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Can someone help me?: Elnur HHR storage
Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me understand these heaters. Apologies in advance I have mild autism and I can also get confused easily amongst other things. I'm renting a private property 13 yrs now. On E7 and the landlady (through estate agents) had new storage heaters put in April just gone on the government grant…
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Stovemaster smokeless coal
Afternoon all, Anybody used this stuff? Is it anygood. I've contacted house fuel and they say it's the best they got so solid fuel heating system via a log burner. Just wanting to know if anybody has used it, what size are the coals as 3"x2" seem to be easier to light and keep going in my log burner. I tried some…
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Rad Fans, do they offer any energy savings
Recently been reading ads re Rad Fans, they appear to use very little electricity ie 2 or 4 watts dependent on size, but do they really improve the effectiveness of the water filled rads?
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Converting to Solar
Hello everyone. I am 60 years old and retired. I have a fairly good pension pot and other savings, I did not spend, I saved. I live on my own in a small (never liked large houses) two bedroom detached bungalow. I have decided I want to convert to solar and have done a fair amount of research including this forum, but I am…
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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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Oil radiator v electric heater
Hi all. My daughter & I have taken over a fairly small gift shop. Its a shop frontage in a Victorian house with a cellar underneath. Over the last couple of days, with the dip in temperature, we realise we will need to have some sort of portable heater over the winter. Ideally it will need to be on a timer. We are on a…
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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?
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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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Cylinder Gas for Domestic Heating Costs
Hi I am looking at a 2 bed 1870's mid-terrace house with a combi boiler run off cylinder gas (plus wood burning stove). The thought of the heating costs are putting me off though! Typically, how big a difference is the running costs compared to mains gas?
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Solar panel to heat hot tub
Hi can anyone advise re installation of solar panel or small wind turbine to create enough power to heat our hot tub? Our bills are reasonable except when we have the hot tub on. My husband thinks there must be a way to install solar or wind power linked to this one appliance without having to sell back to grid etc. Any…
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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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Lpg bulk prices.
Does anyone know what the latest prices are at the moment? I live in Wales and my contract is to runout this month.
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Oil vs Electricity to heat domestic water - where's the tipping point?
Apologies if this has been asked before. Having just coughed up over £500 for 1000 litres of domestic heating oil, has anyone done the calculation as to where it become cheaper to heat domestic hot water via an immersion heater rather than an oil-fired boiler? Without going into complex thermal efficiency calculations, age…
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install log burner
I want to install a log burner into an existing fireplace, normally this would be straight forward, however, i live in a conservation area, so require consent from the local planning dept, the problem i have is that the existing chimney access point on the roof is on the "front elevation " and faces the highway. ( the old…
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Fixed Rate Tarriff?
I am with Eon, paying £78 per month for electric only. Eon have suggested that I go onto a variable energy plan after my fixed contract ends in November. This will be approx. £96 per month. I have searched comparison websites and I can get a fixed deal for 18 months with GEUK for £116 per month. Although that is higher…
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Boilerjuice "under delivery" charge of £20
We have been a Boilerjuice customer for 13 years and had a mainly positive experience. Today however, we had an oil delivery and were charged £20 as an "under delivery" charge - we had ordered 800 litres but it turned out only needed 590. Delivery was by RDS Fuels Ltd. Has anyone else experienced this kind of charge with…
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Heating grants for social housing?
It's a very long shot but I wonder if anyone knows if there's any way of getting some sort of grant or subsidy for installing affordable heating in social housing properties. I live in a tiny 1 bed bungalow which gets very cold due to strong prevailing winds. It in a pretty rural area so the only heating electric storage…
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Best type of shower for air source heating system
Hi, any thoughts on which shower to use with ASHP, power shower removed and need to know if a mains shower from bath taps (wii put on mixer taps) will work. Cheaper and more pressure than electric shower? Water supply coming from Mitsubishi unit downstairs. Thanks
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Solid fuel heating system
Afternoon all, We moved into a 300yr old cottage six months ago and it has as the title says solid fuel heating system. I have a few questions, we have left over ovoid that we are getting through, problem is they don't seem to burn that hot, upstairs doesn't get much warmer than 18-19c, other issue is they don't burn for…
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Oil delivery delays
If you are running low on oil.... Unsurprisingly the current energy & transport sector problems are affecting oil deliveries. I had a courtesy call from Conquest Oil this morning (I use them direct occasionally) just to warn me that they were looking at 3 week minimum delivery schedules due to shortage of drivers. I then…
