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Coal prices
Been speaking to my coalman and smokeless eggs have come down £7 per 50kg
LPG Switch impossible as Avanti Gas derelict in their duty to performing mandatory safety tests.
I am literally being held to ransom by Avanti Gas, who over the past five years failed to perform periodic and mandatory safety checks (so called CP tests and something I pay for in the yearly tank rental fee) on the LPG tank at my house. Because of this, I cannot switch to another supplier (until Avanti produces the test…
Old oil boiler replacement
Hi I am buying a house - small detached bungalow - which has oil central heating. I have no experience of using oil, only gas. Went for a second viewing today and it struck me how old the boiler looked. It was pretty ancient. The elderly owner has lived in the house for about 30 years so may be older than that (certainly…
Calor Gas Underground Tank Corrosion
Hi all. I have been battling with Calor Gas over an underground LPG tank that has failed inspections due to cracks in the yellow coating. I have engineers on site today who reckoned that Calor have 4000 of these tanks that they have to resolve First question is there anybody else out there trying to resolve this issue with…
Selling off unused heating oil
We are on heating oil and have the best part of a tankful (about 1000 l, worth around £500) We are now moving house to a property which is on the gas grid - and I'm looking at this unwanted oil with our estimated moving date at the end of October I'm working my way through the selling questionnaires and I see there is a…
Alternatives to oil Central Heating and Water
I'm thinking of buying a property with oil heating and water. I've never had this, only the standard gas and electric. I'd like to change it from oil to something I can pay on a monthly direct debit and to something I can use as much or as little as I want, without worrying it's going to run out. What options do I have…
Advice / experience pls 🙏🏻 47kg gas
Hi, I’m about to move into a very small 1 bed (one up / one down) mid terrace old miners cottage out in the sticks. It’s my only choice of home and I have to move. It isn’t on mains gas and I’ve limited options. One option is 47kg gas for hot water use and poss one tiny radiator fitted in bathroom. It has a wood burning…
Oil Tank - when to replace
Hi, I have an oil tank which I think is around 30 years old (it has certainly been there for 16 years and if is as old as the boiler then around 30 years). I was told it no longer complies with the building regs due to location and also it is single skinned rather than bunded. Is there anyone who can do a kind of MOT on a…
Oil Boiler replacement
Hi, I am off grid for gas and have a very old oil boiler. (approx. 30 this year). A heating engineer last year said the burner was falling to bits and didn't want to repair it, it is still chugging along but makes a puttering sound nowadays and the walls of the pantry where it lives are quite dark / sooty in some places.…
LPG tank below water table, alternatives?
Hi all, Looking for help and suggestions. We bought our rural semi-detached house 3 years ago. It was built by a small developer, group of three houses, who rented it out for a couple of years until we bought it. Was built in 2017. Heating is done by an underground LPG gas tank (Calor). We bought the house in summer but…
Storage heater hot at top but cool at bottom
Hi, I've got two storage heaters. First thing in the morning after heating up overnight, one gets hot top and bottom but the other is hot at the top but cool at the bottom. I think that it may nott be fully heating up overnight. Elements are vertical and there's no difference in temperature left to right and so I don't…
New oil heating advice
I literally have no clue about what I should and should not be installing so would anyone in the know be able to advise if there is anything missing from this list? Is this a good boiler? Our current boiler is around 25 years old and definitely on the way out. The warranty doesn't seem very long. We need to have the boiler…
ECO4 Eligibility. - Joint Home Ownership
My parents in law appear to be eligible for ECO4 funding due to limited mobility and an EPC rating of E on their property. However, they are considering gifting part of the property to my wife (circa 25%) and I wonder if this is likely to affect their eligibility / likelihood of success? I’ve looked online at a lot of…
New 47kg LPG what are you paying thread
Starting an updated what are you paying for 47kg LPG as the old one was 8 years old and mostly out of date. I'll start this one off. £57.96p flogas E Midlands Please use this thread now, Thanks
Heating oil pricing
Can anyone explain how the heating oil supply chain works wrt prices and payments? There's obviously a long chain from a barrel of crude oil to my boiler, but I'd like to know specifically:-- At what point in time does my supplier get charged for his stock of oil? Is it when he orders it (like a domestic customer), when he…
Avanti gas uplift fee / charge
Here’s what must be the highest charge in the UK to take away their tank £1416 + VAT!!
Reselling of LPG gas to Park homes residential
We understand that there is no regulation from Ofgem for the reselling of LPG gas to park homes. We have recently discovered that our Park Home owner Opco Ltd has fixed a price for the gas based on a totally wrong use of the figures from an invoice which shows the cost of the LPG to them. We have highlighted the mistake…
Is there still a market for firewood?
I live on a farm, and part of the land is approximately 10 acres of woodland. I've been collecting and processing our own firewood from here for a few years but with the recent very wet and windy weather I've got a higher number storm felled trees than usual. Very rough ball park estimate is 80-100 builders bags when…
LPG tank regulations change
We have had our underground LPG tank for 24 years, originally installed by Shell Gas who were taken over by Avanti Gas. It is buried in our front garden with a small retaining wall which we were advised to build to prevent the earth collapsing! We have received an email advising that our tank is no longer compliant and we…
LPG tank uplift charge
Do I have to pay for my LPG tank removal after the end of my contract? I no longer use LPG.

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