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Eco 10 and the good reasons for it against Eco 7
Mine is a review of Economy 10. After having Eco 7 for many years and always getting cold in the evenings I eventually decided to look for different heating methods. I knew about Eco 10 in the 1980's but never gave it much thought. To cut a long story short...The bill for my electric last year was £1400 for a one bedroom…
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How to reduce your electric bills
For a few years now I've been looking into getting some solar PV panels to reduce my electric bill and do my bit for reducing CO2 levels. Like many the payback periods and initial outlay were a concern, so its never been anything more than something on my 'wish list'. You can now get solar PV panels for free from a company…
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British gas wont send cheque for cockup!!!
Hi All, Back in December last year my Mom and Dad bought a Gas fire from British Gas. Unfortunately what they delivered and installed was not what they had ordered but a completely different fire. British Gas was quick to apologise and offer compensation for their mistake. My Mom and Dad agreed and was told a cheque would…
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E.ON: Online tariff switching unavailable to existing customers...still
Presume the function worked prior to the 'planned maintenance' - why not roll back to the system state before maintenance and perhaps do more testing on the new version? Looking forward to hearing from you when online switching is again available....not 21-Apr
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Fixing Gas and Electric Prices
I am shocked at the price increase on N Power signonline 10. Have looked around and OVO are my cheapest for a Fixed Price for 12 months. Is it a good idea to fix your gas and electric now, I know that it was a while ago just wondered what the feelings are with it now.
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How do I what time storage heaters come ON?
Switching from SE "Daytime and Off Peak" plan to their cheaper Eco 7 plan. This involves switching from my two meters to a single meter (with two readings). Currently the storage heaters are set to come on at 1.30am and end at 7.30am. Whereas the new Eco period is 12.30 to 6.30am. As you can see I have a big problem. I…
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British gas, final bill
Hi After moving into my first home last September i phoned british gas and had the prepayment electrical metre removed and had a standard metre installed, at the cost of a security deposit of £200, which i would get back as long as i made no late payments in the first year. well last month i decided to switch suppliers…
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Gas and elec bill too high?
Hi all We just received our first gas and elec bill the other day and I was just wondering if it sounds reasonable as it seems like a lot (I don't have much else to compare it with) We have a 4 bedroom flat with 4 adults and our bills were about £250 for gas and £140 for elec over just over 2 months. We're with SE and…
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British Gas Price Protection 2012.
BG have sent a letter telling me my Previous Price Protection is coming to end in 2010. Unleess I opt out they will automatically put me on their 2012 Price Protection? Is this a good deal or should I opt out now. I appreciate no one can decide for me, however any ideas/ comments welcome. Many Thanx GD
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British Gas want to upgrade my gas meter
BG (my current supplier) has appointed OnStream to upgrade my gas meter. Whatever that could mean... The question is who will own the new one? If the new one will be smart meter, on BG's website they say: I am on Price Protection 2010 tariff which is about to finish (on 30-04-10) and wonder if I let them to install the new…
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Southern electric gas
Hi all. I am hoping one of you will be able to give me some advice about what to do with my gas company. When I first went with my company I decided to have a credit metre rather than a gas prepayment metre. My gas metre stopped working so I called the company to ask them to come fix it and also to inform them that I had a…
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Incorrect meter point reference number and billing
Hello all. In 2007 we failed to move to a cheaper gas supplier because of an incorrect meter point reference (MPR). After several reminders on our behalf we were finally issued a new MPR in March 2010! We had however not received any bills since 2007, no matter how often we asked for this issue to be resolved. We recently…
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Need to save money!
Hi Everyone Wondered if any of you could help me. Sorry if this post is in the wrong forum, it is a mixture of things actually. My Life Insurance, Contents Insurance, Home Phone, Broadband and Gas / Electricity are all due for renewel, and I am wondering if any of you could point me in the right direction of saving money:…
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Economy 7 don`t be fooled by cheap night rate
I`ve lived in the same house since 1982, when I moved in and removed the old electric storage heaters and installed gas central heating and hot water. To "benefit" from the cheap nightime units i`ve had timer plugs fitted to the washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer and every quarter looked zealously at the number…
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gas oven... good or bad?
When cooking my finger food for my moving in night i was shocked to see that i have a gas oven and hob - (gas mark what?!) I had assumed my oven would be electric (my own fault) So are these good or bad? Am i going to be paying out a lot more in the way of gas (which, ive heard, is the most expensive fuel?) Or would an…
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British Gas- end of 5 year deal
just coming to the end of a great 5 year deal on my gas and electricty with british gas which has shielded me from the ridiculous rises expierienced by plenty over the last few years. There latest offer is- take the standard tarriff or pay 4% premium over and above the standard tarriff, and they will hold those rates for 2…
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Think I have made a booboo!?
I have just bought my first place - unfortunately there is a prepayment electricty meter in there at the moment, but a normal gas meter. Both are EDF Energy. I have taken the gas reading. I have just gone through a system online with NPower and the National Trust to switch my energy from EDF to them. I like the idea of it…
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ferroli domicondens 24kw
Can anyone give advice? Desperately need a new boiler. Am planning on selling the house hopefully next year, so only need something cheap and cheerful that will pass any home report rating. I can't afford anything amazing. Have been quoted £1,200 to install a new ferroli domicondens (b rated boiler). Will be adding…
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Latest gas prices from southern electricity
Hi, I got a letter from SSE last week informing new lower gases prices from the 29th March. I did a few checks and although they have lowered my current gas unit price from 3.24p to 2.74p they have also increased the service charge from 13.36p to 25.57p per day(all before tax of course)! :eek: They are really taking the…
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40,640 KWH gas usage- help!!!!!!
Hiya I have just received my gas bill (I pay DD of £59 per month - recently increased to £152!!!). It says I owe £1049!!!!!!!!!:eek: I am trying to work this out with N power but I have worked out that my gas usage comes out at 40,640 KWH from 09/03/09 to 21/03/10 (all actual readings!) Now does this sound right- I…
