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Heaters on eco gov scheme
Hello everyone In April I had my old storage heaters took out on the eco gov grant scheme in my rental property. This winter was the first time trying it out. They replaced the storage heaters in bedroom with 1 khw heaters and they took the two storage heaters out the living room and replaced with one elnur hhr20 (I was…
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Biomass
Hello, Our house currently relies on a couple of storage heaters and a large log burner, we are hoping to have a heating system installed in the next few months. We already got quotes for oil (we have no gas here and heat pumps are unsuitable) but I've got a few companies coming in to quote for biomass in the next few…
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carbonneutralteam scams
Had a call from carbonneutral rep on doorstep who spent half an hour persuading me that I could have solar panels for free on the latest govmt scheme. I didn't believe him but booked a survey for 3 days later. No one turned up and a phone call to his office says she'll investigate and call me back. Ha Ha Just a bunch of…
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Oil heating in rental property
I'm in the process of looking for somewhere to rent and found quite a nice bungalow, but noticed it has oil-fired central heating (no mains gas). I have no experience of that at all, but my understanding was that running costs are generally higher than for gas CH. However, given the recent energy price hikes I'm wondering…
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Flogas Delivery Issues
As a Flogas customer using a bulk LPG (I live in a rural location without a gas main option and have a giant tank buried in my front garden). Flogas own the tank and automatically top-up it up when it gets low (at least that's the theory). I have run out of gas and Flogas are failing in their obligation to deliver more gas…
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Aim: To install greenest and cheapest heating system
I'm having some building work done on my 3 bed house later this year. I can use this opportunity to replace my Potterton gas CH boiler which is over 15 years old - even though it works it probably isn't energy efficient. I haven't been able to find the Gov grant of £5000 for air source heat pumps which was mentioned last…
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Oil filled radiator only heating
Can anyone tell me if turning down the (plug in at socket) oil filled type will save me money. We are pensioners, heat only one room when in it, have only economy seven which is useless and looking to save £?
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Removal of LPG Bulk Tank
My dad installed an LPG tank approx 13 years ago. He was using it to fuel his car. He passed away and my mum has an electric car so doesn’t need/ want the tank. We want it removed but have no idea where to start. We can’t find any information on the tank and I think he may have even bought it off eBay. Can’t be 100% sure.…
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Old Gas Boiler replacement - STILL not viable?
With gas prices well on their way to trebling if seemed the right time to replace my reliable 35-year-old G-rated boiler. The recommended new boiler is up to £1200 incl VAT, and online sources suggest an experienced gas fitter in the South East should be £380 a day, for the two days required to change my conventional floor…
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Gas verses Oil heating
Anyone know of recent info about the above i.e. that reflects the new gas price increases. I need a new boiler and wondered what the recent data now showed. Thanks
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Moving into a home with LPG tank nightmare - suggestions?
Hi all, Will move shortly into a property served by a private underground LPG tank. I am due to move next week and the vendors have informed that the gas is running low (10-ish%) and advised to try and sort this asap to avoid running out of gas after completion. The problem is that due to the tank location only Calor (who…
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Storage heaters or dual fuel stove ?
My bill for heat only in 2021 was £1400 on economy 7 , using two dimplex X-Large storage heaters , these are at least 25 years old … question is … do I upgrade to the new quantum storage heaters … ?? Or get a dual fuel stove fitted for approx same cost ?? also ..would the new dimplex heaters use the existing wiring , if…
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Rising costs
For those of us who live rurally, who have no choice but to use oil and therefore cannot take advantage of dual fuel tariffs, what help can we get with the extraordinary rise in oil costs
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LPG running cost
Hello, I have a Greenstar 36CDi Compact ErP LPG boiler, and with Calor Gas (39.9p per litre). From looking online it says it has an output of 36 kW, so trying to work out the running cost. 1 Litre of LPG = 7.08 kWh So if I run the central heating for 8 hours (4 hours morning + evening), it would need 36 kW x 8 hours = 288…
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Domestic RHI eligibility
We have just moved into a farmhouse with a separate apartment conversion above an adjacent barn. The house and apartment are attached but are separate dwellings, i.e., you have to go outside to go from one to the other, and the apartment is entirely self-contained, with its own kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and living room.…
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condensing oil boiler in power outage
power outages i guess are here to stay and possibly get worse. so our nice shiny oil condensing boiler is just junk as is the 5000L oil tank without electricity. so what to do as backup during an outage. thinking of PV and batteries. any thoughts, advice please. cheers
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Selecting a woodburner
We've an open fire which we use a few times a week; I've decided to get a stove fitted so that we get more out of the logs and to stop a howling gale that comes though the living room door and up the chimney. I'm generally quite skeptical and suspect that it's basically a metal box with fire inside, so there can't be much…
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Solar Panels Lease
My late father had solar panels installed by a company that has now dissolved does anyone know how we find out the new company who took over the maintenance of them.We’ve searched house and can’t find any correspondence.We’re in process of selling house but this is holding up sale. Company who installed we’re Solvis Energy…
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Direct air feed wood burning stove , couldn't go back to room fed.
After a full winter burning to heat the whole house & approaching our 2nd burning season we couldn't be happier with the performance of the 7kw stove. We've burned much less wood than with the pevious15yr old stove & had a more even heat. ( 3 large ceiling fans to distribute warm air) Been able to fully draught proof our…
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Best value coal
With the energy crisis we are looking to have a stove over the winter. what is the best value coal per kilo?
