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Economy 7 - Electricity meter problem
Hi, I moved into a property in July and the lanlord said the electricity was on economy 7, and indeed the immersion heater and electric heaters are wired foe E7 (two switches and leeds running to them). The Electricity company is saying that the meter (Secure Liberty 100) is only single rate and thus are charging a single…
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House purchase and LPG contract
Never had LPG before and just purchasing a house with it. I’ve asked for a copy of the contract, but is the contract with the house or the owners? So, am I able to start a new contract when I move in. The tank is currently 70% full so it’s not an immediate worry, but it’s worth knowing. T.I.A.
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Replace old back boiler...
Hi we have a post war house with a back boiler that runs from the open fire to boost our hot water tank which in the main is run by immersion - so expensive! Our heating is old night storage - would we be wise to remove the back boiler and replace hot water tank with a pressurised gas cylinder and stick with new night…
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Relocating Boiler Bedroom to Kitchen
Hi, I'm in the process of refurbishing my property. The tiered boiler is currently located in the bedroom would it add more value to move it to the kitchen?
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Octopus Energy (COOP transferee)
I was for years with COOP on a standard old rates type contract which was quarterly billing (Green Pionier). I never paid on estimates only on an actual bill that worked for years. I noted on the transfer stated that NOTHING will change from our contracts or billing, the move went ahead and I got an initial bill in Dec19…
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Oftec and dodgy plumber
We decided to get our boiler and central heating upgraded before the winter, so we looked online on Oftec and picked an Oil engineer from them, i noted they mentioned peace of mind and warranty so felt assured. Fast forward our plumber took our money and left without completing the job leaving a few things not working and…
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Solar Panels fitted by HIS Group?
My 87 yr old father has solar panels on his roof. He can't remember the company that fitted them, or exactly when they were fitted. All he can tell me is that they were fitted for FREE but he doesn't own them, the company have leased the roof space. I have an LPA for him, so have access to his bank accounts, but I see no…
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Electric heating themostat
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out the heating system in my flat. I moved in 2 years ago and have never been able to figure it out. I contacted the company recently to get a manual and from reading it, it seems that you should have it on either a low or high heat constantly and only turn it off if you…
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Baxi Warranty
I intend to fit a new Baxi 836 with a 10 year Warranty. However, since learning about issues with possible sludge build up in existing plastic pipes I am concerned that Baxi might find that a convenient excuse to renege on the Warranty. Blaming another part of the Heating system as a cause for their a Boiler to fail. I…
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How to operate electric storage heater
Hello everyone, I have recently moved into a flat where there are electric storage heater. I have been browsing the internet to understand how they works. There are 2 switches, one with fuse and the other without. As far as I understand the one with the fuse operates on peak times and the other, off peak. There are input…
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Should I replace my boiler
I have a 12 year old WorcesterBosch 24 I Jr boilerboiler . Which I have Inherited when I bought my house . When I moved in the boiler needed working doing Expansion vessel and the main heaters change which I managed to get done Worcester Bosch 10 year Guarantee. I can get get this boiler changed for £500 under a government…
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News thread regarding Bristol Energy.
News on Bristol Engergy - a good read. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-energy-accused-spin-performance-3221092
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LPG tank removal
HI, WE have a calor underground tank, we are shortly going onto mains gas, having enquired with calor they want to charge us £1100 to remove their tank and that doesn't include the excavation, this sounds very expensive. We presently pay £24 a quarter rental, Has anybody else that a similar experience.
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Nest Scheme - Biomass - Want it replaced with oil
Does anyone have any experience in dealing with Nest Wales. We took advantage of the scheme back in 2014 and had a biomass boiler installed upon their recommendation. We now believe that we were given inappropriate advice and want the boiler taken out and to revert back to an oil one. Our main concerns are the cost of…
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How long will it take for current low oil price to get through to local heating oil price?
How long will it take for current low oil price to get through to heating oil price at my local oil supplier? Thanks
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Should I be cautious of oil central heating?
Hi, Viewed a property the other day, everything was great however I saw that the house was not connected to gas. The current set up was an oil tank in the garden that fuels the heating. There was also a big calor gas bottle that fuels the gas fire in the living room. I guess there's not much other option if the property…
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Help/Advice Scottish Power move to Smart meter 3 year nightmare
Hi Everyone I am really looking for help or advice from you regarding 2-3 years of pain with Scottish Power. We had been a customer for many years and not really had any problems apart from the usual automatic increases in DD amounts, but all the issues started when they decided we should upgrade our meters to a Smart…
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Boiler help
So as I had such a good response last time, anyone shed some light on what may be going on... for ages my hot water has only lasted about 5 minutes before going cold, very annoying... had someone come out and look who said the heat exchanger had gone... worcester bosch replaced this under the guarantee all good, worked…
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Shower system
Can anybody recommend a good shower system that works well with a combi boiler and gives good all round pressure. There are huge range of prices and I want good quality providing its worth it?
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Under floor heating with piped water system
Has anyone any experience of this? I'm looking to buy a new build which has this system. I don't have an issue with it as such, but it's a new concept to me and I noticed that there are vents in the ceilings which they recommend should stay on all the time. They didn't say this, but I assume there are potential…
