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Wood burning stove with integrated boiler
In the process of buying an old farmhouse with 3 bedrooms. We are going to insulate well everywhere and looking at a way of heating water/radiators particularly in the winter months. We are going to install evacuated tubes and solar panels but wondering about a wood burner with integrated boiler . Has anyone any other…
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Should I change to gas?
I'm about to move house and the new property has oil heating. I've been used to having gas for the last 20 years and I'm aware of the convience so was planning to change the heating to gas. However given the latest news about blackouts and shortages I'm now wondering if its worth the risk. The property does have an open…
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The discretionary oil payment
Apologies, I'm fairly certain this question has been done to death! Do we know when the £100 discretionary payment for oil is available and how can we get it? I purchase tank full at a time, so I'm wondering how it will work? Many thanks for any clues!
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Heating oil discretionary payment
Mention made of help for householders not on the GridLike many others, I am on the Grid but have an oil system for heating and hot water as no gas in my village. Will householders like me who automatically get the £400 electricity payment also receive the discretionary oil payment? I'm a pensioner in Housing Assocation…
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Ecodan - are these COP figures correct?
Hi, Ive been keeping logs of the Consumed/Deliverable figures for a few months. At the moment I have the heating turned off (obviously) and the DMH is set to 41 degrees. This morning it shows for July 2022: Consumed: 83kWh (15 DHW; 67 Heating); Delivered: 45kWh (45 DHW; 0 Heating) DHW COP: 3Heating COP: 0Overall COP = 0.8…
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Prime Minister Truss announces help for heating oil
I need to top my tank up now, there's not much oil left. It's going to cost a thousand pounds. How/when do we get this help? Do I wait, or go ahead and top up?
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Heating Oil rebate - £100?
I have read that those who use heating oil (we do) get an extra £100 rebate from the Government. Does anyone know if this is right? And, if so, then how do we go about claiming it? We pay for our heating oil as we use it not via DD. How would the Govt know that we do use heating oil?
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24/7 Home Rescue Plans - Help if needed
Reading this forum, many like myself have suffered from 24/7 Home Rescue policies and their record in declining valid claims. I have recently successfully obtained a full refund from them. It took nearly a year and there was a lot of time wasting but to help others I thought I'd write a guide to help others out with tips I…
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Pay as you go smart metre and on oil
I am on a pay as you go smart metre and also my fuel is oil. How will I claim the £100 energy payement for those on oil fuel???
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£100 govt discount
Hi all i apologise if there’s lots of info on this but I’m new here and just finding my feet. I need to get some oil soon as my tank is nearly empty and am due to have an operation early October so can’t afford to run out!! I’m not sure 1) if I order now will the prices be cheaper than if I order AFTER 1 Oct? And 2) if I…
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Heating oil payment
Does any one know how we will be able to claim the £100 that is reported as being available to help those of us who use heating oil . Not that £100 will go far , our last tank of oil was £ 800 .
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Coalbroke Severn Not Heating up
we’re have recently moved house and the log burner doesn’t seem to be kicking the heat out enough. We are using only seasoned wood it has a good draw so I have changed the draw vent down once the fire gets going. The front doors are red hot but the top and sides only warm. Advice and help please
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Discretionary Fund for Heating Oil and Bulk LPG
The announcement of the support for energy prices from October 1st included a "Discretionary fund for heating oil users". I assume this also includes Bulk LPG. The statement said it was aimed to provide "equivalent support" to that offered to mains fuel users. No further information has yet been released. Given these…
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Oil Central Heating £100 Support Payment
How will the £100 central heating oil payment be made? It looks like it is on top of the £400 starting in October from my electricity supplier. Will the £100 oil payment be made by my oil supplier or is it something I will need to apply for.
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Oil Fired Boiler: Black Smoke from Flue
Hi, I wonder if anyone could offer any advice or help. We have only been living with oil heating for just over a year since moving into a new home. When we got our first delivery of oil back in December we noticed that there was black smoke coming from the flue when the boiler was working. It did pass after a couple of…
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Air source/Heat Pump operation help
Air-source hot water system!! Can anyone help me tweak the settings to ensure it’s running as efficiently as possible, and answer a couple of questions? Its an air-source system; so a big tank under the stairs, big square box on the roof with a fan (like air-con) and we’re electric only - no gas here. We rent, and the…
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Calor Gas Leaky Cylinders (twice)
Hi, We have a pair of 19kg Propane cylinders on an automatic change over serving the cooker. The change over is also the regulator, so the hoses to the cylinders are high pressure. We've now had a couple of Calor Gas cylinders where there's been a leak between the cylinder and the hose fitting. Checking the last time it…
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What is current Going rate for Bulk LPG ? (only one quote so far, flogas)
What is current Going rate for Bulk LPG ? (only one quote so far, flogas) Flogas = 53p per litre + vat
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Multi-fuel or wood pellet stove?
On the face of it a wood pellet stove seems the most efficient and was the cheapest to run but prices for the pellets have doubled - no good reason just exploitation of inflation bandwagon. Pellets are after all made of waste materials... Quotes for multi stoves are £3000+!!! Because they all insist on putting it in the…
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Off grid coal/wood/gas help from goverment?
Hi all, I live on a narrowboat and have been told by my supplier that the price of coal and wood is going up a lot this winter and I wondered if there is help for people living on narrowboats etc as we are not seemingly covered by the energy help by the government, not that I have heard anyway. At £15+ per bag of coal now…
