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how huch oil to heat home pa?
Can anyone help me please? I live in rural 3 bed detached farmhouse using oil fired CH and Water Heating (no cooking):confused: :confused: . Have just re-ordered further 1000 litres which is 3rd order since Jan 12th 2008. This mean approx 125 pounds per week at this year's prices!!! We keep heating on constant but at low…
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New Boiler needed. Please help
Hi all, I have recently purchased a two bedroom flat (first time buyer) and one thing i forgot to get checked out was the boiler, you live and learn. The boiler is 17 years old and packed up 2 weeks after we moved in and am looking to get a new one. I have had a couple of quotes and i am not sure whether i am being qouted…
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Fuel prices petition
I hope I'm ok to post this, have noticed only 3000 ish people have signed! ps confirmation link went into my junk mail. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/
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oil delivery
how do I know if I am getting the correct quantity of oil delivered. We have previously had 1000 litre quantities and had a reading of 10 on the watchman, however the last delivery was only reading 8, we are expecting a new delivery today and want to make sure we are getting the full quantity and not being ripped off, also…
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what should the watchman reading be?
Hi We have a 1300 litre tank, what should the reading on the watchman be for a delivery of 1000 litres in an empty tank. We have always had delivery of 1000 litres,but last time it was delivered it only measured 8 on the watchman, and we have always had readings previously of 10, were we short delivered last time or have…
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24 hour emergency boiler cover
Hi, I'm new to this, but I just wanted to warn everyone about 24 hour emergency cover for gas boilers. I pay Direct Line for 24 hour cover under their Home Response 24 cover. When my boiler broke down last week, I telephoned them at 7.30am, only to find out that they do not do same day call outs for gas boilers. It does…
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Skint please advise
We moved into our new home back in the begining of Dec. Absolutely love the place (apart from the cost). The village we have moved to does not have gas and already had a oil tank as opposed to the storage heaters. My problem is since we have live hear (barley 5 months) we have used 1500L of oil and im sure as you are aware…
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gas prices :O
my sister is having trouble with her supplier FLOGAS ... they recently sent her a letter sayin that price is rising for her gas. she used to pay £75 per month flat rate via direct debit, and now she has recieved a letter from flogas saying that she now has to pay £125 per month!! this is absolutely astonishing ... she has…
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boiler broken mislead by engineer
hi my boiler broke down almost 3 weeks ago after getting tired of waiting for lanlord to fix it(like my oven that been broken 7 months) i called sumone from yellow pages who charged call out charge of 60 quid to see me day after next. he came said it needed a part and asked my hubby for 180 quid upfront. hubby not being…
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Economy 7 or Economy 10
We're about to change our existing storage heaters as they are at least 13 years old & have found a website advertising radiator like heaters which sound perfect!!, no more ugly heaters!!, they say that these radiators are more cost efficient than storage heaters, so say I put the heaters on at 5.30 to 8am in the morning &…
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Replaced storage heater . Using power at wrong times now.
Can anyone help please. I have just replaced my old storage heaters and am on E7 . The new heater is connected through 20 amp double pole switches which are wired back individually to seperate fuseboard which is controlled by economy 7 nightswitch(or whatever it is called). The disc on the heater is spinning around very…
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Petition to remove 5% fuel duty for OAPs - C'mon Gordon!
Petition to remove 5% fuel duty for OAPs - C'mon Gordon! from the Observer oaps who rely on oil are paying nearly double they were 2 years ago and the 5% duty on home meating oil doesn't help as it the amount paid has gone up too, so sign up to ask Gordon B to scrap it for the elderly. Petition ends March 31st 08.…
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Whats the most economical way?
Is it best to leave my heating on low all day (thermastat at 16 degrees) or to boost heating when It gets cold, ie every couple of hours. We have Oil central heating?
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Plumber rip-off
I recently had a radiator pipe leak repaired which was under a concrete floor. The plumber was at my house for 3.5 hours. Mix-up between wife and myself meant that we didn't get a quote and the plumber left saying he would invoice us. Received invoice for £426! After trying to phone him 3 times and getting no-where, I paid…
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aladdin radiator air bleed valves
hi folks i have seen advertised a radiator valve by a company called aladdin which screws into where the bleed screw is. they cost about £8 each. apparently they filter out any air in the radiators, so they would never need bleeding. it sounds quite useful if you are going to rent out and be an absentee landlord as i plan…
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Best way to get a coal/anthracite fire started?
This sounds a very silly question:embarasse But we have a wood burner/multi fuel stove Our heating oil has run out and we cant afford to buy more right now, so our only source of heat is the burner in the front room(for the whole house + no hot water):( When we were using logs, we could get it started with fire lighters no…
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Solar Heating
We have been offered the chance to have a solar heating system installed that will heat our water. The company state that we can expect savings in the region of £300 a year (3 bed, 4 people house). Does this seem right? Has anyone else had this system fitted (the company is called Sunstar)?
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What happens when you switch?
What actually happens? Never done it before. What if the new supplier is not there at the same time the old one is cut, you stay without electricity for a day!? :rotfl:
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Storage heating questions, please help
Hi everyone, This is my first post and I know very little about this subject so please bear with me if any of these questions have been answered in the past. My boyfriend and I moved into our new flat in October 07. The flat is all electric (no gas pipe) and currently only has 1 small convector heater in the lounge. It is…
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Electric Boiler Advice
Hi, We currently have an Oil based heating system. We live in a mid terrace house with no access to our rear garden. As a result this means we have our oil tank in front of our home which is somewhat unsightly. We have had a quotation for a new, smaller oil tank for £2,000 but we are considering whether to switch to an…