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Smart meter & LPG / Propane with a home monitor
Hi, i am on LPG with a 2200lt tank & a few years ago we fitted a meter so we could keep an eye on usage & costs. This meter is in the bungalows loft next to the boiler & is ok. But now i am nearer 70 & could do without climbing into the loft to get a reading. So, we was thinking lets change the meter to the newer SMETS2…
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Must I have a Smart Meter?
My electricity supplier, Octopus, has sent me the following e-mail. My question is simple: do I have to accept a smart meter if I don't want one? "The service that switches your meter from peak to off-peak is ending on 30 June 2025. To ensure that your heating and hot water supply isn’t affected, we’ll need to upgrade your…
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Smart meter
I am a tenant with a private landlord. I have a Emlite top up electric meter. It isn’t topped up by voucher or key. It’s topped up by a credit/debit card on a website. The meter is controlled by my landlord and it’s In his companies name. He can dictate what price he wants to charge me for electric. I read that the…
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Gas plus supply limited
Does anyone know the contact details for gas plus supply limited ? Got home from work yesterday and my gas was off and the meter was saying call help , but i cant find any details for gas plus supply limited , been without gas for over 24 hrs now .
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Smart meter for bulk LPG gas monitoring
Hi, we are on a 2200lt bulk LPG tank & the meters they supply are pathetic. So years ago we fitted our own gas meter so we could keep an eye on our cubic met gas usage. This has been very helpful. At the time it was easy to fit the meter in our bungalows loft as that was also where the boiler is. We are now in our 70s &…
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Fluorescent Strip Light Replace with LED .The light is instant
This might have been covered before but just in case. I have just replaced a 40watt tube light with an LED equivalent that uses less than half the power(17.5 Watts). The light now switches on instantly. The only note of caution : - Check which ballast the old light uses. There are plenty of firms selling lights that show…
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Told have to switch from radio signal to smart meter?
British Gas told me I have to switch over from my current electric meter. The radio signal meter will stop working and have to go to smart meter. Is this true and should I book an engineer to come and do it?
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Who is our supplier?
We moved into our current house around 18 years ago. After 6 months or so we realised that we were not receiving gas bills, or paying anyone on direct debit. In those days, people used to regularly knock on doors to try and get residents to change utility providers, and we tried 2 or 3 times to get our gas and electricity…
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MRA OfGem Data Base
Did anyone agree to their energy company sharing their contact details and details of their energy use and costs on the national data base so that prospective energy suppliers can chase them?
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Issue with British Gas withholding credit on old billing system
Some pre-text to this thread: I am no longer a British Gas customer. I left British Gas a year ago after ongoing issues with them withholding my credit. I left BG almost £1000 in credit which took almost a month to get back after I left as a customer. This brings us to October 2024, In early October, I received an email…
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radiator fans
I'm wondering how useful these are. I've seen some for sale at Lidl recently - at least I think they were for rads and not wood stoves. But it seems to me that a simple fan that is moved by the rising heat would be a useful thing to move the heat away from a particular wall and across a room. Any ideas on ones that go on…
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Which batteries are better ECS or EQ
I am going to upgrade my Fox ESS batteries, I have been looking at the ECS and EQ 4800 range as these are best bang for buck and I have Fox ESS inverter already installed. The question is which of these are better? The main difference between these two types of battery is the charge and discharge rate
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Storm Darragh. Freezer contents claim.
Since the severe winds last weekend, were without electric for just over 3 days 18 hours (as were all of our small village). I had to ditch the contents of freezer in my works skip, and tomorrow will be refilling it. I am preparing to claim for cost of this food (as well as National Grid's other hourly payment (£85 1st…
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Being Old has it's Advantages, Sometimes.
Eon has just given me £150 credit on my fuel bill because I am 80 years old. At least I think that is why but I'm not enquiring too deeply.
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new dec fix
i see a new fix is out on octopus its unit rate for gas is a little bit cheaper than previous everything else the same was 5.97p kwh down to 5.85p kwh in the north east 12mths contract my current contract runs out boxing day 25 at 5.52p so im keeping a eye out for any that go lower than my current
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EDF Sunday saver Econ 7 fair use - help!
I've read the other thread but can anyone please explain how this actually works? I have 16 hours of 'free' electricity to use tomorrow. Before I go wild with the tumble dryer, how can I work out what I'm using so that it fits the fair use policy? The IHD I have for the smart meter rarely works as it drops out so I can't…
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Hypocrisy of the Energy Companies
I live in a flat complex, which is electricity only, have storage heating and applied for an Economy 10 tariff and meter via SSE when I moved in 5 years ago. Most people here are on Economy 7, but I prefer Economy 10 as it gives me 3 hours off peak afternoon and 2 hours off peak evening use, as well as 5 hours overnight…
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EDF energy - no supply to property and refusing to help
EDF are the supplier, we had an electrician out to the flat yesterday who claimed it was not the electrics causing the issue. EDF are refusing to attend the property as on their side the meter is fine. There was confusion on whether it was prepayment or not. Apparently it used to be but previous occupant changed it to…
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EON advisory
Current status £136.46 deficit. This is for this month only and DD is set at £94. EON message: You're using an average of £4.58 more each month than your current Direct Debit (DD) payment covers, which means your account balance is £221.40 behind where we'd expect it to be at this time of year.What you need to do. The…
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Best electric wall heater for a flat
Hello. Can anyone please help me. I'm on economy 7 and have a relatively modern elnur storage heaters but never seem to be warm, especially after a day's work when most of the stored heat has been released when I'm away from the flat. I'm wondering my best option for comfort and also cost effective on running costs. I'm…
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