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Oil price movement over next 12 months or so.
What are people's thoughts on heating oil prices over the next year or so? After the peak a few months ago, I was hoping prices by now would drop back close to the £0.60/0.65 level at the start of the year, or thereabouts. But it hasn't happened :( From what research I could find through Google, the forecast for Brent…
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£400 Discount ?
We live in a small hamlet in North Devon,we have to buy the large bottles of LPG gas for our heating and cooling.At the moment we are being charged almost £80 a bottle as we now have to pay a delivery charge and also a volitation charge.Are we entitled to the £400 discount for energy charges too?.
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help with which heating system, electric radiators vs water filled radiators
Grateful for some help. My son and partner need to upgrade their oil powered central heating (combi boiler). They are off-grid. The house is mid-terrace and on 3 floors but nearly all the time only the ground floor is occupied. They keep erratic hours so storage heaters probably wouldn't work. All the water-filled…
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Can LPG supplier add surcharge on fixed price contract?
We signed a new (continuing) contract at the end of last summer to retain our price of LPG with our supplier at 42ppl. In October we received a letter saying we need to pay 10ppl surcharge due to the rising cost of fuel. Can our supplier do this? We are tied to the one supplier unfortunately due to where our tank was put…
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When will HVO be available domestically?
With kerosene prices staying high, but electricity prices also very high, it seems like now is a time where HVO would look as good cost wise as it is likely to. https://www.futurereadyfuel.info/ Does anyone have any information about when HVO is going to be available for domestic properties and what the pricing might be…
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Air Source Heat Pump running it efficiently
So please talk to me like I know nothing, moved into our house in June last year and the house already had a Mitsubishi Ecodan heat pump and it has been reasonably efficient. What I want to do is maximise efficiency for this winter with the higher fuel bills. Some do's and don'ts on how to run it and general advice please
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Calor Gas price increase - notice of
I received the notice of a price increase LPG on Saturday 23rd May to take place on the 27th of may. The percentage increase is not documented but is somewhere around £10 per 47Kg cylinder. Monday 25th I rang the to order replacements to be quoted the post 27th price. Calor Gas prices do seem to be set and controlled by…
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Viewing a house tomorrow that has Calor gas bottles for heating..
Is it possible to have the system changed to central heating? or another means of heating like a heat pump? I know that's probably quite a vague question as I don't know much about the property and the area but I can't see any other houses on that street with Calor gas bottles outside so seems to be the anomaly. I'm…
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Heat Pump Water Heaters - any experience?
These are new to me. They are water tanks with a built-in heat pump (like a fridge in reverse). They are designed only to heat this tank for DHW use, not to provide actual room/house heating. https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-water-heaters Any idea of cost? Effectiveness? Worth it? Cheers.
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Yoyr local oil club could help with price if heating oil
Folks, for anyone that uses oil for heating you'll probably have seen the heating oil price has sky rocketed, so you may benefit from looking to see if you have a local Oil Club? They're local community groups looking to buy heating oil in bulk to reduce individual costs https://pghintsandtips.blogspot.com/p/oil-club.html
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How many PV panels to keep a thermal store topped up with no use?
Just thinking aloud. Exploring bio-mass for a house that is often left unoccupied for a couple of weeks - sometimes even a couple of months - at a time. Biomass is usually used via a thermal store, and this has the benefit of being able to have other sources of heat added to it - solar heat panels, PVs via an immersion,…
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Oil prices
What’s everyone’s view on oil prices continuing to go up ? I know we all need a crystal ball 😫 we are getting really low on heating oil , normally we would hang on for another month or so for prices to come down. The price is ridiculous at the moment, we just don’t know what to do?!
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Solar Power installation with Battery - Is it really worth ?
Dear all, Hope everyone is doing fine. With rising energy costs, i was wondering if i should do a solar power installation with Tesla powerwall as the battery. It's a terraced property / freehold. Area - London By the looks of it, the house is 100 years old. Property will defintely need rewiring and roof tile replacement…
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ASHP v oil as of April 22
With the price of electricity going up in April and again in
October is it financially variable to be able to run an ASHP cheaper than an oil central
heating system without any aid from solar or battery back ups? I have to have a new central heating system installed and
its going to have to be either ASHP or oil but even…
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Where does biomass (pellets) fit in cost-wise now?
Hi. Bro currently has an old oil boiler which will undoubtedly need replacing before too long. A&GSHPs are not an option due to the age of the house, and the cost of bringing insulation levels up beyond what he currently has - loft and cavity. He hates the 'idea' of oil, and also obviously the cost. So, where would a…
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Hydrogen gas / heating pump / solar panels
Hello, I've started to explore alternative energy and looked at hydrogen gas and heat pumps. They're hydrogen gas boilers on the market for the same price as natural gas ones, using the same principle. Would a hydrogen gas generator be enough to produce what we need for home ?! Heat pumps would involve a bigger investment…
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18th Century Cottage. Listed Building. Conservation Area. No Garden. No Mains Gas
Ok so I've had a good read through the threads on here and in a nutshell here is our issue: We've just had a final bill from our old (now gone into administration) energy supplier for 3 weeks over Xmas and that was at the old fixed rates. £300. We've now been moved to a new supplier at twice the price and that's before the…
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How can we compare prices
We have oil central heating at our home. We are advised to compare prices, but those companies who provide oil in our area of Wales won't quote any prices. Certas Energy, which has consistently been cheaper than any other company, used to charge you at the price of oil on the day you order. Now they take your order, but…
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Central Heating Oil prices...
Last week, I bought 500 liters at a cost of £381 (76.2p/liter) Today, looking for oil for mum, the cheapest I could find oil was 500 liters for £740 (£1.48/liter) Now, that's a 94% rise in one week.(Northern Ireland has the highest rate of oil usage for heating in Western Europe for historical reasons)Are we now just…
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New boiler - Air source heat pump vs mains gas - future proofing
We need to replace our hopelessly inefficient old gas boiler - it's probably about 50 years old. We are on mains gas, so I know that it would likely be cheaper to get a new condensing boiler, but with gas prices rising and pressure on the government to meet environmental targets I'm wondering whether it makes sense to put…
