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£400 rebate for homes heated by oil
Am I right in thinking that the rebate cannot be used to purchase heating oil but instead must be credited to an electricity account? I am very careful with all energy usage but in the case of electricity I'm on a good fixed rate and also have solar panels. What I could really benefit from is £400 towards filling my oil…
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Log burner worth it?
Hi looking for some general advice with cost of energy trying to reduce gas usage and considering a log burner next year. Whilst the initial outlay would be steep we are not planning to move I’ve always wanted one for aesthetics and occasional use in winter. Now with energy being what it is I’m wondering if this is worth…
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Heating Oil Consumption
Hi, I have a modern (one year old) Grant condensing oil boiler. Think it goes up to 36kW. I just wondered if anyone with a similar boiler could give me a rough idea of either how many kWh or how many litres of oil would be used for a 30 minute hot water boost. As a comparison when we had our tank changed we were without an…
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Landlord Changing Heating Cost From Meter to Flat Rate
Hi there, We have been living in a flat for over a year now. The heating is provided through an HIU (basically central boiler in the building and a unit that keeps some water ready for us with a meter showing our usage.) We used to get billed 11p / kwH and used to spend around £40 a month just having 2 showers a day and no…
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Solar panels
I live in a converted chapel on Anglesey. I have been seeing a lot of adverts for solar panel schemes offering little or no cost to install because of government help. We are off grid for gas, relying on expensive LPG to heat our house. I'm finding it difficult to find any reliable information. We would like to install…
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£7-£8k for Aircon system
Hi I been given the above estimate for a 10kw Aircon system for my three bed semi detached house. ASHP with 5 or 6 indoor units. Most of the cost is down to labour. Just wondering if anybody has had a similar install and could comment on installation and running costs.
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2kw pv system
I applied earlier in the year for solar grant from my council. Supprised call today saying Ive been accepted and these will be installed in a couple of weeks. I haven't seen the full details of the system yet, as I'm not paying for it I'll have very little input. The system is 2kw 3 panels on East and 3 on West. They say…
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Solar panel meter readings
You are required to give an energy supplier quarterly solar panel readings, contractually, to generate a return on your investment. Until this quarter, despite the best efforts of the energy supplier continually changing their website, making it more and more difficult to find to the appropriate place to return the meter…
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Heat pump shared ground loop
Family member is looking to buy a new build with a heat pump and shared ground loop. Borehole array is in garden to the right, there is a pipe across her garden to the garden to the left. Each house has its own 'flow and return' and its own heatpump. All pipework is contained within the 3 gardens. The current information…
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Electric Boiler instead of Air Source Heat Pump?
I live in an insulated barn conversion in an area which has no gas supply, which we moved into last year after having lived in a house with a condensing gas boiler. It is heated by a 32kW oil fired boiler (probably a bit on the powerful side for our property - I'm sure 25kW would have worked too). Inside there is a…
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Solar Power and an economy 7 meter -should I get a battery, how to use it please?
Hello all, I got solar panels 7 years ago because I love the idea of being green but I don't really understand it. I have 28 of them generating approx 3750kwh per year. Here is a photo of my set up attached. My questions are; I have an economy 7 meter, for 7 years I have asked to be on a flat rate instead as I read it was…
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Bit nervous about buying house with Oil heating and an immersion heater
I've had an offer accepted on a house I like, however it has oil powered central heating and an immersion heater for the water. I've only ever lived in houses with gas central heating and no seperate water tanks. I am a bit worried about the ban on oil boilers in 2025. I know that is meant to be for new builds only, but…
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Energy Efficient System?
Hi all, we live rurually and moved into our home 2.5 years ago. The heating system consists of: - Two air source heat pumps (supposedly installed incorrectly as they are different sizes but plumbed together so the smaller one is permanently off). - Screed underfloor heating with two manifolds, which has recently been…
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Log burner or electric heating for garden office
Hi all, I've just had a garden office built. All fully insulated with a flat rubber roof. Too far from the main house to be connected to the central heating. Its 10ft by 24ft so i think it needs a 2kw heater. When i originally ordered the building i was going to heat it with an electric radiator or electric fire which are…
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New build estate supplied by AvantiGas (LPG tank)
Hello there. We have recently reserved a house on a new-build estate in a rural location. Central heating for all homes on the estate is LPG with a central tank being supplied under a 2-year fixed contract with AvantiGas. I believe that all householders are required to pay something like £50 p.a. for tank rental, with…
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Cheap smokeless coal, another endangered species. What to buy?
Hi, I thought I would get a head start and source some coal for the winter, but prices (surprise surprise) seem to have escalated. I wanted to get a pallet because last time a checked (it was march) it worked out cheaper than buying by the bag at £4 a shot, however I am not finding any anymore. Could it be because coal is…
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Buying a House with EV panels installed pre-2019, do we retain the access to receive FIT?
We recently purchased a house with 4.8MW Solar panels on the roof, installed in 2016 (i.e. in the FIT date range). Are we able to receive feed-in tariff (FIT), or did the right to access this cease with the last owners? Secondly, are prices for the FIT fixed, or should we look for a best price? (incumbent is Good Energy)…
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Biomass Heating price increased whilst in contract
I have a biomass heating contract which ran at a fixed price until 22nd May 2022. Just had my bill and covering email stating due to the current oil prices they will not be offering new fixed price contracts, which is totally fine. However they have charged me the new higher rate between Jan - Mar even though I was still…
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LPG gas meter
I have a bulk LPG tank that supplies 2 cottages - both have meters - how do i calculate how much to charge per unit on the meter? i am paying 72.88 per litre for gas delivered to the tank . . . .
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Finding reputable solar panel installer
1. What trade affiliation memberships should I look for 2. Are there any gov regulatory bodies that the trader needs to be a memberof/affiliated to 3. What should I look for (good/bad) when they give me a quote 4. What are the really important questions I need to ask 5. Batteries - any comments on appropriateness and type…
