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Not dual fuel .
Spent the day trying to find cheapest gas and leccy and think may be for me this combo is. I'm in the south west of England. Could somebody verify this and if I am right, it's there for others. Dali gas at 3.3075p / Kw/h with a standing charge of £69.91p I supply energy at 12.8p / Kw/h with a standing charge of £69.35p I…
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Viessmann Vitodens 100 26KW or Vaillant ecoTEC plus 831
Hi I have decided to replace my existing Conventional Boiler (with a tank) to a combi, the quote is £50 extra for a Vaillant combi boiler, Property is a terraced two bed with one bath. The independent gas engineer is trained by Viessmann but is happy to install the Vaillant. Viessmann can be extended for a 10 year warranty…
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Conifer fallen - Freecycle wood?
Hi The winds have felled a tall conifer in my garden. Fortunately it hasn't done any damage but it obviously needs to be removed. I was going to call a tree surgeon (as I might have some bushes removed while I'm at it) when I had an idea. Would anyone be interested if I offered it on Freecycle (or whatever it is these…
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About to change cover.
We moved into our property last May and inherited a BG homecare 200, which is about to expire. I am with e-on for gas and electric. Having looked at various suppliers and read quite a few posts on here, I'm drawn to the £9.98 per month with e-on, especially with their annual boiler service and parts and labour inc. My…
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Advice wanted
I have an open fire with back boiler but wanting to change it to a log burner stove with the back boiler Can anyone tell me the procedure? Guide price? Cheapest way of doing this? Thanks in advance
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Heating Advice needed
Hi currently have economy 7 and multi fuel stove for heating. I've been looking at possibly putting vent free gas wall heaters in as a cheaper and more convenient option. Seen some reasonably priced Kozy world dual fuel,10000 btu's on net. These come from America. I wanted to ask if anyone knows about them and if they are…
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I need help cleaning sides of boiler in stove
hi did not know how to put this I'm trying to clean the muck out from the sides of my old aarrow hamlet fire, I can scrape the muck off the fire side of the boiler, but how do get to clean the outside of the boiler ( outside of boiler has a small gap then its the stoves casing) last year I used a bent welding rod to clear…
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Free boiler grants
Our boiler is on it's last legs and we have been looking at the boiler grants on the internet... We are on working tax credit and under the amount you earn annually and homeowners, but we are not over 60 or have any children living at home anymore . We have no disability or receive any .. Going though the grants it seems…
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This time I had it with the Scottish Boiler Cover
Insurance is something that gives you a piece of mind when you are not in need of it and as soon as you need to use it it turns into a nightmare. As a result of incompetent engineers (I think anyone who pays a certain amount of money can become a gas engineer therefore too many idiots are around calling themselves…
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How much would a new boiler save me per year? On band G/65% atm.
I logged on tonight to look at energy prices, as our fixed deal is due to expire. So I got to thinking I wonder whether it would actually be pretty quick to pay back itself if we were to get a new one, given modern efficiencies seem to be around 90%+. Anyway, I know the boiler has been in since way before we moved in a…
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Did M&S Energy Change the Rules?
After many years I moved from E.ON last year as M&S Fixed 2014 was the cheapest. E.ON was combined gas and electricity which allowed you to enter your meter readings at any time to display what was owed as one sum for both gas and electric. This figure remained there next time you logged on even though you didn't enter a…
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Bio Ethanol Fireplace
Dear All, I am a first time user but need to make savings! My first point of call is that I'm interested in purchasing a bi ethanol fire place. Our central heating isn't the best, and windows do need repalcing however we can't afford to do that yet and currently we're using electric heaters to top up heating in living…
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Has sub-forum name change altered forum nature?
I haven't looked in here for a while and I sense that the type of question raised has altered somewhat. Formerly a substantial number of threads concerned consumption, accounts and billing, and companies' bads. Has the new lineLPG, Heating Oil, Solid & Other Fuels had an effect on the subjects raised, be it intentionally…
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Urgent Help needed - private LPG mains system
We live on a modern (6years old) residential estate of approx. 80 units in Shropshire without access to mains gas. The Developer, Persimmon Homes arranged for Calor to install a private bulk system with central storage tank with of course Calor being the sole supplier. Although our house is built with the usual modern…
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power cuts and back boilers/pumps
Hi all, Getting ready for another storm here and inevitably another power cut! Just wondered about my setup and whether its safe to use in a cut.i have a multi fuel with back boiler, pump that feeds 6 rads.it was recently repiped to convert it to a fully pumped system. Im a bit nervy about running the system during a power…
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Chimney Cowls (Aerocowl)
Has anybody had any success with using an Aerocowl? I've got very long, lined flues, and when windy, even gusts, I can hear wind noise through the stove. I struggle so much with control on one appliance (Morso 1412). I thought that I would try and deal with the solution by fitting good British made Rotovent Cowls. Wind…
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What happened to my winter fuel allowance?
Hi, I'm a pensioner, and towards the end of last year I received a letter telling me that I'd been awarded £135 for 'winter fuel allowance'. The letter stated that this sum would be paid directly to my energy supplier, who would deduct it from my bill. My energy supplier is EDF. I received my latest (shockingly expensive)…
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Deal on briquettes/heat logs
Just spotted on Luxury Wood's blog that they're doing a one time deal for February on both briquettes products... £239 for a full pallet of CleanFlameTM wood briquettes £279 for a full pallet of BioBarkTM bark briquettes See offers here: http://www.luxurywood.co.uk/heat-logs
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Gas and electricity shocker!
Need some help here I think and I will try to be as concise as possible. Basically I live in a 3 bedroom semi. Up until October 2013, there were three of us here. My mother then passed away and her partner moved out so now I live here alone. I took care of the gas and electric bills that are sent quarterly. From July to…
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RED365 Compact 18 Wood Pellet Boiler ISSUES - MCZ / RED365
Hi, I'm hoping a few people on here can help me as I took the plunge and had a wood pellet boiler installed last year and it's been nothing but trouble since. In May 2013 I had a company install an MCZ RED365 Compact 18 wood pellet boiler and it has been a nightmare with LOADS of issues. since installation I have had the…
