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Archives for November 2016

Log Burner quote - thoughts please
HI, I would really appreciate your thoughts, I have been quoted to have a log burner installed and wondered how the quote stacks up in other people's opinion? Burner and flue installation Power sweep of the flue and smoke test Supply and install 7yr carbon monoxide alarm supply and install 316 20yr warranty flue liner.…
Oil heater query
I rent a converted attic room in a houseshare; the house has central heating (effective when on, no good when the timer switches it off as heat leaks out) but my room does not. I've got a convection heater plus an oil heater; since I was given the old heater by a departing housemate, I've been using it on a timer.…
Concern over delivery qty of oil
I ordered 500 litres of kerosene through boilerjuice a few weeks ago. The firm hw humpreys and sons delivered within a couple of days. As the tank was locked (due to them turning up early morning), the driver removed the breather cap and filled the tank that way. When we checked the tank we found the cap has been cracked…
Heating advice - Stick with LPG?
Hello I have just purchased a property and I'm quite confused about my options on heating it. We're first time buyers so not done anything like this before! The house is a bit out of the way so there's no gas mains available. I got in touch with 1Gas who basically said it would cost an arm and a leg to get it on mains gas…
Solar Panels imminent - which tariff?
Our new-build will shortly have a new electrical connection. As we will have 8kw of solar PV we will be changing our usage regime to suit. Currently we are using 1290 units - day and 2291 - night per annum. Should we keep the Ecotricity Green Electricity E7 tariff? (16.69p - day and 6p - night + 18p S/C per day) Your views…
N Power
I have a complicated problem which I'll try and explain in points: - owned a house with an ex - joint account where all our bills came out of - he bought me out of the house when we split up - I removed my name from our joint account - I then closed the N Power Account and asked for everything to be sent to me - N Power…
Smart meters?
I moved to a new Gas/Electric provider who sent me an Email each month asking for my meter readings which I sent. I then noted that all they were taking was the same sum each month and I asked them why. They replied that was the sum that I told them I was paying my last company. I then asked them how much in advance I was…
Boiler grant scheme?
I read a magazine”The Peoples Friend” Issue number 7652 and it had an article, “How to choose a boiler” There was a block with information about Grant schemes if one is a certain age and receive a State Pension. Following that there was an Internet address: WWW.energysavingtrust.org.uk I opened the Internet address up,…
coal dust
What do folk do with coal dust, Every few yars I have a sort out of the coal bunker. I nearly always have a few buckets of coal dust. I've tried to make those briquettes in toilet roll tubes,butthey never work. so any ideas
Did anyone else listen to this radio programme?
Here is a copy of a letter that I sent to Ofgem, a few days ago. Did anyone else listen to this program and have the same reaction as I did? Dear Sirs, I am appalled at the deception as to the amounts of cash savings made when switching energy supplier, as broadcast on tonight's BBC Radio 4 "Moneybox" programme. How much…
british gas collective ends 2nd december? anything looming?
done an updated check on the energy club and safest one looks life edf as no exit fees if something pops up in next 6 weeks looking at all the top deals feedback is terrible on the top 5 so rather pay extra
Air Source Heat Pumps
Hi I am looking for some advice/opinions and help. We are currently getting a new build home built for us. Initially we were told we would have oil heating. But the building control have came back to our building contractor and advised them we should go with a ASHP. I have read a lot of information on ASHP's on this forum…
British Gas Grrr!
I don know if anyone can help and its a bit long winded but here goes Earlier this month I was checking my small business accounts when I noticed that British Gas had take £12,000+ from my bank account for my quarters gas bill!!. No notification, just suddenly took the money out (which also left me with not enough money to…
installing a new Gas Boiler
Cutting a long story short here, but I have had a rogue builder who has done a lot of bad work in the house. My question is this.. he fitted a new gas boiler and is not Gas Registered... am I right in believing that this is illegal even if he says that he was going to get it checked out by a gas registered person at a…
EDF updating final bill
Hello everyone. I havs moved out,done my final readings,send it to EDF and recived Final Bill. Im not gonna comment of very poor estimation as I can see that EDF is known for that. My final bill was £550. I spoke to them,make payments plan etc. Yesterday I recived another bill. It is a updated version of previous bill as…
Daikin Altherma HT running costs??
hi all, I am considering installing a daikin altherma HT ASHP but trying to find typical running costs or at least a ball park figure has been very difficult. Its a 1987 4/5 bed semi detached house 102m2 (although this may or may not include the attached garage with door into the kitchen) it will need 11 or 12 radiators.…
DG Ivar Baffle Plate Position
Hi All. We've had a multifuel Ivar since last December and have just started using it again. During a fire the baffle plate fell down and my husband had to hurriedly put it back up as best he could. We're not sure whether there should be a gap at the back of the stove, or a gap at the top/front of the stove. Should it be…
LPG Gas meter calculator ?????
Hi, just wanted to see if i have the right calculation for working out my bills. I have LPG gas delivered in liters & the gas from the tank pass's through a gas meter that reads in cubic meters of vapor that works out to be 1ltr=3.85cmv. We pay 32p per ltr, so is: 1cmv X 3.85 X 32p = £1.23per cmv Is this correct?? Thanks…
Fireplace / Stove question. Lacking heat!
I recently moved into a house that has a working wood burner/multi fuel stove. It's the first time I've had a wood burner/stove/multi fuel and I'm unsure how to use it efficiently. It's unlike conventional stoves that I see (it's all metal with no glass doors). The heat output has so far been uninspiring and I was hoping…
Smart Heating advice - controller or TRVs?
We have just moved into a much bigger house which is heated solely by a Worcester-Bosch 35CDI boiler woth DT10RF programmable timer and rads with TRVs in each room (except the kitchen which has no heating save the oven!). Unfortunately we've discovered that the timer transmitter is broken and programming the timer on the…

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