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Apparently this explosion has the potential to hit UK prices
http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/12/italy-declares-state-emergency-major-gas-explosion-austria-7153652/ The price of UK gas has supposedly risen from 57p per therm to 95p per therm and may have further ramifications. I think we used to call it putting all our eggs in one basket at one time.
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Boiler replacement - Council/Housing Assoc.
I know the question of how long boilers should last is a well-worn one, but does anyone know if there are any guidelines or recommendations for council or local housing associations on when they should replace boilers? And am I correct in thinking that the grants that are available for new boilers can't be used by…
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Couple of pretty basic questions
Hi, I have recently moved into a new property, which is set up with a smart meter on SSE. Anyway, I have been here for about 4 weeks and I am looking to switch. I have used the comparison in the Energy Saving Club, and I could save around £685 a year if I switch to Bulb. However, I did this by putting the readings from the…
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Basic list of suppliers with price per Kw?
Is there a list anywhere of all electricity suppliers and their basic cost per Kilowatt for electricity? Without that how do we identify the cheapest supplier.
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LED bulbs
Not sure if this is the right forum for the question so feel free to direct me to the correct place if necessary. Looking to replace all the incadescent bulbs in the house with LEDs most are standard B22 bayonet 60W. Problem is there seems to be a vast range of different types of LEDs and many different manufacturers. Any…
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Just need to check my workings out.
Hi All, I tried to use an online calculator to work out what my electric boiler is using....it came back with £230 a month just for heating so I thought nope, thats not right. So i worked out how to do it the manual way and I just want to get some more eyes on my workings out. So... 14.4Kw Boiler Only on between off peak…
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Help!! with annoying meter reading
Just switched over to Tonik and trying to put in my switchover meter readings BUT I have Economy Severn. Tonik gives me two boxes to fill in called 1 and 2, so which is Night and which is Day?!! I have googled endlessly but don't want to get it the wrong way round. The Tonik website is no help either and their phone lines…
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Cost of Electric doubled since installation of Smart Meter
I am really at the end of my tether. I am with Robin Hood Energy and we had a Smart Meter installed in September. This is from an email I sent to RHE today: "The issue is that the night storage heater and immersion are powering up outside of the Economy 7 times, prior to the Smart Meter being fitted there was no problem…
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Electric heater advice/recommendations please
My gas radiators seem to be using a lot of units. They don't even warm my house up as it's so badly insulated and drafty despite my best efforts to block everywhere up. It's rented and the landlord doesn't give a !!!!. As far as she is concerned we have radiators and a working boiler so she isn't breaking any laws or…
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Electric cost 1 bed flat - too high?
I'm currently waiting for Scottish Power to call me back, apparently I'll hear from them in 3-5 days. but wondering if it sounds like I'm using too much electric or if there could be an issue. I moved into my first flat in Feb 17. Its brand new (an old office building conversation). From day one I've had issues with the…
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MSE Switch to OVO
I switched through the MSE Energy Club from the previous BG Big Switch to OVO in October and provided the closing readings for gas and electricity. I have been able to provide gas readings at the start of November and December but not the electricity readings the MyOvo site tells me we are currently switching the supply. I…
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Turning heating off for a short while?
Do you turn your heating off or turn the thermostat down when you go out for a short while like an hour or so? I was doing that when my wife and I went out, even a 10 minute trip to the local shop, then turning it on again when we came back, but recently my wife was housebound so was in all the time and I noticed that our…
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Running cost of thermostatic heated towel rail
We've got a thermostatically controlled electric heated towel rail in our shower room. It states on the label that it is 100w to 2000w so not really much to go on. Can anybody give me an idea on how much this is going to be costing us to use? Is it using just 100w when it's up to temperature perhaps?
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Best provider when usage unknown?
My wife and I are moving into our first home soon and I want to arrange a good rate for our energy providers. We have lived abroad the past 4 years and so electricity usage is not really a good indicator of our needs given it was in Thailand with A/C on most of the time. Prior to that we were in an old victorian house…
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Advice about boiler grants needed please
I'm not sure exactly where to post this, so I have posted in 2 threads, admin plse feel free to delete whichever is in the wrong section :) I am 64, in receipt of guaranteed pension credit as well as state pension and my boiler is on its last legs. British Gas came out to service it a few months ago just before I started…
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First Utility Smart Meter
Hi I have changed from SSE to First Utility( FU). My Dumb SSE meter handset still displays meter readings via the menu and also the daily Gas and Elec energy in kWh commencing 0:00 hrs and current usage rate kW/h for both Gas and Elec. The SSE energy usage rates are based on interval readings of 5min for electricity and…
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Ebico/Robin Hood Energy question
Has any user of Ebico/Robin Hood Energy had any correspondence from them about price increase? I remember the tarriff price when we switched wouldn't change until December but I've not heard of an update yet.
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Switching from Utilita to First Utility
Hi everyone. I recently moved into a property that has prepayment gas and electric via Secure Smart Meters. Utilita is the energy provider. I have never used prepayment meters before. They are eating money at a ridiculous rate (particularly the gas) and I would like to switch to a credit meter asap. I read on OVO Energy's…
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EDF Simply Fixed renewal Dec18
Hi Our current tarrif with EDF is ending this month. In their comparisons, the above tarrif is showing I would make a saving. But what I don't understand is that the KwH price shown for the new tarrif is more expensive than the current one I am on. If the same yearly usage is being used for both comparisons, the standing…
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£300 a month combined bill
Hi everyone, after watching martin this morning on TV I have realised that maybe british gas is having my pants down. I am on a fixed rate July 2018 and live in a 3 bed semi. My combined cost every month is £300. Can I change this tariff or at least try to work out why it is so expensive. Any help would be greatly…
