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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…
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Which is Cheaper?????
Will it be cheaper to boil a kettle on my lpg gas cooker or electric ? I live on a narrow boat so we cannot have mains gas. :) Thank you
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bulk tank LPG price comparison
I am in Wales and use Calor for bulk tank deliveries. I thought I was on a fixed-price contract till end of Sept but they now deny having ever received my signed copy of contract - so I have no contract.Their current offer to me is 68p per litre + 5% VAT. If I don't accept that and sign new contract, then it will go up to…
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What is your average monthly spend on heating oil?
Hello, We are in the process of buying a new house which has heating oil. I am a bit concerned about news of significant price rises for heating oil and customers not being protected by price caps. Could you let me know what your monthly spend was on heating oil last winter? And what you anticipate your monthly spend to be…
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Gas bottle contract
Looking to take out a gas bottle contract down in south Essex - anyone know who does the cheapest contracts at present? Our local nursery does their own bottles for £75 (£40 contract £35 refill)
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Smokeless coal
Probably missed the boat now, but due finances I could not afford it earlier. Having a look on line the cheapest, I can find a tonne of coal is for £540 delivered. Is this the price now. If so have to bite the bullet and order.
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Wood burner - would you?
Entirely hypothetical at this stage, but am starting to think about the possibility of getting a wood burner. I'd need to do a fair bit of research on costs, but the reality is that I've got extensive woodland behind my house with a LOT of dead wood from fallen branches/trees lying around; and a double garage where I could…
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Oil or Air source decision - complete system from scratch
We are putting in a new central heating system in our 1920s 4 bed rural semi which is off mains gas. Currently no central heating at all. We explored trying to fix our night storage heaters but running costs this winter will be crazy and they are really undersized for the rooms anyway so we have made the decision to…
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New home , current owner wants me to pay for LPG in Tank
Is it even possible to measure accurately how much gas is left in a bulk storage tank? If it is what would be a fair price to pay per litre?
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Removal of Flogas tank?
Good afternoon, I wonder if anyone can help me. We have LPG from Flogas at present. We do not use the gas at all (it’s a very old house and we use open fires for heat, hot water and cooking). It seems silly to have the tank. has anyone successfully had their Flogas tank removed and taken away? If so please could you advise…
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LPG - What if your tank breaks regulations and can't be re-sited
Good morning, I've recently moved into a house with LPG. There are two (360L) tanks provided by Calor, and after 3 months of trying I've finally managed to get them to send me a contract and re-fill the tanks (I realise now I should have read this forum regarding prices and providers first, but here we are...) Reading the…
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How hot to make a hot water cylinder heated via PV?
A friend was recently asking me how to use surplus leccy from their PV system, so when they informed me they had a hot water cylinder, I suggested an Immersun-type controller. This led me to wonder just how hot it should be set to? I understand hot cylinders should be taken to 60+oC for Legionnaires and stuff, but for most…
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Mixing fuels for oil heating
More from curiosity at the moment, but google is giving conflicting results. I am looking at getting a new condensing oil boiler to replace the ancient/old one that I have at the moment, as with the saving in oil from better efficiency it could pay for itself in a reasonable number of years. In the details about them some…
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Heating oil additives, good idea?
Hi we've had our oil-fired CH from new, for about 17 years. I always have the Grant boiler serviced annually. It's due one this September/October. We only have a 1200l tank, and over the past few years get 500l purchases at a time. It has never run out, there's always a few cms above the oil outlet. Just recently - last…
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Oil that can be paid monthly?
Hi, I need to buy oil as my tank is almost empty. This is my first time buying oil. I am struggling to find suppliers that let you pay by direct debit. They all seem to require a card payment of the full thing. The ones that have "Pay monthly" options are not pay monthly, they all seem to be just "load money each month…
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Interest rate rise and home heating oil
I'm wondering what affect todays rise in the Bank of England interest rate will have on home heating oil. Up, down or steady as s goes? I think up!
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Solar panels and storage heaters question,
If I were to have solar panels fitted would I be able to replace 2 of my downstairs radiators replaced with electric storage heaters? I would fit them with 3 pin plugs and timers and heat them during daylight hours. When all the house needed to be warm I would use my gas central heating for the rest of the house. How many…
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Battery Backup for House
Hi. I am convinced we will be having multiple power outages this winter due to demand overpowering supply. My wife works from home and is reliant on electricity to earn her living. We have solar panels but they also cut out during an outage. I am hoping for some advice on the best form of "battery backup" that can keep the…
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What happens if an LPG supplier goes bust?
With mains gas, I know customers are moved to other companies if their supplier goes bust, and I assume (??) those other companies have to take them. Does the same apply to LPG? We're unable to switch LPG supplier as others don't like our tank position (even though our supplier has merrily filled it for years and signed…
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Does this Solar quote sound right?
Had a quote yesterday for 13 x Qcell panels, 3.6kwh inverter and 10.4kwh batteries. Total £14000 First concern was that they can install in 5 weeks, from what I have been reading it is way longer than that for an install time, maybe just me. Secon concern is during the meeting I was told the savings would be between…
