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choosing between electric portable heating and oil fired boiler
thought I would post my original words on this forum which seems more apposite to what I had to ask. I will use bot my postings , maybe someone can throw some light on it for me? 1stI am new to this forum and for this post ask for any help in deciding whether to switch completely to electric or stick with oil. my boiler is…
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Is this a scam
http://www.petroldirect.com/index.htm I am in no way asosiated with this company, Just thought it would be interesting to see the replies
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Will I cause any damage to my boiler if I do this?
morning to you all I have a Glow-Worm Ultra Com 30cxi boiler. It has 4 settings h/w only, h/w & c/h, timed and off. Can I turn the boiler to the off setting while someone is filling the bath banging on the door makes no difference so a more direct appoach is needed. i've noticed that the pressure bar is flicking from 1.4…
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Almost no heat from new multi fuel stove
Hi, We have installed a fully inset multi fuel stove (Stockton 7) and burned it last night for the first time. All the stove sites and forums we had looked at beforehand indicated that the heat from stoves is terrific. This is our first stove so we must be doing something wrong, even though we followed the user manual. We…
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Oil CH vs electric rads
G'day all, I've just moved to a 3 bed semi in the country. Because we're in the middle of nowhere we don't have gas available. Also, I'm not from the UK, and we don't even have central heating where I grew up, it's a hot country, so I know nothing about how to heat a house more effectively or how to save money on heating…
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Changing oil central heating to gas
We are in the process of changing an oil tank supply to a mains gas supply. However, having phoned British Gas and National Grid, all we have been told is that it will cost us £250 to get them to connect us, but that we need to arrange for another company to dig the trench required for the mains gas to be supplied. Why…
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Live in a rented property, want a stove in fireplace.
We currently live in a rented house with a standard 16" open fireplace which we use. The ladlady is fine with us using it. We are considering an Esse 300 inset stove that just "slots" into your fireplace with no modifications needed, but can we just "slot" it in or does it have to be fixed into the fireplacein some way? if…
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calor gas bottles
does anyone know the cost of calor bottles ? im thinking of buying a heater for next winter to cut my npower bill.
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Cost of installing mutli feul central heating system
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help me: We are buying a house with storage heaters already installed and two firelplaces blocked up. Having had storage heaters in the past we are not keen to reliy on them and are moving in at the start of winter. We ideally wanted to install a mutli burner stove and run our water and…
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Domestic water heating
I have a new oil-fired central heating system for heating and hot water. When the CH is off, is it cheaper to use the boiler just for hot water, or an electric immersion heater? The immersion has two elements, the smaller heats just the top third of the cylinder whilst the oil boiler heats the whole tank. I need enough for…
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Baxi 100HE Combi Boiler
I have a fault with my boiler. The LED light is flashing red and my On light is flashing green. I've tried to reset it but nothing happens and have also switched it off at the mains but to no avail. I can't cope having another freezing shower. I've no hot water or heating. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Storage/Panel Heaters
I apologise now if this question has already been asked and answered but I'm struggling to find existing threads that might help. I am about to move into a 2 bed 2nd floor flat that is currently heated by storage heaters that I can only assume were installed when the building was built in 1994. Obviously since then there…
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How do I check for oil leaks?
Hi all, just wondering how I can check if there are any leaks in our system. Oil seems to run out very quickly even though we have been much more careful with it. The reason I suspect a leak is that our house was a newbuild 5 years ago and approx 2 years after we bought there was an obvious oil leak near the boiler house…
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Mix conventional and condensing boiler
Hi My house is a large modern spread-out (ie. long hot water run) single-story barn conversion. Out of range of mains gas. It has 2 x Potterton Profile 100e wall-mounted boilers (9 years old - & fuelled by bulk LPG) with external flew which power the central heating and Megaflo CL250 hot pressurised water system leading to…
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heating dilemma!?!
Hi, We are living in a rented 2 bedroom bungalow (well insulated etc.). The central heating is run by an oil fired rayburn with wick burners, therefore unless we constantly turn off and relight the boiler it is burning constantly. We work full time so relighting the Raybun every evening is not practical. Last winter we…
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is this an ok deal for a new boiler?
Hi Would really appreciate some advice om whether the following is a good quote for a new boiler. Quote is from a private firm local to where I live. The exact things written on the quote is as follows: ' To supply and fit a vaillant ECOtec plus 637, a 300lt unvented hot water cylinder, repipe parts of system to suit new…
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Which energy
Hi I am having a house built and am at the stage where I can choose what form of energy to install. Can anyone advise which would be the best choice at this time? Thanks Toni
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Oil or LPG boiler??
We've recently moved into an oil-heated place and are wondering whether to convert to LPG. We've heard good and bad reports but they seem to be more 'heresay' than based on fact! :confused: Also, I see that LPG is cheaper than oil per litre but is it more efficient? How much approx would an LPG boiler cost? We have a…
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Unvented Cylinder Installation Costs
I'm thinking of replacing my Powerstream for an unvented water cylinder. There are a couple specialist unvented water cylinder companies in Leeds but seemed to be unreliable in turning up after phoning them up for them to come round and give a quote for installation. I already have the cylinder, expansion vessel etc. Has…
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speed that = cheapest driving
Hi I know this is complicated by numerous factors, but in general whats the most economical speed to drive if I drive at 90mph on a motorway (not that I would :) ), i get there much quicker than driving at 60 and consume fuel for less time, but I am guessing this is offset by extra engine effort? I drive a small MPV thanks