
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Extremely high electric bill - please help!
Hi, We have had our electric bill through and its £180 PER MONTH! We are with EDF and I actually rang them with the reading! We have a 3 bed cottage style house and it is electric throughout (no gas), we just use the normal stuff ie 2 tv’s, cooker, washing machine and tumble dryer (once a week), but we have those night…
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British gas calorific value
Just checked by recent bill having inputting payments into excel recently Noticed calorific value has changed since I went onto energy smart It used to be Calorific value see below screenshot 1 Now its changed to screenshot 2 Both bills are this in Feb as I changed that month into energy smart
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Free gas from British gas Dodgy meter PLEASE READ!
Hi everyone, Please bear with me and make a brew its a long one! (sorry) About 5 months ago after being made redundant I was getting behind with my utility bills so decided to get pre-paid meters. This was September I made appointments and as usual the engineers did not turn up countless times. So an appointment was made…
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Gas bill seems too high
I've just moved from a new build 2 bedroom flat to a 100 year old 2 up 2 down mid terrace. The house had an energy efficiency rating of C on the EPC, it's double glazed, has loft insulation and (allegedly) cavity wall insulation so it's not too cold and draughty. The previous owners had prepayment meters, so I have a good…
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Swalec - final bill
I moved out of my previous property mid feb, I'm still waiting for my final bill from Swalec. I log onto my bank account this evening and discover that they tried to take £205 out of my account. I nearly had a heart attack. What the hell... I'm going to call them first thing in the morning because I'm really confused. This…
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Scottish Power cancellation fee
Hello, I have just switched supplier from Scottish Power and when I checked my final gas and electricity statements I noticed I have been charged a £50 cancellation fee. When I switched to Scottish Power originally I took out the Fixed Price Energy 2009 tariff which had a fee for cancellation before 31st Aug 2009. When I…
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Removal of EDF Key Meter!!!
My sister moved into a flat with an EDF electric key meter, 10 years ago, which means she has to pay the highest tarif. She is claiming benefits so needs to budget carefully but has never had problems with bill paying. She has asked and asked for the meter to be removed and to pay by direct debit but they tell her it will…
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Catch up bills?
Hi GOt a dispute with EDF energy They want £500+ for a catch up bill, the meter is the right one so the bill is quite correct... but I understand that they can only claim up to 12 months in a catch up bill.... is this right? They have threatened to get a court order for change of meter even if we are not home..... I made…
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Time to move from Eon ?
Hi , I have dual fuel with Eon on the Price Protection r3 deal. Is it a good time to find someone cheaper? Who is the cheapest about at the moment? Is the Eon Fixed Online 6 the best the Eon do? Ta
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Washing Machine energy consumption?
I have been carefully monitoring our gas and electricity usage for about a month and have worked out that our washing machine (which is only 2 years old and A rated) is using 2 units of electricty for every load. This seems high to me - but am not sure. Does anybody else know how much their machine uses?
