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setting up combi boiler and programmable thermostat
Hi, I've just had a programmable thermostat fitted to my boiler, now I was wondering what setting my boiler should be set, it was before and still is set at 60 degrees, is this the correct setting? It goes up to 80 degrees, so if i turn it up the hpuse will reach the programmable more quickly but will I be wasting energy?…
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USwitch Cashback Offer
In December 2011 I accepted a switch of energy supplier through U Switch via this site, on the understanding that there was an £80 cashback if the supplier was switched. The switch was completed in January 2012 and I have now been offered free wine instead, which I don't want. Does anyone know if I have any rights to…
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underfloor heating bill
I live in a new build flat. A central hot water source feeds our under floor heating and provides us with hot water for sinks, shower, etc. We get cold water and sanitation bills from Thames Water and electricity bills from First:Utility. We don't use gas. We moved in in 2009 and were told to expect a hot water bill from…
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SSSE Gas& Elec. price increase.
I had noticed I was dramatically having to put more money onto my electric key recently. So much so that I emailed Southern Electric to ask why. I have just received this reply; I have looked into your account regarding pricing and the increase in cost you're experiencing. SSE increased household electricity and gas prices…
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OVO Energy - best avoided
I transferred my supply to OVO Energy in Autumn of last year. I live in an extremely well-insulated flat, I have Economy 7 (white meter) electricity and I assiduously monitor my electricity usage. I therefore use around £20.00 of electricity a month. I have had nothing but problems with OVO. Before they even transferred my…
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No more electric bills.....would you buy one?
OK…..Hypothetically?……5 years from now…… For £4,500? You can now buy your own…. lets call it…errr…a ‘GENERPOWERPACK4’, what is it? It generates electricity ……But it does not use any fuel……well a tiny bit…….and is almost silent…..It’s the size of a domestic washing machine……it provides a constant 4kW of power at 230 volts…
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Ovo Energy - Recommend a Friend £40
Not 100% sure if I'm allowed to put this on this board so please feel free to move/delete it if I'm breaking any rules! We have recently moved to Ovo Energy & they are currently offering a £40 credit to anyone who 'recommends a friend'. If anyone has compared their utility prices and is looking to move to Ovo I would be…
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MSE News: Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Energy insiders say a surge in wholesale prices due to the cold snap may delay future price cuts ..." Read the full story: Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
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Help with Heating Costs
Hi, My first post here, although Ive been reading for a while. Firstly, I'd like to say I've searched a bit on here to see if I could find anything regarding my question, but I'm not sure there is a straight answer as such which is why I'm posting. I live in a one bedroom ground floor flat which is very old and a…
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british gas prepayment
i have both my gas and electric with BG and i have finished paying off a debt on the gas meter quite a few months ago, yet whenever i put credit on the meter it takes about 40p off for debt repayment.....does anyone know if BG prepayment meters take money off you if you have run out of emergency credit?and how much it is…
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Scottish Power fixed term ended
Did final readings as was gonna change, had statement today and we are nearly £400 in credit, So getting a refund and lower DD :j:j Been on fixed for 3 yrs tho at £140 per month and struggled, now down to £78 Happy!!!
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Electric heating.
Has any one any experience of these; or similar. http://www.electrorad.co.uk/?gclid=CJb80tz9ga4CFZIifAodxgtb5w I'm considering buying a flat, the only down side is theres no gas, and never likely to be. So it has to be electric heating. Any advise/experience of electric heating would be very welcome. Many thanks Order
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Npower transposed our readings for 4 years! help!
Hello, I'm after some advice please. We've been with npower for about 5-6 years. I swapped last year to an account you manage with them online to save some money. Received an email yesterday asking me to put meter readings in online, which I did no problem this morning. Then I went to look at last years bills to compare…
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EDF to Npower, when will i get my balance from EDF?
How long does it take for you old supplier to settle your account, edf in my case. changeover was about 10 days ago. Have around £400 credit in my edf account. was hoplng not to have to chase it as I would need 1/2 day of work to get though!
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What is a Group Electricity Meter?
Hi, I have just had someone from G4S around to read my gas & electric meters, but when he asked where they were he said he had 1x gas meter & 3x electric meters to read. Now I was very surprised by this so he gave me the actual number off the 1 & only electric meter we have & advised me to ring British Gas (my supplier).…
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condensing mode vs non-condensing mode
Hi people. In this extreme cold snap I have been leaving my heating on all day while out at work, as someone is in the house all day long asleep as on night shift, so house is always "aired", running thermostat in hall at 17.5 and the boiler on 57 degrees (baxi duotec 28kw). I usually turn the stat back up to 19 and boiler…
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EDF Single Bill Issue
Hi Advise needed, i was moved onto the new billing system with EDF back in Nov 2011, single payment & single bill for Gas & Elec. Just had my most recent bill (final Bill) and noticed that is only mentions Gas, no mention of Elec at all. Has anyone else noticed this, is this correct?? Have a feeling after looking at last…
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Warm Home Discount
Hi folks, Entered my mums reading meters yesterday and looking at her bill today she has been given the warm home discount (which she is entitled to). However the amount taken off her bill is £114.29 but I thought this was £120? Any thoughts.......perhaps to do with VAT??
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Southern Electric - Mis sell update?
Hi, Martin Lewis mentioned that Southern Electric may have mis sold electricity over a couple of years through 2009. We feel that this happened in our case, we rang them and they said they were collecting data and would be sending letters out to all customers who may have been effected at the end of January but we have…
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Heating costs
Is it best to keep central heating on all the time and controlled by the thermostat, or use the timer, and letting the temperature fluctuate??.
