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Where is it all going
When i moved into my new house my gas meter read 2219 electric metere read 57451 i got the house on the 19th june this year just got my n power meter read reminder and my meters are at Gas 2251 Electric 57911 meaning i've used 32 units of gas and 460 units of electricity the gas doesnt seem too bad as i only really use the…
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Opinions wanted on electricity bill/useage
Hi people. Just wanted to run these figures by you knowlegable people to see if this seems correct...The figures are for my 3 adults living in a 3 bed house. Tv on about 12 hours a day 1 light on 6 hours per night Fridge - 24/7 obv...AAA rated Now as you can see there is no Central heating (Gas), No hot water (Gas), Never…
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Advise and help needed.
Are these quotes good? Which is better out of the 2? im a bit confused by it all. Or can anyone tell me of better ones? British Gas You are currently on our standard tariff for gas. Therefore, I'm pleased to say you can definitely make savings by switching to our WebSaver 9 tariff. WebSaver 9 guarantees a minimum of 6%…
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Scottish Power - online access delays
Anyone know why it takes so long to set up online access to my new gas/electricity accounts. I've been quoted up to 45 days from go live date. Is this normal? Will it really take that long?
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Broken Boiler, Ineligible for Warmfront....
Hi, I have a broken boiler, that is repairable although there is no point because the fault re-occurs constantly due to a leak in my concrete floor. I.e all the pipework needs replacing before repairing or replacing the boiler. I therefore have no heating or hot water. I'm a home-owner on JSA and housing benefit but as I'm…
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Need to install heating in small flat
I have just bought a v small flat which currently has no heating. There is no gas to the property so whatever I do has to be electric. I have no clues what is out there on the market. I would like low cost installation, low running costs, slimline (it is a small flat) and clearly I want to be roasty toasty in winter. Any…
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Electricity Costs / hour
Does anyone know if £1.30 / hour is an excessive cost to run an electric wet central heating system? I set up an electric monitor gadget yesterday (courtesy of British Gas - it was a freebie when i moved to them as my supplier) and can see that this morning when i have my central heating on / tv / laptop all running the…
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Economy 7 excessive bills - Help!!
Hello everyone, I live in a two bed semi with double glazing. I'm on the economy 7 tariff with southern electric. I have night storage heaters but (as an electrician checked out for me) my hot water isn't cheaper at night. I'm struggling with bills at the moment in between £85 and £105 every four weeks. I don't have a…
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I want to change my npower tariff, can I do this via a comparison site?
Hi guys, I am currently on npower's Sign Online 15 Electricity only tariff. After checking on a few of the comparison sites, I think I could save a bit of cash by switching to their Sign Online 19 Electricity tariff. Because I am an existing customer, does this mean I have to switch with npower direct, or can I do it via a…
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Large electricity bill for 1 bed flat on moving out - does this seem right?
Hi All, I've been looking around here for some clues after getting a large electricty bill today as I'm a bit confused, but I can't work out if this is right or not really! I live in a 1 bedroom flat for a year from Sept 09 - Sept 10. I was the only person living in the property, which was on the 2nd/top floor. No gas in…
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help
hi is there a better tariff than british gas web saver 7 i take both my gas and elctricity from them and since having new meters put in my useage of 10 pounds per week has shot up to 17.50 per week atm im paying 70 for gas and 70 for electric i use around 14.000 kwh on gas and around 6.500 kwh on the electric annually i…
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How do you change direct debit details via British Gas's website?
I've changed current accounts recently from Alliance & Leicester to Halifax and British Gas are one of the companies who didn't change during the transfer process. I'm really scratching my head here; could it be that they don't want you to be able to update it online? If it can't be done via their website, I'll probably…
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help! huge electric bill
Hi I moved into a one bed flat in January and have just had an estimated electricty bill for 260 pounds, I thought this would be way over my real usage, but when I read the meter it looks like I owe about 500! :confused: I've never had such a large bill before. There a few things about the flat: We have storage heaters…
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IS Essentials Tariff Now As Good As Some Others?
You'd think that anyone of one of the 'social tariffs' such as the British Gas "essentials" is unlikely to ever be beaten. Yet, having checked the figures from npower's Online 19 tariff it looks to me as though the npower one could bring some decent savings over the year (they credit your account at the end of the 12…
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Switching supplier and cashback?
Hello Just after some advice please. Currently with EDF Economy 7 Electric and Gas but have gone on to "Go Compare" website and Scottish Power are currently offering a good deal. I noticed that if you end the contract with Scottish Power before October 2011 a charge applies to both gas and electric but I wondered if we did…
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My Gas is £75 a month with 2 people in a 1 bed flat?
Hi there just a quick question to you all, I live in a 1 bedroom Studio flat with my partner. We have a non condensing combi boiler and gas stove not oven also our shower is heated by the boiler. Our Gas and electric is supplied by Npower. We both work five days a week so are only home in the evenings and weekends.…
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Gas Prepayment Meter Fuel Poverty Help?
I have a gas prepayment meter, i am with npower and they are saying i owe them £1,300 i live in an average 4 bedroom house, every time i buy credit it's taking half or more off me for debt, because of this im left days on end sometimes with no gas and no gas means no hot water, i have two kids in house and having no…
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Southern Electric overcharge of Tier 1 units
Hi All, Not been on here for a while. I am with Southern Electric for dual fuel, currently on the Go 2 Tariff with NSC paying monthly by direct debit. Last year they switched me from quarterly to half yearly paperless bills. At the beginning of September I had the second bill for the year and noticed they have charged me…
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two immersion switches - water cylinder
Hi, I have just moved into a flat (approx 4 years old) I have a query over which immersion switch to use for my hot water cylinder and would appreciate advice. I have a range tribune cylinder. There is an immersion switch 2/3rd of the way up the cylinder and one near the bottom. I thought the bottom one should be used so…
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E-On Staywarm electricity only
Hi everyone, I am over 60 and live alone in a small 1 bed flat in a very rural area with no gas supply and I'm currently on Southern Electric Economy 7 (electric storage heating) I'm interested in the E-On Staywarm tarriff for the over 60's and last night was given a quote of £70.79 per month by an E-On representative over…