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Economy 7 Immersion Heater Switches - which is which?
My daughter has just moved into a flat with Economy 7 heating and we are confused about how the immersion heater works. There are 2 switches. The one at the top is labelled o/p and the one at the bottom is labelled 24 hr (see photos). When we switched on the 24 hr switch in the afternoon for the first time, we got hot…
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Electricity costs in electric only flat - Advice needed
Hi All, I am very much new to the forum, and after searching for some advice and not finding too much on the subject, I decided to start a thread. I moved in to a two bed flat two years ago, as with new flats (and soon to be any new build) the flat is completely electric. I switched from BG to Bulb because of the…
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Prepaid to credit meters
Hi , we have moved into ‘6 year project house’ we have prepaid meters and want to change to credit meters the previous owners had bad credit , but we have been refused by British Gas even thou our credit history is good , we have lodged a complaint with British Gas . Is there anything else we could do ? Thank you
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Is my electricity usage high?
So I have just had a smart meter installed by EDF, it took a week of 'waiting for current data' before it burst into life and now I'm not sure if what it is telling me is right?!? It is telling me 'Weekly budget exceeded' even though I don't remember setting a weekly budget?!? It says 'Used so far this week: 347kWh' which…
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How much is your rate per kWh on electricity?
Hi all, Im on Eco7 tariff when we moved in our house due to night storage heaters and our day rate is 17.23p, night rate is 9.61p - this is on EDF We are in the process of getting our central heating installed and a gas meter is already in placed ready to get connected. I rang EDF today and asked them to switch us to a…
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Night Storage Heater Reviews
We have a couple of very old (40 year old) storage heaters and been pondering on updating them with something newer, but they all look much of a muchness, except for the Quantum ones. I know they'll all operate in much the same way, but wondered whether anyone had found a review website for them? Not keen on the Quantum…
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British Gas Smart meter billing mess up
Hi , I had smart meters fitted by British Gas in November 2018 , I already had Energy accounts with them I just wanted to get rid of the hassle of providing meter readings!! Everything seems to have run smoothly not much change in my bills / direct debit for the first year. At the beginning of this year it dropped and I…
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Meters in Scotland
Hi there, I wanted to ask about whether energy companies in Scotland can be compelled to remove their meters because we can't switch to another supplier until the meters are removed and it has to be by Scottish Power who refuse to do so although they can and have sent people round to read these meters. Is it needed to go…
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Historic Billing by Scottish Power - lack of..
Has anyone else noticed that SP no longer offer any on-line records of Billing beyond 12 months ?This only came to life when I wanted to check when last years Warm Home Payment was made !Surely - since they don't send (any ?) hard copy bills out any longer - records of longer than 12 months should be readily available ?
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Moving into all electric flat with storage heaters and THTC, any tips during the pre-move??
Hi All, I appreciate there are so many THTC threads and whatnot as I've tried to go through them but it does seem like there is a fair degree of variability in individual setups. As a result I'm hoping someone will be kind enough to provide some tips in relation to my current predicament :) The questions themselves are…
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Green homes grant - insulation not listed
I was wondering if anyone can clarify if you have to go through the "check if you're eligible" website before you can apply for the green homes grant? When I go through that and select "cavity wall - no insulation", the only option it gives me at the end is to fit a new thermostat or get solar panels. Can I just go…
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Symbio Low Fair and Green Variable SE03 V2
As per title. Is anyone on this tariff as it does not appear on the Symbio site. Presumed discontinued? But unable to really find any info on it as per does it have exit fees?
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Switching supplier on a complex metering site (2 MPANS)
Hi. Since June 2019 I have been trying to switch my electricity provider from NPOWER to GNE. Repeated attempts have been rejected by NPOWER. In making such a switch I understand that both MPANS must be moved at the same time and GNE have made those requests. However, NPOWER refuse to release the supply because they insist…
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Fit solar panals
I had fit solar panels fitted 8 years ago. I’m now selling my property, the buyer needs to know all the info on them . I can’t contact the supplier . Anyone got any ideas how, or can I just take them off? Thanks
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How does water, gas, electricity, broadband work when moving in to new rented property?
Hi everyone, This is my first time renting. I only secured the property about 2 weeks ago. Im now wondering how i should go about fixing the water, energy, broadband bills. The previous tenants move out on a saturday and i will be moving in on the sunday. What normally happens with the bills? will they be signed over to my…
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Government green grant
Has anyone had an application approved? I submitted mine early October and have not nothing back. everytime I contact the government on the status they just come back with the standard response. ' unprecedented response no ETA' considering the deadline is end of March to get the work done I don't see how this is possible…
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Selling a house with solar panels - transferring to FIT to new owners
Hi, I'm selling my house including the solar installation - which is on the highest FIT rate. Does anyone have experience of doing this and did they come up against any problems in the process. EDF pay me the FIT income although the house is on a British Gas tariff. Any advice gratefully received. Cheers - Joe
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E.ON tariff query
I used to be with OVO energy but left them on 1st October and moved to E.ON One reason I left OVO was because of their failure to get my smart meters working. They had gone 'dumb for around 3 months. The WAN light was flashing every second which after googling it indicated that the link with OVO was lost. E.ON have got my…
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Meter locked in someone else's garden - Utility bill over £1,000
I moved into my flat approximately 12 years ago in the capacity of a homeowner and the freeholder is a housing association. From the offset I had problems locating my gas meter MPR number despite housing association giving me specific details. I spent numerous hours on trying to fix this and eventually was sorted out with…
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Smart Meters
Hi All For various reasons I refuse to have a smart meter installed. We are on Economy 7 (no gas in the village) and have come to the end of our E.on contract. It would seem that to get best tariff, I have to agree to a smart meter being installed and yet on the E.on FAQ it advises that we do not have to have one. Anyone…
