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Confused about what wiring is required for using Economy 7
hi folks, thought I had it sussed - I've just bought 4 storage heaters from ebay, ordered Economy 7 meter from EDF, and rang electrician to install heaters on separate wiring circuit as advised in my earlier thread. I had also hadplans for using the immersion, washing machine, tumble dryer etc at the cheaper time. However,…
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Broken meter?
I wonder if anyone could give me any advice on where I stand. Checked my dual fuel account with npower and it would appear I was in credit by over £200, which a little odd as it was winter and I would expect to be in debit if anything. I checked my meter readings and entered my latest figures, but it would appear that…
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Sainsburys Energy ?
If I'm already with British Gas and want to switch to sainsburys energy to get all the nectar card benefits would I be on Sainsburys energy tarrif that could be more/less expensive or would I remain on my current tarrif (as sainsburys energy is provided by British gas) as I cant seem to find prices on their website ?
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Boiler
I have recently moved into a new build property and have a water tank in my airing cupboard. Does anyne know if it is cheaper leave my hot water on all he time or just turn it in when i need hot water ? Any help would be great. Thanks
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Forced Entry
HI, Two days ago i arrived home to find out that southern gas had broken into my property and changed the locks on the house i owned over an unpaid bill. They left a message on the window saying they had a warrant to do so. I later found out that they did not install a meter, or switch off any gas supply, all they did was…
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Fuel comparison sites - word of caution
Hi, Do not know if this has been posted before but thought I would let you know my experience. After reading on MSE emails and other sites about switching gas and electric suppliers I thought it high time I compared prices and decided to use two comparison sites -u switch and energy helpline The initial results came back…
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Boiler Servicing: Need, and Best Deals?
Hi folks, We have a 4-year old Glow-worm boiler. For good or for bad we've never had it serviced. Corgi Home Plan dot co dot uk have written to us offering a combined service and insurance for around £200 a year. Firstly, how necessary is it to service a "young" boiler? (My guess is "necessary") Secondly, are there any…
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Co op to pay switching penalties!!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/co-op-offers-pay-moving-penalty-085338553.html
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NPower Spreading Warmth Tariff;
Hi, Am I correct in thinking that the Spreading Warmth Tariff, is as cheap as their cheapest *standard* Tariff, but not their cheapest overall? ie - An *online Tariff* could well work out cheaper still?
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edf E7 meter - can I get them to charge single rate
I switched to edf from nPower who billed me at a single rate with my day/night rate meter. Now having a battle with edf trying to get them to accept that I should be on a single rate tariff though I have an E7 meter. I did not realise that I was being charged for Economy 7 until I got the first bill about 5 months after…
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Disabled rights - pre paid meter
Hello. I've been searching the net for over an hour now without much success so thought I would ask here. The situation is this. My friend has two children with Aspergers. One child is 14 and the other 2. They cannot be left alone and the 2 yo needs watching 24/7. The eldest spends most of his time at home in his room. My…
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NPower gas price cut
Just wondering if people signed up with Npower have had any notifications that their gas will be cheaper come next month? I seem to remember getting a letter when they last raised their prices
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MSE News: 'Why the solar subsidy cuts are so damaging'
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The Government caused uproar last year by cutting subsidies, at short notice, paid to those who install solar panels to generate electricity. The charity Friends of the Earth explains why it's such a critic of the move..." Read the full story: 'Why the solar…
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Heating and hot water situation idea
The bungalow im renting has a 9kw wet electric system that does both the heating and hot water tank. I am on economy 10 with the hours 00:00 - 05:00 off peak 13:00 - 16:00 off peak 20:00 - 22:00 off peak My timer has 2 on offs that can be set that control the heating and hot water at the same time. Heating and water set to…
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Charis Grant - Great news;
Hi, Having applied to Charis for help with my Electricity debt last year, I've finally had some good news. They are going to clear my debt, while I keep to a repayment arrangement for my current usage. If anyone on here is struggling with their Utility bills, and are in arrears, I'd recommend applying for help from Charis…
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Annual Kwh
I'm checking out deals as my contract is up for renewal. Upon checking I see that my annual consumption is 24,000kwh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am ALL electric , but even so do not use this amount. I need advice on where to start? I've written to my supplier to start the ball rolling but would like to know if I can (and how) to…
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What happens if your DD is too high?
Sorry if I come across as a bit dim - just not sure how this worked as haven't paid by DD before. We're with British Gas for gas and electricity. We moved house in September into a large five bedroom house, but there are only two of us and we are both out at work all day and away two weekends a month. We don't have the…
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Paypoint refund
Hi, I made a bit of a mistake buying electricty at a paypoint terminal the other day. Due to ongoing issues changing supplier (now resolved), I added £20 credit to my old suppplier's top-up key. When I put it in the meter, it was rejected, so I took it back. The retailed said they had no way of refunding me, so I added £20…
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British Gas having a laugh
I have just had a letter from British Gas saying that they will give me 20,000 Nectar points if I will transfer to their STANDARD tariff from my present warm assist tariff with Eon. Yeh right and pay £465 a year more for 20,000 Nectar points. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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Compulsary time with previous supplier when moving house
I've recently moved house - at my old property we were happily supplied by Scottish Power on an affordable, capped tariff. We downsized to a small flat and moved into our new property on 18th Nov 2011. The gas & electricity was supplied by British Gas on their standard tariff. I immediately arranged to transfer back to…
