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Thinking of ditching second car?
We have two cars but my husband works on rigs so he's away quite often. He has an A8 and I have a Golf at the end of its life. Getting through the last MOT was almost as much as the car's worth. I was thinking of selling the Golf for scrap and driving the A8 instead but the A8 isn't very fuel efficient and when I raised it…
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"Fashion is the second most environmentally damaging industry....
....after coal and oil". That was according to Stacey Dooley Investigates Fashion's Dirty Secret on BBC2 last night (available on iPlayer of course). Seemed a strong statement, but even so, I had no idea it was so bad. Rather relevant to this consumer related website I thought. Well worth a watch. Particularly annoying was…
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reGAIN app turn your unwanted clothes to discount coupons
I saw this recently when reading something online and thought it was an interesting idea however I'm yet to try. https://regain-app.com/ https://regain-app.com/how-the-application-works/ I sell my unwanted clothes usually but most of them are high street brands so I don't get much so I suppose getting a discount coupon…
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Ethical Womens clothing and China should I/shouldn't I?
Ok, here goes... I'm a 55 year old northern mother of one grown up daughter. I'm not a size 0 (10-12) and I'm not 6' tall (5'3"). I try to 'dress' for my body shape/size, I like to look up-to-date but don't necessarily follow fashion trends. I have a dog and I work from home, pretty average. I'm in the fortunate position…
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Buying a house with Solar Panels, looking to transfer FiT payments over.
Hi, I'm buying a house with a 4kW panel install on the roof, owned by the present owner and he receives the FiT payments. I have the MCS installation certificate from the install in September 2013 as part of the documents he's submitted. I'm finding it hard to find out how to ensure the FiT payments transfer from the…
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Take part in the Energy & Water Survey of Great Britain 2020
https://www.savemoneycutcarbon.com/energy-survey/ By taking part in the Energy & Water Survey of Great Britain 2020, you’ll be given the chance to win a year’s supply of free energy*!
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Water Harvesting Scotland
Hello all, I'm hoping I am in the right place for a bit of advice. I have done some research online but I find myself going round in circles and I think the best way forward would be a recommendation. Can anyone recommend a company who set up water harvesting systems? I am based in Scotland. Thank you! Gemma
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2kw PV - worthwhile?
Hi all, Just after some thoughts and feedback on a 2kw solar installation. I already have solar thermal on the house, but have a double garage with a roof facing 138 degrees from north (sww) and a 30 degree pitch with no shading and I’m in Yorkshire. The latest Quote is less than £2500, which I think sounds great. I’m done…
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E0N just so much more expensive than promised - and water usage 60% up!
Last winter I switched from npower to E0N, and I so feel I have been scammed, I lost my energy use history and they are just charging me right and left at a tune of £10-20 a month more than the direct debit they set up based on my previous use! I know I have been home more, working at home etc, but still. And somehow my my…
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Government Green scheme
I have contacted all local Trustmark window suppliers and none of them are taking part in the Green Voucher scheme as they say it is too disorganised and inefficient to bother with. As I live in London/South East it seems that there is no need for any of these types of businesses to join in as they have more than enough…
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Using solar PV to heat water in an immersion heater.
Hi - we have a house in France and the only source of hot water is an immersion heater. If we put some solar panels on the back of the house and 'trickle' charged the immersion heater would this be enough to supply us hot water ? I have heard you can buy a 220V / 12V immersion heater element. So my question is - if I can…
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Social Energy Scotland
Anyone come across these guys? I recently found them on Facebook and it looks like they could be quite new, since they only have 45 'likes' on their page. I sent them a message and they called me to talk about the idea of having a battery and being able to supply my neighbourhood with any excess electricity. He also…
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Rest UK Solar installers
So we were looking in to a solar panel system, and got contacted by a company called Rest UK. We had a chat over the phone and they are sending someone to give us an assessment and apparently they can offer no upfront cost payments over time. Has anyone got any experience with this company, or have solar panels already?…
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Solar
Posted yesterday and thanks for the outstanding feedback. Ive had several quotes from two local companies and one of the big companies. All good however anyone had dealings with UPS-Solar or Forever green.
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valliant System boiler Pumps always running
I have a new 638 valliant system boiler and the two external pumps always are running, Is this normal. to me it seems a waste of energy. Even when there is no demand for hot water or central heating they are whirring away. I have had the central heating guy out who assured me it was normal and mentioning over run which I…
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Bristol energy cooperative
Just a quick one I noticed that these guys are looking for investment. Just wondered if anyone was interested? Is it possible for anyone to invest or must you be local to Bristol?
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The governments green deal
Dear all,I have today gone through the government website for assessment for the governments green deal home improvements scheme.I got through it and was told i was eligible.I was then redirected to a website with lists of companies that can assess you for the scheme. All the companies on the list were not familiar to…
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Solar panel
I have just had a settlement figure of 1k to pay off misold solar panels I have has since 2015,should I pay this off and sell my electricity back to the grid if so how would I do this
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Kelly kettle
Just wondered if anyone had used one of these? I recently got one as I'm starting to build up camping supplies but I thought I might sometimes use it when the sun's not out and I would otherwise have to pay to boil the kitchen kettle. The Mrs thinks it's a bit obsessive given how little I'd save but I think better in my…
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Looking to get solar panels
I'm sure there's been thousands of threads like these, but I guess each one is also unique. Just starting to look into solar. Heard back from Silvercrest energy, who are also solartherm UK from what I can gather. They've quoted a 3.7KW system, made up of 10x 370W panels, on an almost south facing roof. There is a chimney…
