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Boiler Issue
Hello Everyone I have an issue with my boiler and cant afford too get it fixed. The boiler is about 8 years old.I tried to get a free boiler but they wont give me one because they say its a combi boiler. Its a vaillant ecotec plus 824. I cant afford to get it fixed because im on job seekers. Also have my elderly mother who…
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Npower Issue
Hi im looking for some advice regarding my npower account, i will try and keep it short. Got a bill 5th February monthly payment £187 i divided that by 30 giving me my daily usage for both gas and electric which came out at £6.23 my bill stated that both my gas and electric added up to £2.84 gas £0.72 electric £2.12…
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Multi fuel Fire's
Hi I am looking to install a multi fuel fire and would very much appreciate any guidance information. Could anyone kindly please give any manufacturer recommendations for multi fuel fires. ( rereliabuility, build quality, maintenance and efficiency) Keeping buget as low as possible. Reccondations for fire inserts.…
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what central heating
Hello We are going round in circles in regards to what central heating system to use. We have just bought a grade 2 listed house built approx 1635, its an average size three bed. It currently has no central heating system. Its not very well insulated and apart from loft insulation (wool or other breathable kind) we will be…
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Recommission old oil boiler?
Does anybody know if it is permitted to recommission an old oil boiler? The house we are buying originally had oil-fired central heating from a Worcestor Danesmoor boiler in the kitchen, but two years ago the current owners had the central heating changed over to an electric boiler (Amptec). We are currently negotiating…
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Compulsory central heating upgrade?
Hi, My old Parkray has finally died so I'm looking at replacing it with a multifuel boiler stove. A HETAS installer came round today to quote and says we're legally required to fit TRVs to all radiators and replace the hot water cylinder (existing is old style with a jacket). No argument that TRVs are a good idea, less…
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Carbon monoxide from boiler
Hi there, Often, in windy weather the carbon monoxide monitor near our bolier (which is in the kitchen) tends to either go off or flash a red light which I think means its detected carbon monoxide but not in sufficient quantities to alarm (?) It doesn't happen all the time when its windy, but more often than not - so I…
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economy 7
I have just been told by scottish power that they don't have anyway of telling me what time my economy 7 tariff starts and end as it was up to the engineer who fitted my meter and the setting he put in. They advised me to go out every 10 min after 7am in order to find out when it"clips off". They say it covers a 7 hr…
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Fixed tariff ending 31 march 2014
My current Fixed Price 2014 EDF tariff ends 31 Mar and this was my first ever switch.I am now looking for next tariff. My last bill was Oct 2013 showing yearly elec usage 3062kwh and gas 16735kwh (-the predicted yearly useage for this period had been elec 3339kwh and gas 15550kwh) The annual statement in July showed elec…
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Low usage Tariff
I have a property where very little Electricity and barely any Gas is used - but I do need to remain connected. I have heard of 'holiday cottage' type tariffs but seem to be going around in circles trying to find one!! I think more is charged per unit used but there is no 'standing charge'. Would be very grateful if anyone…
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Wood burner- cracked chimney breast
I have an inset stove, with 6 inch granite slips around it installed in the autumn 2013. It's a modern house built in 1986 with a chimney. No liner as the flue is concrete, I have a certificate etc from the hetas approved fitter. A fine horizontal crack appeared along the line where the old fire surround had been (removed…
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Never Had a Gas Bill
Hi all, Hoping for some advice regarding having not recieved a gas bill in over a year! Here's the story so far: Moved in to a new build home in November 2012 and was automatically set up with Gas & Electricty through supplier A. Once settled we shopped around and found a better deal with another supplier so we switched…
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new house sale has completed..electricity question
just got my first house. current provider is E.ON (i know this from going on the E.On site and enterign details, previous owner has not left bills or usage etc). we are a family of 2 adults and 2 young children and are guessing we are medium users (options of low, med and high). what happens if i choose medium and then…
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Connecting a stove to Central heating
Hi, would like a bit of advice from anyone who has already done this. I was at a home exhibition at the weekend were I say a stand for inset stoves with backboilers. They had a lovely model called oliwia details here http://www.kratki.eu/s/32/fireplace-inserts It had a 22kW output and I was looking at the tunnel model as…
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Drying wood in airing cupboard??
We had a wood burner installed in the autumn and a load of logs delivered. For the time being, we have stored in the garage but intend sorting out a wood storage 'bunker' in the spring - we have sufficient space outside so this is not a problem. We were assured it was seasoned but found it very damp and did not burn well.…
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domestic rhi
does anyone know the latest details on the domestic rhi -was it not due to start spring 2014?
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Switching Providers
I am very new to this forum but need help. Long story short. I have an IVA set up in Aug 2013. I had been paying Eon £120 a month by d/d. next thing Eon inform me that I owe them £1400 and my payments will be going up to about £550 a month. they have already taken £708 this month and plan to take the same in March. this…
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Am i able to get out of Business Gas Contract
Hi Guys i desperately need some advice. A few years ago now i started working for myself along a business partner offering Web Design services and because i work from home signed up for a gas and electric business contract with CNG. Last October i got my usual renewal letter and a call from uswitch and went through the…
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Inset Convector Fire
Current open fire is leaking smoke fumes. Clear that this has been a previous problem as an extra line of bricks has been added to the top of the opening. This has now come down so I have been looking again at options. House is thatched so insurance co. are nervous about any change from open fire. Thought about a stove…
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Oil central heating and water
Hi new to this but hope for some help for our friends. At the start of Dec 2013 our friends rented a house in Norfolk, which they are happy with apart from the heating, which I don't understand as am on gas. They put in 1000ltrs which has gone in approx. 8 weeks. They are conservative with the use and also use a coal fire.…
