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Npower SOL price hike: across the SOL board, or just for SOL14?
I've just had a shock letter from NPower. They want to increase my gas standing charge from 20p per day to over 74p per day! Note I am on an IGT. I'm also with them for my electricity. There are some changes there, but not as massive. I've put all my details into a spreadsheet and done a before and after comparison.…
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Moving into my first house soon need advice
Hi I'm all new to how it all works with setting these things up so please be gentle. I'm moving into a 2 bed masionette soon and need some advice. As I have never had to get a provider for Electric and Gas before. 1. How do I find a good tariff it I don't have any idea what my usage is going to be? 2. What will happen with…
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Gas bill £360 for 12 Jan - 8 April!
Hi all I'm new to this forum but having seen one of the previous threads requesting help on understand gas & electric bills and the really helpful replies I thought I would add my own query. I received my gas bill yesterday and they are charging me £365 for the period 12 Jan - 8 April. When I queried it they said that the…
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Gas and Central Heating Installation – interest free payments?
I am currently saving up to have gas and central heating fitted into my new home. Until then I have to make do with Eco 7 and storage heaters. It’s going to take me about a year and a bit to save the £5k or so needed to have it installed. However, I was wondering if anyone has heard of any providers who offer it via…
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What happens when the meter doesn't work?
Hi, I'm renting and have an economy 7 meter. Recently had to do meter readings, the low has changed and seems fine, the normal hasn't changed in last 4 months. The electric company are coming to replace the meter as it's obviously faulty. But what happens with being charged for electric usage over the last 4 months?
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Can I get away with this?
As some of you know I have just moved into a new property with no gas and central heating but has two electric meters (Day time domestic and off-peak) and storage heaters. Southern Electric have agreed to have the meter switched to a single Eco 7 meter. When I asked when and how do I sign up for their online DD Eco 7 plan,…
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Cistern Water Heater - heat loss
Does anyone know the 24hr standing heat loss in a 75 litre cistern water heater? I have been googling for a few days and can get figures for cylinders. All I found for cistern water heaters is typically, "Injected XYZ insulation for minimal heat loss", I've even searched the manufactures website as well as phoning the…
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Please help me look at my Gas & Electricity Bill - over £400 per Q
Hi my Gas & Electricity has always been high.. can you guys help me take a look and offer some advice? Thanks in advance Provider Britis Gas Postcode SE11 5NJ Electricity - 2546.00 kwh = £287.35 Discounts = Dual Fuel + Prompt Pay = £6.59 credit VAT at 5% = £14.03 TOTAL = £294.79 Gas - 3683.37 kwh = £134.22 Discounts =…
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MSE News: Energy bills topped £500 over winter
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "A mixture of bad weather and energy firms' reluctance to cut costs before the cold snap has led to records costs ..." Read the full story: Energy bills topped £500 over winter
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Settling a final bill
Does anybody know if there's a law that exists that states a consumer has a certain period of time over which a final bill can be paid (e.g 3 months or something)?
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npower still sending electricity bills?.
hi all, i'm getting a bit browned off with npower,sending me bills when they don't supply electric to my property. i changed from npower to scottish power in august last year,then to eon in october. i explain to npower they don't supply electric no more so why the bills?. they say we will look into this and contact you…
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Business Electricity. KVA charges anyone?
My father has a flat in an extra care home. The housing association procure the utilities which are included in a service charge. They have no idea what they are doing and I'm trying to help them out. One issue is their KVA charges. Accoring to the URL below it should be possible to cut them.…
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Can you insist on staying on old tariff
I am changing from npower's sign on line 14 due to tariff change starting on the 7th May. I seem to remember if you inform your current supplier that you are unhappy with the change in tariff you can be kept on your old tariff until the change takes place (takes 4-6 weeks apparently). Can anyone confirm is this is still…
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British Gas - Advance Payment
Howdo folks Just wondering if anybody might know if BG still offer an "Advance Payment" rate of any current gas tariffs - if so they seem well burried away from easy viewing :( Currently on the Advance Payment Rate on WebSaver 3 but with the WebSaver 7 tariff from April 9th the Tier 2 rate is now slightly better - the Tier…
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No debt assigned to prepayment meter
Hi everyone, my again with another prepayment meter question! I've been in touch with N Power over the last couple of days to find out where I stand with my gas and electricity debts. They've told me that the electricity meter is taking £10 a week to pay for the debt, which is okay and the debt is dropping. But they've…
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switching supplier
i,ve used the three comparison sites, used the same meter readings and i got this. OVO-saving £341.51 dual fuel OVO-saving £447.26 dual fuel OVO-saving £284 dual fuel. how do these sites work. when i switch how can i afford to pay off the old supplier and pay the new supplier at the same time
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How do you set a timer on a washing machine?
I have read several posts from people currently or who have used Economy 7 where they mention having their washing machine and dryer set to a timer so that all washing and drying is done during “cheap” off peak hours. Can someone explain how this works? Can this be done on any washing machine by plugging it into an…
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Superswitch Immersion Timer Instruction
The plug for the immersion heater in my new house is connected to a timer and I have no clue how to use it!! The timer is made by Superswitch (cat no 1325) – 13 (2)A 230/240V – 50Hz T45 · There is switch at the top, you can either switch to ON or “clock face” (i.e. set program) · There is a circular 24hr time segment which…
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Estimated Bills & Spark
Good evening, I would like some advice, please. Last August I moved into a new flat, my letting agents advised that the electricity company would be Spark. They started billing me £50 a month which is their estimate of our usage - I sent off our meter reading - nothing changed. They are still billing at this amount - I…
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Cheapest Gas & Electricity deals at the moment?
Hi there. Well I guess like a lot of other people here I have been shopping for the best deals using U-switch and the other comparison sites..I want the cheapest deal and up until now had generally been imputing "dual fuel" and "pay by monthly direct debit" as that seemed to be the cheapest overall..but this time i tried…
