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Will my house be suitable for CWI?
I bought my house a few months ago - it is only 6 years old so I had assumed it would already have filled cavities. However, after talking to some neighbours, and checking with the housebuilder, my understanding is that it does not! The information that I have been able to get indicates that it is "thermal block"…
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Energy wasting through open windows during winter
I share a house, and one of the house mates has decided to keep his bedroom window open all night. During recent cold windy weather I put a towel at the bottom of his door to stop the draft, as I thought he had forgotten the window and gone out, but then he came out his room, and just mumbled at me when I told him about…
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British Gas - 'Tactical' offers
I swapped to dual fuel with British Gas in September 2011 in my new home. The operative said they'd give me £75 credit in 12 months time over the phone for swapping. Just rang up today asking where my credit is, and the operative said that as the previous occupant had used British Gas for their gas supplier, that I would…
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Pre payment woes
Hi I hope someone can explain to me how the pre payment system is supposed to work. I have a pre payment gas meter installed, we are with NPower!! I have just received a statement which shows that I owe them over £100 for usage for the past 66 days. I was under the assumption that having a prepayment meter meant that I…
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MSE News: It's not just the big boys upping energy bills
"Hundreds of thousands of households will be hit by smaller energy firms increasing gas and electricity costs..." Read the full story: It's not just the big boys upping energy bills
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scottish power trying to charge me exist fees
On 22 oct I received an price increase email from scottish power. It said 'if you notify us that you wish to change supplier before 3rd Dec 2012 and we receive a request from another supplier within 15 working days, we will not apply the increased prices or the cancellation charge'. I figured that I couldnt really be held…
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EON ... decisions ... decisions ...
I have EON Dual Fuel Energy Online .... bill around £1860 a year (!?!) ..... my bet is that EON will announce their increases at the beginning of December to bring them in line with everyone else. Choices are: 1. Switch 2. Stick with current EON tariff 3. Stick with EON at a fixed 1 year 4. Stick with EON at a fixed 2 year…
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Unexpected NPower Bill
Ok, we have been with NPower for 3 years now and have always paid (without fail) a monthly direct debit....this amount should be calculated by them on our usage and with correct meter readings??! When we first bought the house we renovated it and didn't actually move in for 6 months, however, we paid a monthly direct debit…
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E-ON - Huge Bill for property no longer lived in
Hi, The below is posted on behalf of a friend of mine....I'm at a lose on what advise if any I could give......the only resolution I can see happening is either he pay's or he end's up going via the courts. Right bit of a background story on this....(isn't that the case each time with these posts?) Previous houses rented…
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One Room Heating Option! Please Advise..
Hello, I have made the decision to stop gas completely I have moved into a council flat and it takes a lot of effort for this heating system to heat the whole flat to just 20 Degrees Celcius. By Stop gas I mean disconnect the service eliminating the Gas Service charge. For washing up I won't be using boiler to get hot…
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Last Price Increase by First Utility
An elderly relatives current fixed rate deal with EDF finishes at the end of December. Just looking at options. The EDF standard variable tariff is the same as their 3/2015 fix so I guess it is clear where they are steering you.:mad: Current spend ~£600, EDF fix is ~£720. First Utility standard variable is showing as ~£600…
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E.ON sending bills early!
I have gas and electricity with eon and pay my bills quarterly. I know it's not the most cost effective but I like being able to control it and knowing that I have extra cash in the summer when bills are lower. Anyway, quarterly bills should be every 3 months right. But I have today (Nov 22) received my latest bill, when…
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Npower tariff Wrong
Hi, Just as companies started to up prices, we got a letter from npower giving us our annual consumption estimates and cost on our current tariff. We live in a 3 bed semi & I have rounded up the figures for ease. Electricity 5700kwh £565, Gas 22000kwh £730 This is on the Sign online 20 tariff. For a years worth of both at…
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Not allowed to change supplier
Hi all , i have an outstanding bill with Npower and we are in dispute with them as they are saying we are using £100 per month !!! we have installed a meter to estimate our usage and that came out to about £40 per month, N power will not take this and say the meters are useless and give false readings.:mad: I needed to…
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Generic Prepayment Card / Key ?
Hi there, Does anyone know if the energy companies use a generic Gas/Electric prepayment card ? and by any chance if these can be bought legally in bulk ? Im asking from a Local Authority point of view looking at options for making emergency payments. cheers.
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Switching away from NPower. Do I really need to call them?
I'm in the process of switching my gas and electricity. I'm going from NPower to Southern Electric. NPower have sent me a letter virtually pleading me to call them 'finalise my account', but at the same time telling me that if I want to stay with them they can help. To me, this sounds suspiciously like a ploy just to get…
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30KWH daily usage!
Hi, I am new to the forum's, so please be gentle! Myself and my partner recently moved into a 2 bed 8 year old flat. We use one bedroom for sleeping, the other as an office. We are both out the house from 8-4 every day, and tend to shower once per day each. The house is elec only, so the hot water and heating is only…
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quick question OS-ers
Would a two door american style fridge freezer use an awful lot of elect compared to a standard one? It's A rated.
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First Utility
Have just been contacted by First Utility after numerous e mails, two letters to their admin office trying to get my direct debit corrected. I asked for my d/d to come out on the 14th of the month, and they took it out on the 12th(before I get paid). They say they can only do direct debits on the 12th or the 28th of the…
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Protection plan for new boiler
Any advice on whether to opt for a protection plan for a new boiler?
