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Small Quantities of Oil?
Hi There, We have just moved into a place and it uses oil to power the central heating and water. Despite the recent drops in oil price (less than US$90 per barrel today!!), I appreciate it is still expensive and will cost me more than the price above anyway. I work in a shop and can will have access to free gas (when…
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Oil tank leaking - should I install gas?
Hi All Hope you guys can help with some advice. We moved into our current home about 5 years ago, and at the time the oil boiler was about 4 years old, the rest of the house was built in the early 70s. Gas had been installed in the village a while before the house was ours, and there is a gas box on our outside wall. At…
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Heating a listed building?
Hello, I live in a top-floor flat, which happens to be sat a listed building (built in 1880). The windows are all single-glazed sash windows, the walls seem reasonably thick, but I don't think they have any meaningful insulation built into them. We have a pretty significant loft space, which comes into the flat in three…
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Heating on!
Well, today I took a deep breath, and actually switched on the (oil) central heating. :eek: I was so freaked out at the thought of my very precious, and expensive oil going down (even) a fraction, in the tank, that after an hour, I switched it off again :( So instead, I wore extra woolies and cuddled my hot water bottle. I…
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Help! My fridge-freezer hates the cold!!
My 1930's detached garge was coverted to a utility room without heating. Despite insulation is so cold in winter the freezer cuts out. I understand about ambient temperatures and the need to keep the room warm enough, but don't know the MOST ECONOMICAL / EFFICIENT form of electic heater I should use. Is there a heating…
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confused....
ok so i need to find the best way of heating my flat.i have a small 3kw oil filled radiator that i was using but didnt seem to heat the whole room,maybe because its small??the box of this said it should cost around 7p p/h to run? i just went and brought a 2.4kw bionaire fan heater,but then a friend mentioned that these…
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New boiler- ariston micro genus or Biasi
Hi, please can anyone advise me on what is the better one of the 2. I know that they are lower end and therefore a lower price but i just want opinions on which one you would recommend? It is the Ariston Microgenus 24k and the Biasi riva 32k I have a small home to heat, 5 radiators so i know the 24k would be sufficient but…
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Best way to heat flat
Hi i've got a flat which has a thermostat in the lounge which regulates all the heating (radiators in all the rooms) i had a workman who checked my boiler who said that " it was better to leave the doors of the flat open to let the heat flow through evenly , rather than have the doors shut and when the lounge got hot…
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Heating oil
Hi all.I live in N.Ireland and was wondering if anyone could tell me roughly how much 500 ltrs of oil will cost.Has it went up/came down recently.How,if at all will prices change in the coming weeks.Any info welcome.Thanks.
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Eco Dimplex oil free radiators-cheapest supplier?
Hi I've found these at argos http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001151&langId=-1&searchTerms=DIMPLEX+OIL+FREE&Submit=GO+%3E If they do what they say on the tin, they sound great. Do they work as well as claimed? I accept cashback will reduce the argos price, but any…
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Question on MultiFuel Stoves with Radiators
We are planning to install a muli fuel stove in our front room as our massive fireplace loses a lotofheat. Since thevillage has no gas and weave no storage heaters upstairs, i thought about putting in 2 radiators upstairs in the bedrooms to offer someheat. Does anyone know how much it is likley to cost to get it plumbed…
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Is halogen heater cheaper than gch?
Hi, I live in a large 3 bedroomed semi house ll on my own, looking at ways to cut my heating bills down this winter. My sister suggested use of halogen heater which she reckons is about 5p per hour to run?? This will enable me to be warm but not necesarily the rest of the house which is pointless. Anybody know if this is…
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heating help
hello to all the fine forum debator's. needing advice. My wife and I recently bought a two bedroom mid terrace home. this was built in the 1970's and has not been modernised since that time. The heating in place is a warm air heater that takes up a whole wall in our very small kitchen. we have no idea how to use it…
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Stove Supermarket
This is my first post on any forum sorry if it is in the wrong one. Has anybody bought a stove from http://secure.stovesupermarket.co.uk/ They seem to be reasonably priced but they dont have a contact phone number, address or e-mail. Been trawling the net and cant find any contact details for them. Anyone know if this…
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Oil Boiler Servicing & Breakdown Contracts
Hello there... Does anyone have a contract for getting their oil boiler serviced regularly? If so, who do you use, how much do you pay (annually or monthly), are they any good? Thanks! :beer:
