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Archives for August 2006

Electric Central Heating (NOT Night Storage)
Has anyone used or have running costs for the above using E7. It is a small electric boiler that is used to heat normal radiators eg Aztec Classic 9kw http://www.trianco.co.uk/aztec_classic.cfm I am seriously thinking of changing from Night Storage to the above. The plumber suggest it is same running costs as NS. To heat…
Cleaning Glass on a wood burning stove
Any Tips on quick cleaning. Is there any houshold cleaners that are suitable? Or do you have to send for the special cleaner? Thanks
Water Boiler Problem
Hi, I will try explain the best I can and hope someone can help me! My water boiler (Chaffoteaux et Maury: Britony) has stopped producing hot water :( The pilot light ignites fine but when you turn on a hot water tap, instead of the flame growing, it goes out hence no hot water. Any ideas on what problem could be causing…
Combi v Conventional Boiler?
We have an old (non-condensing) conventional boiler. We're getting some plumbing works done, and thought it's the right time to replace the boiler for energy efficiency and cost saving purposes. But we can't decide on combi v conventional. Looking for some advice as well as suggested models. Relevant details: - 4 bedroom…
Help for people over 60 with new oil boiler
As of this August, anyone over 60 that owns or privately rents their home can get a grant of £300 for a new oil fired central heating system. This is available to people that are ineligible for the normal Warm Front grants - ie. not on any kind of govenment support. The existing boiler has to be inoperable. It is available…
back boilers
hi we have brought a house a mid terrace (its our first) it has central heating but is run by a back boiler if that makes sence all rooms have radiators is this a good thing to have, back boiler, are should we start saving a lot of pennies to put a new one in ??
Portable Gas Heaters
With spiralling gas costs I am looking at getting a portable gas heater - eg Super Ser. Has anybody any experience with theses with regards to cost and are there any downsides (or upsides) I should be aware of.
Dimplex heater – horrendous electricity bill
About 11 months ago I moved into a 2-bedroom top floor flat, double glazing, all electric. From October to April I need to have the heating switched on 24/7 and even then it doesn’t really get warm. I’ve got a Dimplex PLX2000TI convector heater (2000W) and I’m on Economy 7. The last electricity bill from Powergen was £520…
Free Wood
Hi All, We have just installed our new wood burner hoping it will save us money in the long run as the gas prices continually hike up! Does anyone have any advice on wood, i understand from a previous thread that damp or soft wood is a no go. What about treated wood from the garden, is that ok as the fumes will go uo with…
wood burning stoves
Anybody had any experience with buying a wood burning stove off ebay. I installed a stove in my last house and it cost about £600 several years ago. Weve moved and I intend to put one in here. There's several on ebay, new for between £200 - £300 in particular the Aspect Mk 2 and Tiger stoves. Seem a bit cheap anybody had…
Help - Oil run out - problem?
I've let our oil level run down too far.:eek: The boiler failed to light (understandable!) Will there be a problem when we try to run it after a fuel delivery?
Advice on combi boilers
Hi, My partner & I are buying a 1930's semi - which has an oldish gas boiler. Is it worth fitting a combi boiler? Are they as efficient & do you get as much hot water? I've read somewhere that in a house with more than 2 bedrooms they are less efficient than a standard boiler with a tank. Any advice would be very much…
Oil Central Heating-pd3fuel Conditioner
Any experience of / opinions on this https://www.boilerjuice.com/catalogue/products.php which boilerjuice.com claim decreases fuel consumption. Oil is so expensive now, but they do not back it up with anything to prove its effectiveness.
OIL vs LPG for heating
Having to make a choice between these two, to run a Rayburn for coooking and Central Heating. Anyone got any useful tips? :confused: Which is more expensive to run? :think: Not sure if better to have a tank or LPG bottles? Any help gratefully received, need to get this sorted quickly!
New Boiler
We have a three bed semi - and are going to buy a new boiler tonight - Any advice on which are the best
Help with heating
My house is all electric and we had dimplex storage heaters in the past but when they stopped working we threw them out, never liked them the house always felt cold and my electric bill was massive. With winter only a few months away I was thinking of getting some sort of heating installed, we use convector heaters in the…

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