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Phantom Ecotricity Gas Bill
Hi All, First post here, but I've been a lurker in the past and always found people to be really helpful here. I have been sent a gas bill from Ecotricity for a property I was renting 2 years ago. The property was one of these victorian houses converted into what seemed like a million dwellings. I had the misfortune to be…
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Electric boiler
Hi - we have a 2005 8th floor flat with an old Powermax 155x combi boiler that has now given up - and is not repairable. Due to positioning in the flat, we're unable to get a condensing gas boiler without costs of >7K due to the need to move everything, and for 8 storeys of scaffolding to sort the flue out. Our choices…
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Switching suplier for a charity
I wonder if anyone out there can help. I've switched energy suppliers myself a couple of times but now want to switch a business account - a charity I help - can I use the cheap energy club? Thanks
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Timer switches on soft button appliances
Good morning, I am new here and hope you can help me. Recently we bought two Dyson fans which we wanted to put on timer switches sothat they can operate while we are away. However, little did we know that with soft button on/off switches, timers do not work. Only on the old fashioned fans with push buttons, they work. What…
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Moving house - do I have to continue with the current supplier?
Hi, I moved house a week or so ago and took opening readings on the day. I sent these to the previous owner's utility supplier and they are asking for more details to open an account with them. I doubt they are the cheapest for me and would like to open an account elsewhere, however I guess they have been supplying…
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should i switch?
Hello All, I'm just trying to figure out if I'm in a good situation energy-wise and am confused by all of it! I'm currently with EDF and on a 'Blue+Price Promise November 2016' tariff with no exit fees. I've looked at the Energy Club comparisons and the latest British Gas offer looks like it will save me some money,…
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Monthly Yorkshire Water Costs - 3 Bed Detached House
Hi Guys - I live in Yorkshire - our water provider is Yorkshire Water and we live in a 3 Bed Detached House - there are 4 persons in our household. We are on a water meter and have been paying Yorkshire Water £52 a month this year - this has been calculated based on the meter readings and useage of last year. My question…
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late payment of gas/eletric bill
hi, guys I would like some advice on the following matter, got my gas and electric with first utility for about 2 years on a fixed rate contract, paid by direct debit monthly and gave correct meter readings monthly, the contract ended April 2015 and in that contract period was paying £64.00 per month, after April was put…
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Moving house/switching
Hi We currently rent our home and get dual fuel from EDF, currently on Standard variable, monthly DD, as we've let our fixed priced tariff lapse. We're buying our next home and move in approximately a month. We don't want to continue with EDF, nor do we want to use the current provider in the house we're moving into. They…
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Cheap Energy Club may have wrong data for Utilita gas
Your cheap energy club system is wicked, I started making a low-brow comparison system in an spreadsheet quite a while ago, but trying to find all the data of all the tariffs was a pain - let alone keeping up with changes. And I was only after a narrow selection of tariffs, not everything. I bet there are some really…
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New home no gas installed
Hi all We are very excited to be buying our first home! Yippee however at present there is no gas meter installed! There is a pipe but no meter, does anyone know the cost of installation and the best tariff we should go on? The house is presently on run on electric, I.e radiators, cooking etc but we are not getting a…
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Cannot change supplier because of smart meter
We moved into a place with Utilita billing the energy, and soon the decent gas meter "broke" when we tried to use the emergency credit one day. Utilita refused to replace it with anything but a smart meter, and only after speaking to the engineer did we realise they were also trying to replace the electric meter too! They…
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Setting of DD amounts with new supplier
The last couple of times I changed suppliers, my estimated usage has provided the basis for my monthly DDs with the new supplier, occasionally adjusted as further meter readings are provided. However, I have read on here that suppliers have access to historical records of usage; does this mean that they may unilaterally…
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Free Boiler Scheme
I just called the number for Scotland to see whether I qualify for a free boiler. Unfortunately there always seems to be a way to not qualify with these schemes. My boiler is over 10years old, it is leaking and I have to put the heating on in order to get any hot water via my combi boiler. I earn way less than £16k as I am…
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Broken Electric Meter for 4 Years..HELP
Hi Guys this is my first post but I need some help and advise. I've been with EON since I moved in to my house on 28th February 2011, I called the day I moved in to give all my details and set up my direct debit and give a meter reading, They estimated my usage for Gas and Electric would be £55 a month. My meter has been…
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Low Energy users Beware! OVO misleading Nation Cheapest Energy Claim..
Had a leaflet through the post and was tempted to check whether its true. Had a quote from Ebico on low usage i.e Annual energy costs £753.00 Gas annual estimate £416.00 Unit rate: 5.20p per kWh Standing charge: 0p Electricity annual estimate £337.00 Unit rate: 16.85p per kWh Standing charge: 0p the same quote would cost…
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Will I need to pay an exit fee at new house?
We're completing on our house today, and I'm looking in to energy suppliers. Currently, EDF provide the electric and there's no gas. From what I understand, I need to contact EDF to put the electric in our name, and then I can switch it away (probably to the new BG dual fuel tariff). However, will I get stung by an exit…
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Extra Energy - Help
I have read most of the main thread ever since I joined them just over a year ago. My first bill has come through, and surprise surprise, the estimated direct debit didn't cover it. Probably to get me to sign up in the first place. I was kind of hoping that they would have sent me a bill long time ago (yes, I know, I know,…
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Worst house style for energy loss
Hi there, As a complete newbie on this site, I am hoping someone will be able to give me some advice. My home is a former local authority house, it's known as either a Cornish style or Dutch style house - the roof comes down over the bedroom windows. Also referred to as a PRC house - steel reinforced concrete as the walls…
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Solar Panel Install Questions
Given the proposed changes to the FIT for the end of the year I decided to see if I could get panels installed before the deadline. I picked multiple companies from http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/ and asked them to quote. The first company that came was https://www.cdelec.co.uk /…
