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Cost of running my laptop??
Im trying to figure out the cost to run my laptop. i hered the cost per unit of electric is somthing like 15p, and 1 unit = 1 kWh i know that volts x amps = watts. but do i go by the input watts/amps on the adaptor or the output watts/amps??
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Moving a gas meter outside
Hi, I have recently been quoted £680 by SGN to move my meter from underneath the kitchen sink to outside. This seems like an absolutely insane amount and they won't even reconnect the pipes to the combi boiler inside (the guy who did the survey said this). Does anyone know if there's a cheaper way to get this done? I read…
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New homeowner advice
Hello. Hopefully sometime in the next week I'll be exchanging and completing on my new home but I'm not sure how things work with utilities. From what I can understand from searching this forum: 1. The suppliers for the previous owner becomes my new suppliers. 2. I'm not tied into any contract by these suppliers and can…
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Moving from one tariff to another with the same supplier - how long does it take?
I'm currently on British Gas Websaver 10 which ends on 29th February, and plan to move onto another BG tariff (Online Energy). Ideally I want to start on the new tariff on the day the old tariff ends, so I was just wondering when the best time to sign up for the new tariff was. Can I just switch over on the day (since I'm…
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Default from Joint British Gas Account
My friend asnd i lived together a couple of years ago and when we moved out of our shared property we had our large gas bill to pay. We couldnt pay it and we agreed a payment plan with their debt colltions agency. The account was in both our names. Payments have beeen made until sept '11. I had to cancel payments from Sept…
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Is this normal?!
Hey everyone. We're currently with British Gas and have lived in our new flat since December 2011. We live in a new-build which is environmentally friendly and economical. I was wondering if our gas and electricity bills are "too low"? (not complaining of course but from what I've read here, our bills should be higher). =/…
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Help setting up EON EcoMeter
I have just moved into a new house which has a Smart meter for electricity (we don't have gas). The Smart meter comes with a nice box called an EcoMeter (model 5262c) the smart meter is a E470, both made by Landis+Gyr. The Ecometer only comes with a Eon booklet that tells me how to use it and the first bit of the manual…
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Help with converting Readings to KWh
Just checked my readings and compared with 12 months ago but I am struggling to figure out the conversion to KWh for a switch over. The usage for Gas is 6582 and Electricity is 1979 My gas meter indicates it is a m3 reading and the electricity single Watt Hours. No idea of that is therefore a straight 1.979 Kwh, doesnt…
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Deferred Discount
Hi, Does anyone know which companies are NOT using Deferred discount? Seems to be all over the place at the moment. :( My experience: First year with nPower, just reaching end of deal, but I will only receive Deferred Discount of £100 a couple of months later (after being on "Go Save" for a bit by the looks of it) :eek:…
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EDF direct debit review - 'surcharge'?
I have just received a 'direct debit review' from EDF. This contains an annual statement of estimated usage (although it is in fact respectively 13 and 14 months since i switched electricity and gas to them, and only 2 months since I moved to a new tariff. They are demanding payment of the outstanding balance (176) by DD…
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Southern elec
I joined southern elec about 18 months ago. Dont normally speak to door step sellers but had seen van about alot taking readings and was looking at lowering my bills. after about an hour I signed up with them. the doorstep seller calculated my bills and said by leaving British gas and joining them I would save over £25 a…
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British Gas Homecare - Is it really worth it?
Hi all, Just after a bit of advice really. My parents have been having a few problems with their combi boiler keep going off and this morning it packed in completely. They called British gas out who charged £99 and they had to sign up for £20 a month. The engineer arrived and said that the boiler is clogged up with sludge.…
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Anyone recommend a decent energy monitor
Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent energy monitor as I am not wholly convinced that my energy usage is correct. Since my electricity was changed, myusage has increased from 8KWH per day to 22! Scottish Power sent someone to check the meter and they say it is in tolerance. If thats the case then there are items in my house…
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How do i find out if my electric is cheaper at night?
ok might be being a bit thick here but how do i find out if my electric is cheaper at night and through what hours? tried to find out by looking at my bills but cant work it out. had a bit of shock when actually looking at my quarterly bill today and trying to cut back!!
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Check the time on your electricity meter!!!
My house is all electric heating and on an economy 10 tariff. Whilst recently cleaning the cupboard the meter is in, I noticed that the timing on it was an hour and a half out so when I thought I was on a cheap rate I was actually on a more expensive rate. I contacted southern electric and was told tough luck go by the…
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Energy watchdog tells big firms: cut prices or else
Really ;) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/energy-watchdog-tells-big-firms-cut-prices-or-else-6989027.html
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EDF electric bill
I have been so worried over this bill I havent been able to sleep. We had a new meter fitted last year in February due to the previous one breaking down. Our reading in the April was 1533, Aug 3456 and Oct 4986, all actual readings... but... Feb, May and Aug was all estimates, readings at 4986, 6216 and 7571. Nov was an…
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NPower Homecare- 7 Yr Old Boiler? Nightmare
We joined the Npower Homecare Scheme at it was cheaper than British Gas and offered the same cover. What a mistake! Our boiler is over 7 years old. It recently broke down and when the engineer came he looked at it for only a couple of minutes then said its a major job I'll have to speak with my boss. Next day we received a…
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npower Standard electric rates...
Why is it so hard to find a list of rates that Npower charges?! All I want to know if for Newcastle area, what Npower charges per unit for the standard tariff.. can anyone help?
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I really need advice on electricity usage please.
Just had our electricity bill. £534 for 3 months. _pale_ We have an oil boiler that provides central heating and hot water. The boiler is old and has been working erratically so we bought 2 x 3kw oil free radiators to help heat the place when it was very cold over the winter. It has just been serviced and repaired this…
