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Comparison sites
I have just looked at 2 sites and have been givenconflicting information: Uswitch are telling me I am on the cheapest tariff where as gocompare are saying they could save me £165.00. Which one am I supposed to trust?
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Is there an edf representative on here?
After a month of going round in circles with edf i think it's time to go public. Awful service, no response from their complaint resolutionmanager or from their online complaint procedure. Have been with them since May and since then my economy 10 tariff rates have been transposed, they need to be swapped, not that…
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Switching from RHT to Economy 7
I currently rent a flat which has storage heaters and an RHT meter set up. This means that the storage heaters take in power between midday-4pm and midnight-8am on the "cheaper" rate meter. Everything else in the flat runs from the other meter so is charged at the higher rate at all times. We did have a hot water tank…
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Do these meter readings sound right?
Meter reading on last bill was 4600 (beginning of November). 31st December it was 4913. Today it is 5493. We have our gas heating on 6pm til 9pm on weekdays, 10am - 1pm and 6-9pm on weekends. I might add we don't have thermostats so can't adjust the temperatures and we've got a back boiler & gas fire (fire doesn't work).…
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Gas Price Issue - anyone help?
I have a 5 bedroom house with an indoor swimming pool and underfloor heating (new build). I recently recieved a bill for British Gas stating that in a 45 day period - I ve spent over £2000 for this period for gas. My bill is now £ 11000 and its strange as some periods, my bill comes to around £ 250-300, and some periods it…
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£50 cashback scottish power
Hi, Ive switched to scottish power using the £50 cashback offer. Has anybody done this? I've not had any confirmation regarding the cashback being accepted or anything?
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Newb in a new house with no info... Help please!
Hi, I've recently purchased a flat and I got the keys today. (I'm still staying with my boyfriend until some basic things are set up) I was looking through guides for getting the cheapest electricity and gas bills so I could set things up immediately but I have no information to start from. I don't know what supplier the…
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paying off a arrears with British Gas
I have arrears with British gas of £500, I'm on a payment meter, they take £6 a week of any credit on the meter, anyone know if this can be lowered? I know it sounds low already but with this cold weather I'm using a lot of gas and finding it hard to pay both. Just wondering is it up to who ever you get to speak with on…
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cost of heating for 1 day
just wondering what you guys pay to heat an average sized house for one day (gas) , say for 10 hours? I have an old boiler and it's costing me around £4-5 for a 2 bed flat, seems high to me?
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Combi Boiler safe or Not ?
hi all, Need some Gas Safe advice please. My elderly mum's house has an Ariston Microgenus II 28 MFFI boiler heating 7 rads. It was fitted just under 8 years ago and has been serviced regularly. Recently after a couple of weeks away when she returned home the boiler started make a rumbling, vibrating type noise when it…
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Green deal - £270 cash back off a new boiler
I moved into a new house recently and the gas bill was £331 for two months. The boiler is an old one with a pilot light and there is a water tank upstairs, so I think an upgrade to a combi boiler is in order sometime soon. I have been reading the details of the Green Deal…
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Standard tariff temporarily?
I've just bought a new property which needs approx 3 - 4 months of work done to it before I move in. When finished I may only live in it for 6 months before deciding what to do with it. Is there any point than going for anything other than a standard tariff under these circumstances?
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Strange one - incorrect meter...please read
Hi all this is very long - im sorry! i moved into my current e bedroom flat in may 2011 no gas all elec on economy 7. at the point of moving in we were shown were all the important points are re water tap/ meters etc which was labelled with our flat number, at this point we signed up with scottish power. In april 2012 i…
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Getting credit back from NPower
Hi We have recently moved to a new house and changed gas suppliers. In our final bill from NPower it came out as £903 in credit so we have clearly been overcharged for the last 3 years. However now NPower are really dragging their heals to pay it back and are even now saying they will have to investigate as is their policy…
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I am appalling with money, just had a shock electric bill!
I'm your classic case of someone who is bad with money, I know I'm bad with money but thankfully my wages cover it, I work for myself, I know live alone and I usually average about £400-£500 a week, so this week since my rent was paid I made £280 after rent to take a week off right cos I need some time out. Now I had an…
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NPower - problems with meter installation
My boyfriend and I moved into a flat in August that has a gas prepayment meter. Our landlord told us that we could change the meter to a credit meter one if we wanted. We called NPower in September, who agreed for us to switch over to them and to install a new meter free of charge. We didn't hear anything from them…
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£347 in a month?!
I moved into a new flat last month. Just got the first gas/electricity bill, for the period Dec 14, 2012 - Jan 16, 2013. Submitted accurate readings both last month and yesterday. Got the first bill from British Gas - £347 for dual fuel! Seems crazy high. It's a 2 bedroom flat. Just myself and partner. No kids. I do work…
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The Green Deal - Assessors in Scotland
There is much talk on the radio about this scheme due to start being funded at the end of this month. My boiler is about 20 years old and I would definitely like to get a new one funded through this scheme. I spoke with a girl from Energy Saving Scotland who said assessments could be carried out in advance of the funding…
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Flueless gas fires
Our balanced flue gas fire has just given up the ghost. Coldest day of the year and 4 inches of snow:mad: I have been searching on the Internet for a new one (Old one over 30 years old) and a lot of places are selling wall hanging flueless fires, but I can't seem to find any reviews, or an ability to compare flueless and…
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£ months for a British Gas decision
I was informed 3 months ago my payment plan had been closed due to my failure to pay. Well I had paid regularly. Then it after some complaint was reinstated but at £100 per month more. I complained and despite several reminders from me I eventually was contacted by a debt collection agency for the outstanding bill. I…
