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How much energy will I use?
Just want to find a website where I can put info such as the number of times I have the washer on, number of hours I have the TV, cooker etc on for per week so know how much my DD will be. I know the water board has one All of the price comparasion websites I have visited think everyone has bills to input that info! I…
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Faulty Electric Meter
Hi all I'm in need of some advice. Since I moved into my new property my electric meter has not been registering any usage but I have been paying £60mth direct debit to Npower. When I got my bill in December I realised my meter hadn't been working as it had not moved any units since I had moved in. I informed Npower and it…
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condensing boiler stopped working
I had a new condensing boiler fitted in July 09 and on Christmas Eve it stopped working. The company that fitted it came and had a look and I had hot water and heating for 24 hours then it stopped working again. The company said they couldn't do anything else or it would invalidate the manufactures warranty. The…
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Help needed! Moving out and haven't a clue!
Hi All, I'm posting this on behalf of my best friend who is having to move out of her current home which she shares with her other friend. Said friend took care of all the bills whilst they were living together and we (my best friend and I) haven't got a clue how to go about arranging utilities - comparison websites seem…
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Electric Meter with British Gas
We had a new electric meter installed last year. My husband queried with British Gas that the night rate seems too high considering we use nothing except the dishwasher (for about an hour). They said that it might be registering too fast. If we wanted it tested it would cost us £70. If it did show that it was registering…
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Economy 7 - is it worth it?
Hi all I'm using the Economy 7 meter that was on my house when I moved in, but from my latest bill I've think I've used ~15% of energy in the night. My use on my bill was from 14 Dec to 14 Feb: Night = 106 kWh, Day = 560 kWh The thing is I'm not sure how I can increase my night time electric consumption as my house and…
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British Gas "technical issues"
Hi Please tell me it's not just me. :eek: I've just logged onto my British Gas account to pay the remainder of my last quarterly bill, £58 (received 9th Feb). To find this: :eek::eek: Rang them and machine told me to ring back due to technical issues. I hope to god that this account balance is a result of these issues and…
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Meter Safety Inspection - Application for Magistrates court warrant
This isn't really money saving but I'm wondering if anybody has any advice. Npower have tried to access my house several times to do a safety inspection of my meters, each time I have been out at work or on holiday. I have received a letter dated 8th February saying if I don't contact them before 22nd February they can…
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1st time buyer moving in.. how to switch utilities
Hi everyone, Apologies for what is probably a really amateur-ish question. I have just purchased a house, and exchanged contracts to complete next wednesday. I currently live in a rented flat, and inherited e.on as the supplier from the previous tenants (only been here a few months so wasn't too worried about switching…
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Gas & Electric Tarrifs
I am really confused with all the tarrifs available. I am currently on Brit Gas dual fuel essentials tarrif. I live in the SHEB charging area. I have tried to find out whether I would be better switching, but unfortunately this tarrif is not listed on comparison sites. My anual consumption is 4,745 & 5,110 kWh/year for gas…
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Why did I bother?
I hope this might be useful to some of you, here's how I reduced my monthly electricity bill by £95. For the last ten years I have been paying through the teeth for electricity, my monthly direct debit was £160 and I knew I had to do something, various suggestions have been made as to why our usage was so high, after all…
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Can we save any money? Always been with EDF.
Hi all, I never realised there was a Gas and Electric forum here! We've been with EDF for quite some time on the following rate: Electric: First xxx at 17.360p Next xxx at 11.790p Gas: Oct - Jan First xxx at 3.984p Next xxx at 2.505p Jan - Feb First xxx at 7.00p Next xxx at 3.056p Is this expensive/cheap/reasonable do…
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How much is the cost per unit of gas & electric?
I moved into my house last month & signed up with British Gas for gas & EDF for energy (which is who the previous occupant was with, I will change next month when prices are stable). I have got meter readings after about a month. I have checked the British Gas & EDF website but cannot find what the unit cost is?! Can…
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does it matter??
Just doing some research to check the prices of gas and electricity. But the usage I have is not recent and is from about 6months ago, the usage has changed as more people are under the same roof. Does it matter at all or can I use the figures from previously?? TIA
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£1000 Bill, and £257/month 1 bed Flat ! Help !
Hi, I have been renting a 1 bed flat for 2 years now, and it has electric heaters, and a boiler. We gave Npower an initial reading (but didnt take note of it... they state it was 5021), and were set up on £68 a month direct debit. We thought this was high, but went along with it. We continued to pay this as normal, without…
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Anyone heard of Meter-U?
Hi, I had a while you were out card from a company called METER-U who claim they need to take a meter reading for my electric on behalf of British Gas. Plain Black and white card Never heard of the company before and previously meter reading cards always were colour. Anyone know if they are genuine?
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Watch out scottish powers lockin trap !!!!!
Hi Just noticed the great switching offers for (SP Online energy saver 9). I was just ablout to switch when I decided to look at the details. I have always assumed that a lockin clause was only applicable for a fixed rate supply. However this 'offer' has a lockin and is 'variable' stating ..... "Under the Online Energy…
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Gas supply - No idea who!
We have been in our property for 3 yrs and we are yet to pay for the gas we are using. We have tried to find out who is the supplier but honestly got stuck at every turn. As it turns out we have not paid for gas at all. Question is... what do we do? Do we wait for the supplier to ring us? Do we try again and hope to find…
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first gas bill 6 months after moving in
Hi all, would just like a bit of advice. I moved into my new house last june. The guy we bought from gave us details of the electric supplier but said that he had never had a gas bill. obviously i thought this was a bit dodgy so called edf, the electric supplier to see if they supplied the gas too. they didnt and also…
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First home and a bit clueless
Me and my partner are getting the keys to our first flat together tomorrow and we have no idea how we go about switching to a new supplier for our energy ( electricity I think, not sure if we have gas). We found the place through Belvoir lettings and today after the manager of the office sent us a draft agreement to read…