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Archives for December 2011

Winter ASHP Runnings Costs So Far...
Update on 14kw EcoDan... I know a lot of you are interested in winter running costs so for the last 31 days we used 1338 units for the whole house. Our tier two unit cost is just under 9p. So all in all very happy so far. House heated to 20c for 16 hours and not allowed to drop below 17c overnight. Energy hoggs also…
Combi Vs Conventional Boiler with a tank
Hi, Me and my family have rented 3 different houses and all of them have had Combi boilers which we've never had an issue with (none of this water runs cold for a few seconds when showering if someone turns tap on downstairs business lol) anyway we've looked at a few houses recently as we are moving again! And even though…
broken stove glass
hi i dont know the make and model of my woodburning stove but one of the doors glass has now broken and i need a replacement however as this is our only form of heating and the local fireplace shop isnt open till newyear and getting one offline via post will take until new year were a bit stuck, i have the old glass…
Solid Fuel Roomheater the best !
Ive said it for years. A real fire is best and the cheapest. Ever since childhood when my parents had an open fire Ive always loved the real flame. So I had a Trianco 45000BTU Solid Fuel Roomheater (glass door and closed at front) fitted to my timber framed chalet by the sea (very large heat loss compared to brick house)…
TRVs - do they save money or just improve comfort levels
As per the title I'm looking for views on the merits of fitting TRVs. The context is that we are on oil (boo!) and next year we plan to add a couple more rads and also upsize a couple of existing rads to try to make the house warmer as the current rad provision is undersized for the house. As such most plumbers are trying…
Trying to find a price for a DHW cylinder....
Hi guys, I'm trying, and failing, to find a price for a 210 litre McDonalds ECOflow DHW cylinder. Just need to know roughly what sort of money we're talking without having to go through the hoops of getting a quote etc. My ASHP company are supplying two FOC to replace unsuitable cylinders and I would like to know how much…
Combi losing pressure
Our Worcester 24i combi is losing pressure. Ive noticed over the last few weeks that the pressure clock is dropping. Generally its set to the fist mark on thr dial which is '1' When the heating is on the pressure gauge goes up then drops when its switched off again. Now over the last few weeks the gauge is dropping towards…
Advice re coal to use
We have recently had a multi fuel burner installed (Charnwood Cove2) and have been using wood with good success. We bought some coal over the Xmas period, Thermaheat (small pebble type fuel). We are not in a smokeless zone. It doesn't seem to throw any heat out at all, and we are freezing to death. The Ecofan is hardly…
Rain dripping on to top of woodburner
Hi there, We are having really wild weather here: storm force gales and heavy rain. Last two days we've had water dripping on to the flat top of our new woodburner. (This is in a new-build with purpose built masonry chimney with liner, rain cowl on top.) I thought it must be a leak between the top of pipe and the masonry…
Spreading the heat
Just had a Parkray 9 installed. All properly done with the neccessary certificates, and very happy with it. Our lounge is 27' x 17' and it is warming that nicely, the heat goes out of the door into the hall and warms that so that the central heating isn't coming on. No complaints there then! The stove is set back into the…
Combi Boiler fitting - labour
How much labour (and how long in time) would it cost to replace a combi boiler with another combi (North East area)?
Fuels4u, poor service!
Personally i would not use this company at all, although their prices are very cheap i have had very bad customer service with this company. I placed an order of over £100 worth of wildfire coal. I was called to tell me that my delivery would be with me on the Monday possibly Tuesday. So Tuesday evening the delivery had…
Moved into new property with LPG CH now what?
Hi all, We got keys to our new home, unfortunately located in an area with no mains gas. Property runs on LPG bottled gas (6 x 47kg). We've found a supplier which charge £50 per bottle. Options now is to replace ageing 10yr++ LPG boiler and rads for modern LPG boiler or just invest hugely for Air water source heat pumps.…
powerflush needed for boiler ignition drop
Dear All, I need some experts help. I have a bolier 15 years old with heat exhanger/burner newly replaced by british gas. My boiler is working fine without any issue for last 2 years.I have now taken eon home care . We noticed recently a water leaking from boiler excess pipe fitted outside the wall. We called EON home care…
Ecofan expert please!
I bought the ecofan from amazon.com about 2 months or so back and it has been working brilliantly. BUT, the last two days when the temperature reaches about 100 degrees, which is when the fan has normally started up, it doesnt move :( The slightest touch will start it moving but obviously this isnt right. Im not sure…
Baxi Neta-tec combi 33 GA
Anyone got one/fitted one yet? I like the fact no conversion to LPG is needed.
electric heaters or Gas Central Heating. Which is cheaper??
Hi, i just wanted to know if electric heaters are better to use or gas central heating, which is cheaper to use. Thanks
Gas or Oil Heating? What would you choose and why?
Hello World!!! We live in a old (and cold) farmhouse that is very dated and still on oil. The rest of the street is on gas. We would need to spend a bit to get on gas, new boiler, new connection etc... and I am all for it as we are going through oil very quickly, but my husband is not convinced that gas is the answer. I…
Morning after Coal clinkers
i refer the half burnt coal and ovoids that still remain after you have raked the fire with a poker to drop free ash into the bottom. Do you keep these in the fire or light on top of them?
Heating a home using oil or electricity
I am in the process of buying a house that currently has no heating. In the area there is no gas so our only option is to use either oil or electricity. I am thinking of getting underfloor heating which is electric rather than having oil. Can anyone let me know if they have only electric heating, what are the running…

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