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Can you clever lot help me fathom out our hot water??
I think are on electric hot water, but wanting to check and hear your thoughts. Many thanks OK, so we moved in here 4 years ago. This control panel, makes no difference to the hot water, only our heating. Either it is not working or not required/fixed up for what we have. The hot water is always switched to off. We have an…
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ScottishPower £200 upto £650!!!!!!!!!!!!! a month.
As my current fixed rate deal is coming to a end soon I thought I would check my options with Scottish power.I was aware that prices would rise but by £450 a month!!!!!! £650 This is more then my mortgage. my predicted annual usage is gas 23206 kWh Electric 5103 kWh its a 4 bedroom house but it’s empty all day and there’s…
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Price cap - Standing charges
I cant find a definite answer that tells me about the standing charge. So my question is... Does the price cap of 54% to start on April 1st 2022 apply to the standing charge aswell as the unit rate?
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Switching to Octopus problems
Hi there, Anyone else had problems after switching to Octopus? It is taking me months to get everything sorted out, and I only switched electricity I have economy 7, and they swapped the meter readings for day and night over. They thought I had generated over a thousand pounds of electricity at night! They also changed my…
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Scottish Power prices
Can someone help me get my head around unit charges? I'm currently on a fixed tariff, ending May 2022, and so looking at what fixed tariffs SP (who I am with currently) are currently offering. My current standing charges and unit costs are quite low compared with the pending price cap of charges due to arrive April 2022.…
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Standing charges doubled
Can anyone explain why my energy supplier has more than doubled the daily standing charge on my electricity bills. I am well aware that the usage kwh charges are going through the roof, but why the standing charges? Is this not profiteering as it has nothing to do with energy consumption/use?
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Moving house End of April 2022 - Gas/Electricity Help
We are moving into our new house on the 29th of April and with everything changing with Gas/Electricity I don't know what to do. I think the electricity is a prepayment meter and Gas is direct debit. Both with EDF Energy. Are we best just to stick with EDF for the time being? Or are able to still change supplier? I can't…
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Credit on gas / electricity bills
I recently found out that my gas account is massively in credit. Can I claim the money back, or do I have to let my energy supplier hold onto it?
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OVO Tariffs Query
I've just moved house and our supplier is OVO Energy for both gas and electricity (South region). The tariffs for their standard variable rate plan (Simpler Energy) as of April 1st seem strange and go well above the price cap. Are these correct? I have just spent the past 30 minutes in tears as the gas is way more than I…
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How can I upgrade my water boiler to save money?
Hi everyone! I bought my flat back in September and since, I have been using a lot of electricity. Even if all the radiators are switched off all day (we have electric radiators) and barely use lights, TV etc., we are using about 18kWh (£4) of electricity a day. I think it might be because our hot water boiler my be…
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British Gas - Switching Business to Residential - No one will take us on!
Hi All, wondering if there is anyone out there who has been in a similar situation. I recently moved into a house and as it was officially a convent (a small one) it has been on a business tariff, which I wasn't originally aware of. Now I've been trying to get British gas to set up my account and switch me over to…
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Nibe heat pump help!
Me and my partner recently moved into a 2 bedroom flat and have been experiencing some questionable behaviour from the heating. The property is has a good EPC rating and quote for energy was around £52 a month (which from reading other posts these two factors apparently mean nothing with this heat pump). We asked our…
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New Gas Boiler
I am due to have a new Gas Combi Boiler fitted next month but am wondering if I should hold off for a while or even look for an alternative solution. I am having the boiler installed in the loft to free up some space in my tiny kitchen and also having the hot water tank removed to give me a much need cupboard for storage.…
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Smart meter issues
For the past few years my SMETS1 meter has been dumb until I was moved to British Gas from neon reef then the smart meter sprung into life with totally inaccurate readings after many conversations they agreed to dumb the meter again however they are now saying this is no longer possible as the meter is sending readings…
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Power Diverter for Existing Solar Panels
Does anyone have experience of having had a Power Diverter fitted to their solar panels? If so are you noticing a saving on heating your water? I have been quoted £400 + vat to have an Eddi fitted. I am just looking to maximise the amount of solar energy I am using rather than exporting back to the grid.For example today…
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Electric or gas?
Hi with the increased bills for gas used in houses am I better off using electric heaters to keep my house warm?
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Economy 7: price differences between suppliers
I have renewed the tariff for my mother with E.ON from April 2022. Rates are for Midlands on standard variable tariffs. E.ON charges as follows including VAT: Day 33.15p per kWh / Night 16.96p per kWh / Standing Charge 48.21p per day. Octopus would charge as follows: Day 29.93p per kWh / Night 21.39p per kWh / Standing…
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£150 Energy Payment and Universal Credit
Does anyone know if the £150 paid towards energy/cost of living paid through CT accounts will be clawed back by DWP? I've posted this question on another forum so apologies for duplicating the question. I am in receipt of LCWARA. Thank you.
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Is it possible for home owners to buy energy in advance?
Does anyone know if it is possible to pre-pay for energy in advance? I don't mean putting credit on a smart meter per se, but buying e.g. £1000 of energy at today's prices and consuming that energy over the course of 6-12 months? If one accidently gave an overly estimated meter reading it would have the same effect but I…
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Trouble getting export meter fitted to replace SMETS1
I thought the timing with which I ordered a solar install couldn't have been better. Component prices were cheap, and then the whole cost of gas increase started in earnest. I am due to have solar fitted in April. But then companies started going bust and mine, Bulb, went into special administration. My installer told me…
