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Creda storage heater issue
Hi all- i hope you can help me. I own a property that has Creda storage heater fitted. I lived in the property for 4 years and used the heaters with no issues. For the last two years i have rented out the property. When i moved back into the property recently two of the heaters were not working- not warming at all. I…
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Getting ripped off ????
In Sept 2012 I had a gable end wall re - rendered. To do this I needed some scaffolding above my garage. The cost was £180 for the scaffolding and it was up for about 3-4 days and was fitted by a local company. I am in the process of getting cavity wall insulation fitted through British Gas. The surveyor said I would need…
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Biomass Boilers - Domestic
Has anyone any info on Biomass Boilers for domestic premises? I certainly would be interested if these were cost effective, I know on a bigger scale they are used in Industry but there is very little out there in the public domain for the ordinary householder as an alternative to the increasingly expensive gas option. The…
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Storage heaters vs other electric mediums
ALL electric element heaters are 100% efficient, all release 100% of the energy put in. It's up to you if you want to warm a room quickly by using a fan heater of 2kw or warm it slowly (to a lower temperature) with a storage medium holding 2kw. Above quote taken from Tired geek, many thanks. The above qoutation is my…
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E-Petition to Abolish 5% VAT
Anyone interested in signing this E-Petition? http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/46359 If so spread the word.
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fully pumped vented system
evening all. after all the struggles ive had, weve had a complete repipe of our charnwood stove. all the radiators actually work! ive noticed some really big changes since the pipe work has been done and wondered if they are normal? cant get the stove above 350f (not that id want to) but i have to really drive it to get it…
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domestic renewable heat incentive
is this still going to happen -or has it been cut? will it be worth the hassle - I am on oil
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Getting the most from my stove
Tired of seeing price increases for gas and electric, I have now gone back to cooking on top of my stove which runs all day anyway. Naturally you have to put your cold iron pot with lid on the stove before firing it up and it does take all day to cook a pot meal, but I'd love to read others experiences of stove top cooking…
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Multiburner coal question
We have a Parkray Cumbria, burning only coal as wood doesn't give out enough heat. It stays on 24/7 most of the year. Question is - in power cuts obviously the pump can't work, but if we used house coal then would it be ok to use the fire with the doors open? I know you can't run it with open doors if you burn smokeless…
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Does being in credit earn your fuel supplier interest which they keep?
Hi First post and a bit nervous but I'd be grateful if someone could tell me what the policy is of fuel suppliers in general regarding the issue of being in balance credit with energy supply. I am currently in credit with my LPG supplier to the tune of nearly £120. I pay by d/debit. Is it the case that my £120 will be…
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Recommended installers for central heating in Kent
Hi, I am looking for recommended central heating installers in the Kent area.The system is required for my fathers house and would be a scratch install. He already has a gas supply. If anyone has a rough idea of price it would also be helpful as trying to persuade dad to payout is difficult. I want to get a few quotes but…
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Changing over 47kg LPG question
Morning, I have 47kg bottles as part of my heating system. I am going to replace the automatic changeover unit as the red flag doesn't work. However, until today it worked and I had turned one of the bottles off to stop it automatically switching over so I could see how long the first lasted. I opened the valve and…
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solid fuel
I have a Coalbrookdale Severn multifuel heater with boiler. This is essentially a room heater with attached pump to feed radiators. I usually burn wood briquettes as they are clean and stack tidily but have recently not found them warm enough. This particular fire does not burn anthracite at all well, but manages fine with…
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New Ideal boiler losing pressure & bleeding rads
We decided to change our 25 year back boiler for a combi boiler as we were having a loft conversion. The old heating system cam out and a new combi boiler fitted in October. Since then we have to bleed our rads every 3-4 days and the boiler keep losing pressure. We understand that bleeding the rads you have to repressurize…
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Central heating blown on my birthday :(
Hoping someone can help. Just went to turn on our oil fired central heating and as I pressed the button on the little control panel it made a little bang went off as if a fuse had blown however the red light still came on. Unfortunately the heat has not come on. My hubbie has been out to the boiler and it won't switch on.…
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Wet Logs
Hi, I bought a cubic metre of logs from an online store. It was expensive and I'm not happy about the quality of the logs. They are wet to touch and some are mouldy. The water content is 40% whereas previously (from a different vendor) it was 25%. If I'd paid £40 per cubic metre of ebay I'd probably accept it and dry them…
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Replacement Oil Boiler
I have a 32 kw rated oil boiler which I am looking to replace for several reasons. I was looking at Biomass and have had indicative quote of £16,100, does anyone know if that is a reasonable ball park figure? Have been told that includes Tech Site Survey, boiler, flue, buffer tank, fresh water module, expansion vessel,…
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HELP! LPG usage questions
Hi, We moved into our home almost years ago. It is a 12 year old Berkley homes new build without any gas except for 2 47L tanks for the hob and fireplace. We have a wet radiator system, and The 'boiler' is a large tank with 2 thin plastic boxes attached that have elements in to heat the water. We pay 160 on our electricity…
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Finance on a stove
Hi guys I am new to this forum so be gentle, I currently have a stove which was already in when I bought the house about 3 years ago, we are moving the living room around a bit and decorating. The stove is quite old and won't match the modern look I will be going for. So now to the question I have seen a few websites that…
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underfloor heating or the like
hi we had tiles put down a few months ago, we bought some nice rugs but the title and the spaces between the rugs are so cold. a friend told us about how his bathroom having underfloor heating, he loves walking on the titles in the cold mornings. we really should have put down underfloor heating. is there anyway we can…