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Archives for January 2012

Eon - trouble over meter readings
Hi guys, Been in a rented property since sept 2011 & took all the meter readings the day I moved in & set up direct debits etc. Just had my first estimated reading bill & had a bit of a shock. As I am in a flat, there are two separate gas meters & just my luck ive read the wrong one! The reading for the wrong meter was…
Solar PV Monitoring
Hi all, Having a solar pv system installed later this week. The inverter is a sunnyboy/SMA brand which has an integrated bluetooth module. What methods do people here with solar pv use to monitor the solar panels/FIT/generation etc. I have a laptop with bluetooth and I've heard there are methods of measuring this using the…
How accurate are the electricity monitors?
I have recently been sent a free electricity monitor by British Gas. I have set it up and have been checking it for the past couple of weeks. I set it up at 20p per kw and it gives a read out of how much electricity is being used hourly.When i get up at 4.30am for work,it is usually reading around 2-3p per hour,but…
Npower winter fix - no penalty if switch
Hi all Not often you get a pleasent surprise when ringing a utility company but I rang this morning as I had just received my latest bill and my payments were going to be increased. I couldn't remember what the penalty was to get out of the winter fix tariff and I had found a cheaper tariff. Anyway the nice woman at Npower…
First EON bill too high?
Hi all, I have just moved into a privately rented 2 bedroom house (victorian style terraced house). I live with my partner and we have a 4 month old daughter so I am required to leave heating on constant most of the time just to keep the house at around 22 degrees, although some days I do put it on timed (it is then on…
did you know...boiler cover
now thats cheaper £4.55 a month No Excess to pay Plus Boiler Service..;) google it British gas is £15 a month :eek:
prepayment meter help !!
hi i have prepayment meters i asked for due to a large debt on my electric which started in 2008, in 2008 i was a direct debit plan and moved house in winter, i informed Atlantic i was moving to a house with a key meter supplied by n power and i wanted a credit meter, despite giving them 6 weeks notice, they failed to turn…
Heating in Lounge of rented accomodation
Hi all I live in a house which is rented, I waited 10 yrs for this house, I love it now im here and dont want to move, however, it has one drawback. The only heating in the lounge is an old gas fire and no radiator. I have radiators in every other room but the lounge. The gas fire is costing me so much to run, that I only…
Help with N Power
I have recently had such a troubled time with N Power and was wondering if anyone think there is anything i can do? I recently moved into a new house and signed upto N Powers Sign online 24, in side my 14 days notice i emailed 3 times to say i wanted to cancel it. I then got a letter through to say i had signed up!. Phoned…
Good Utilities Supplier
Those of you that want a good deal on your Gas & Electric look at the OVO Company. If are willing to update your meter readings every month and pay by Direct Debit I think its one of the best suppliers at the moment.
Price comparison results - Scottish Power & Ebico
Using the recommended energyhelpline.com, and I have details of spend and consumption from quarterly bills over the last year. We are with EDF standard tariff and have economy 7 meter. We heat water with immersion heater (timed to come on during E7) and heat with electric heaters (not E7). Gas from British Gas, standard…
Scottish Hydro Economy 10 timing
I have a house with a Key Meter, the last letter I got about price increases (Aug 11) tells me I am on Economy 10. Does anyone know what times for the Scottish Hydro n Scotland region that the meter switches over to the Off Peak times? I always thought I was on a Domestic Economy where the electricity overnight was at…
EDF giant final bill estimated, no meter reading available
Hi All, Hope you can help. I used to live in a flat in London but moved to Manchester 3 years ago. I have rented my flat out in London privately up until October 2010. Then I put it on the market and it was unoccupied from that point until completion in August 2011. The problem is I don't have any meter readings for the…
EON and RHT meters
Hi I'm glad I found this site after getting very frustrated with the service I am getting from EON. I moved into my grandfathers property after he sadly passed on, he had been with EON for a few years and I decided to carry on and see what my first bill would be like. I have an RH2 meter and a normal meter in the property,…
EDF - What are my options?
Hi All I am sure I am not the only one going through this with EDF - any advice welcome! I switched last year for the £100 welcome bonus - all seemed going OK with the switch, but my online account froze - my electric set up - but gas didnt - this was a "known issue" and they were dealing with it (nearly a year now) - I…
Eoncare
Can anyone advise or help please got eon homecare care had problems with boiler tripping out so phoned eon on 16.01.12 engineer came out 2 days ltr bearing in mind we had no hot water or cen heating eng said needed new pump couldnt do pump till 2 days ltr .Engineer came done pump still not wrkn he sed needed power flushing…
Free Boiler with cover?
Hi, I seem to remember an advert on TV not long ago that said there was an offer for £14 a month and it was contracted. It was for gascover and for free boiler. Does anyone remember or know anything about it or did I just get it wrong? Cheers
someone added my wifes name to the electric bill in our shared accommodation!
Hi, not sure if this is the right section, anyway.. Background I (& my wife) rent a room in a flat and pay our landlord once a month. The payment includes all bills (everything). My landlord rents the flat from estate agents. Today a letter arrives addressed to my wife from an electric company. Its an electricity bill in…
Problems with new heating system - URGENT
Hi Im not sure whether anyone can help but my Mother and Father in law have just had a new boiler and immersion tank installed by company (the one advertised on the TV by Johnny Ball! - sorry dont know the actual name) 1. Rep came on a Friday - work took place three days later on the following Tuesday 2. The rep signed my…
Long standing problem with npower is getting worse - Help please
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of help as npower are hassling my Mum. Back in 2006 we moved into a new home and when we moved in it was found that the gas meter was not safe and had to be changed; after this was done my Mum rang npower and notified them of this, giving them all of the readings they requested. 2 years later she…

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