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Switching to time in with expiry of previous deal?
How do you work around this? My current deal with Eon ends on 1st March. I've done the comparison thing, and it looks as if a change to EDF would be in order, based on my average consumption. However, can I do that now, and ask for EDF to take over on 1st March? Or do I have to wait till 1st of March to put the change in…
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How long should you keep Utility Bills
Hi Folks, I have been having a clear out and there is a pile of old bills. Gas, Electric, Water et al. I would going to keep bills from the last two years. Is this too long, too short?
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Scottish Power price rise & right to end contract
I just got an email from SP stating their price rises. At the bottom of the email was this. I've only been with SP for about 3 months but am I correct in thinking that I could end my contract early, switch to another provider and gain from the cashback? (assuming the prices are competitive as well)
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Darn - signed up for new energy deal and missed out on discount
hmmm, Signed up for new energy deal today and thought, ah, £30 to switch with MSE deal through Moneysupermarket, great. Then found that Quidco are offering £62 with their deal. As I've already requested the info and direct debit from Scottishpower through Moneysupermarket, would it be a really bad idea to request the deal…
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Scottish power query
Hello Having looked on Uswitch yesterday I was getting Eon online 5 saver as the cheapest. Ive looked today and entered the same stats etc and suddenly scottish power online energy saver 12 has appeared the cheapest. Anyway prior to todays look on Uswitch I phoned scottish power to see what they could offer me. The offer…
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Oil vs gas central heating
I need a new oil tank but am wondering if it would be cheaper to go over to gas. Does anyone know if this is the case?
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Will EDFs Price Rise in March.....
Affect their Online Saver tariffs? According to the rep I spoke to, it will ONLY affect the standard services. Anyone confirm?
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How to work out if Standing Charge Option is best?
In looking to change supplier from Scottish Power I currently have Online capped till March 2011 with a daily Standing (Service) Charge (SC). Most of Fixed rate deals seem to offer no standing charge but higher unit costs and the comparison sites seem to work on a yearly consumption. Presumably as your uses varies though…
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Convector heaters - avoid?
Hi all, I'm viewing the perfect rental property tonight, It ticks all the boxes but I'm concerned that it's heated by convector heaters. Should I avoid them like the plague due to cost? Thankfully the tenant is showing me around so I hope to get an honest assessment of the fuel bills but your advice is greatly appreciated.…
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EoN Economy 18
Hi, I am on economy 18. I rang EoN to find out if i could swtich plans, they told me to ring the boiler company if it was possible who said no. Is there any advice anyone can offer on what i can do to save money on this plan or how i can switch to another plan maybe by switching the meter. I spoke to EoN direct but they…
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Scottish Power price rises
Hi, did a comparison on Moneysupermarket and found we could be saving quite a lot (c. £300/yr). Scottish Power's Online Energy Saver 12 came up cheapest, but I need to find out when the Scottish Power announced price hikes kick in and by how much this will affect how well this deal will actually work out?? Is the £30 bonus…
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1 then 2 now 3 rads down... :(
I've bled them all, tried turning all but the faulty ones off and turning the temp up high but all that did was make the one in the bathroom (I guess the fail safe) hot still. Made one of the dead ones warm but then went cold when the rest went back on. If I drain a dead rad from the bleed valve it does begin to get warm…
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Disgraceful service from Npower Homteam Boiler Care
Hi everyone, I am having a hell of a time with Npower and their Hometeam Boiler Breakdown Care I am signed up to a package offering Unlimited Parts & Labour, Unlimited Call Outs & a free replacement boiler if they are unable to repair your boiler. They have made several visits, and tried a plethora of parts to fix my…
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N Power rip off Standing Charges increase Dec 2010 ?
Hi There, Has anybody else noticed that N Power appear to have increased their standing charges from Dec 2010 from 6.00pence per day to 23.2 pence per day ??!! Is this a rip off or have i missed something ? I am on the sign online 17 dual fuel package and am dreading seeing what bills i am going to be hit with following…
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Getting rid of Prepayment Meters
Hi, Can anyone advise me on this. I have had prepayment meters for both gas and electricity for a long time. I have never switched, but recently had a look at it, and the biggest saving I can get is about 250 pounds, switching both, staying on the prepayment meters. The question is if I got rid of them would I make more…
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E-on Gas bill - too low?
Just trying to get my head around my last gas bill. Any comments would be appreciated. Only moved into the 3 bed property in November so units used are quite low for this bill anyway. Gas meter reading (imperial meter) 29th Sept: 1960 Gas meter reading 29th Dec: 2050 90 units used converted to 28kwh =£1.74 This is what my…
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What is more economical- leaving things on or turning them off in short spurts?
This one has been on my mind for a bit so interested if someone can clear it up for me. My mum told me recently that when you turn a light on it causes a power surge such that turning a light on for a little and off again would cause more elec. usage than if you just left it on in between these bursts to prevent the surge…
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Eon Boiler Service
:mad:Does anyone out there have similar problems getting Eon to do a proper job as part of their service contract. On 17/12/10 my boiler froze due to the cold weather. They came out on 24/12/10 to do a temporary fix. On 31/12 they fitted a new expansion tank. Thats when the real problems began. The internal fuse on the…
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24/7 heating on Vs 3 x per day at a higher temperature
I wonder if an expert on this matter can advise me :D We have a large 3 storey detached house, 8 beds, 5 bathrooms, etc. No cavity wall insulation and I don't think I want any. Loft insulation is OK though. All double glazed too This winter we have run the central heating on 24/7 at 18 degrees C whereas before we used to…
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prepay meter to credit meter for free, is it possible?
I have had prepayment meters in my flat for a good few years now and now my lodger has moved out and my gf has moved in and we want to change the meters. We both now own the 100% of the house(i use to own 25% on shared housing assoc scheme thing) and we have called british gas and they have changed the gas one for free,…
