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Storage heaters economy 7 questions
Hi everyone, I need some advice about switching to economy 7 I bought a flat last year that had 3 dimplex storage heaters in it and an electric towel rail in the bathroom. I have just received my first electricity bill from npower and for 5 months i have been charged £663!! I checked the meter reading and it matches the…
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Boiler Breakdown Cover- Which One ? ?
I'v decided to take the plunge & take out some cover for my 5yr old Baxi back boiler. I'v checked all the tables & listings on the U switch site. Trouble is there is so much choice & price variety. Anybody got comments, good or bad on taking out & using a boiler cover plan. many thanks in advance to all replies. All the…
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wher to buy logs romford essex area for fire
hi all just wondered if anyone knew where to buy reasonably priced logs for my fire
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Have You Got A 'wet' Electrical Heating System??
Can anyone help me????????? I am building a 1 bedroom, self contained annex in our garden, to let. I need a prepay meter so im going to use just electric for all its power (to have a prepay gas meter you need to be a registered landlord which i wont be). I havent room for tank for oil but would consider other options that…
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help please - new system or adapt old
hi folks i'd be grateful for any comments or advice on the following. i have a baxi bermuda back boiler serving seven radiators and hot water to the cylinder upstairs. problems 1 no hot water 2 air seems to be getting into the system an engineer inspected and suggested 1 identify and clear blockage to cylinder - £365 incl…
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Bulk buy heating oil
Hey all, thought this might be of interest to all those using kerosene for heating, i remember something similar that was started with petrol a while back but sadly it never happened. This however is up and running, try it - as you'll see there's nothing to lose except a few pence per litre:beer:.…
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Calor Gas
I currently have a Calor Gas tank in my garden for my central heating and would like to change but it is expensive to do so. Are there any grants available in Scotland to help me change to mains gas?
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Electric Underfloor Heating?
Hi there. Does anyone have electric underfloor heating as the primary heating for their home? Paricularly flat ribbon variety as opposed to under floor piped water system. We are moving home at the end of April and the house we are moving to has electric panel heaters, which we are keen to replace. There is no mains gas in…
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Price of heating oil
It shocked me when I ordered some this week. The same quantity bought in December (only 3 months remember) cost nearly £76* less :eek: :eek: :eek: ! *inc 5% VAT This lot should last us till December again hopefully though.
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condensing boiler
thinking the old boiler is a bit done (not her who must be obeyed )and obviously i will replace with condensing boiler as everyone says they are cheaper to run . can anyone give me some advice as to whether or not you keep the hot water tank as well , as i would like to also replace my log burning stove with one that has…
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How much roughly to install oil heating system
hi we are moving to a 2 bed semi with no mains gas. property has sustansial fireplace in living room (cremations possible i think) and the rest of downstairs has night storage how much (as a ball park) would it cost to have an oil central heating system?
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halstead combi boiler
can anyone offer advise please,plastic pipe hepco burst 2m from boiler, does anyone have any answers or recomend good heating engineer in plymouth thankyou.
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Mini CHP - Heat pumps etc
We use oil for central heating and hot water, I am wondering if its now cheaper to turn the oil boiler off at night and use economy seven to do the hot water and basic back ground heating? Are there many money saving ideas for oil users - do the tank chemicals work that are supposed to save oil? Thanks in advance for any…
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Buy Oil Now or Later?
I moved into a rented barn October 08 with full tank of oil which has just gone down to 3 on the watchman. Based on a 1300 ltr tank I'm guessing I have around 450 left which should last me perhaps till early April. Looking at the current prices I unsure if I should buy now or hold off a while longer to see if they dip!…
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Oil filled radiators vs storage heating?
I have two 1 KW oil filled radiators and some storage heaters...which is cheapest to room long term?
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Help! Refurb or replace old boiler!
Hi we have just bought a house and are doing it up right through ... the boiler is quite old the surveyor reported the following: Heating Central heating is provided by a Glow worm floor standing boiler in the hall cupboard. The system was not operating at the time of inspection and no comment can be made on its…
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Oil Heating using 100 litrs a week-is this right?
Hi,we live in a private rented detached old two bed house,single brick,metal windows and brrr it's really cold,when we have the heating on it uses the oil like it has gone out of fashion,if we don't use it you can see your breath frosting in the air! It has cost some £900.00 since 20th December and yesterday it has run out…
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Wibo night storage heaters
Does anyone have any experience of these heaters. They are only sold direct to the householder via a leaflet posted through the door. My very old Auntie has been sold two, and they look to be very expensive.
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Condensing Boilers
How can I tell if my condensing boiler is working correctly ? Should it always work in 'condensing' mode? Thanks. Peter
