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Storage heater bricks
Hi I have an automatic .85kw storage heater in a bedroom and its making the room too hot. It has 8 bricks, 4 one side of the elemts and 4 behind If we removed a couple of bricks to reduce the heat storage would it have any negative impact on its operation? Thanks.
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Oil boiler in new build, do I have to have solar panels for an EPC
We planned our new house with solar panels on the garage roof. We changed our minds about the solar panels but now we are told that we have to have them to get an EPC rating as we have an oil fired boiler. The house has been built to the highest standard of efficiency in all other ways. Are we forced to have these panels?
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Air Source heat Pump & Electric Car
I have just bought a new property that has an air source pump, quickly followed by and electric car. I am after advice regarding tariffs , any pitfalls to avoid and any general advice as I've never run either. I was wondering if it would be worth installing solar panels keeping in mind the usage of the electric car and…
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Non Delivery
I am trying to get an idea how many households have been left without Calor gas this Christmas. We have no hot water,heating or hob for 6 days now.
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UK grants for central heating, loft insulation and cavity
Good afternoon, Basically as the title says, we have moved into a 300yr old cottage with solid fuel central heating. The house is always cold and the topping up fuel is becoming a ballache. Wonder if there is any government grants or anything?. We have spoken to a few companies and they say you can't claim anything but we…
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Oil Central Heating Install
Sorry for the duplicate post, originally posted in the 'Is this quote fair?' forum but it might be a better fit here... Recently moved into a property with storage heaters and want to make the move to oil central heating. It will be a full install from scratch. First quote was received yesterday... £13,500. I'll be honest,…
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Advice on Ombudsman
Hi Just wondering if anyone knew of any way that I can log a complaint against Vokera re their boiler which my dad uses with LPG? I have got no where with the company themselves and wondering if they are regulated. Many thanks
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LPG above ground bulk tank removal (Flogas)
Looking for advice on timing our notice to Flogas for removal of our above ground bulk LPG tank. We're shifting to a gasification boiler system and will want the tank gone when construction begins in probably 2nd half September, but ideally not too far in advance of that. We don't expect Flogas will be especially reliable…
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Oil Consumption Query Please
Hi, We recently from a medium size modern house with a combi boiler to a much older house (200 years old) with oil boiler which the previous owners replaced brand new prior to us moving in. We had 600L delivered on 5th October and it has gone already! Just wondering if that is normal for a large old house. It's 5 bedrooms…
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Low sulphur coal
Just started using low sulphur coal as in eggs in the stove but they don't seem to burn like before is anyone else finding this or is it just me
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Lpg switch to bottles
Hi, just after some help really. We have an underground LPG tank, which unfortunately can only be filled by accessing neighbours land, yes we have the legal rights to access land but he will lock gates and put a digger in front so we can’t access. Down to not much left now and it’s stressful. Yes he is vile and we could go…
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Storage Heaters
New house has what I think are combination storage heaters. As moved from gas central heating I`m baffled. Is it worth changing them to more up to date electric radiators for efficiency and cost ?
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Fuel prices
It appears that UK is the only European country where the fuel prices are not related/ connected with the world market price, at least when it comes to reducing the price! It is very sad watching fuel prices only rising. I believe that people have the power to act and oppose to this one-way policies as well as boycott the…
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How does an ordinary person get from LPG/Oil heating to something greener ?
I live in the countryside. No mains gas out here, people are off grid and either have LPG or Oil as there main fuel supply. I would like to go greener, but how ? I guess by the way that what I am about to say applies to anyone on a modest income. I earn about £20k a year. I pay my bills, but I cannot save money and I…
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Using wood pellets in a log burner??
Has anybody tried using wood pellets in a log burner? As pellets are quite a bit cheaper, I was wondering if it's possible/OK? I know on a few sites they say they burn too hot! On others they try selling you an insert. I normally use heat logs so just as dense as pellets, just produced by elephants not mice! Many thanks in…
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Calor Gas Contract
Does the energy price cap apply to LPG gas that is delivered in bulk to a tank? If so, is it possible to work out a pence/litre rate under the cap to compare with a contract? Thanks in advance.
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Getting Advice on the Best Heating/Hot Water System For Our House
My family and I recently moved to the Isle of Anglesey. Our new home was built in 2005. It doesn't have a traditional Central Heating system. Instead it has a combination of alternatives that were installed when the house was built. We have a wood/coal Rayburn (Cooking, some heating and hot water), a wood/coal stove (Some…
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Gas AGA fan noise
I have been looking at a house with a gas AGA but find the noise of the venting(?) fan a problem.This may seem stupid (I know!) but my wife says we could always replace it with an electric AGA. However I would think an electric one would also have some sort of fan.noise. Any comments welcome. (I know it would cost loads…
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Poorly insulated house- how to heat
Hello We have a grade II listed Tudor house, currently heated by oil. We're not on mains gas. We are doing some refurbishment and will obviously insulate as much as possible. However, a lot of options (such as double glazing) aren't available due to the listing. We've been thinking about switching to a greener form of…
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Multifuel stove, but missing the "coal bit"
Hi, I have a Stovax multifuel stove which works fine. When we had installed we (stupidly) didn't get the grid to burn coal because I thought I would never use it. Now that we have been on holiday somewhere with a stove running "coal" (the smokeless ovals) I was surprised by how warm it was and how long it lasted. So I…
