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problems with oil boiler.
I have a fairly new boiler (.Still under warranty until May 2021) .Just before Christmas I had a delivery of heating oil . went on holiday in January for a week and the boiler was working as normal,it was the same setting twice a day . When I returned from holiday the boiler was locked out and looks like it had been for…
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British Gas Issue
Hi all, First of all I'm sure I'm not the only person who is experiencing/has experienced an issue with British Gas. I've had a scan through the forums to see if there is a similar thread, I can't see one but apologies if this is repetitive! I'm a single 38 year old male, who lives on his own in a 3 bedroom semi-detached…
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Immersion heater on Tempest Water Cylinder
Hi - first post but hoping someone can help! Recently moved into new house and out electricity bill has rocketed. Same size house, same use. However I was looking at our water tank (Tempest Water Cylinder) and I think the immersion has been on 24/7!! Before I switch off what I think is the immersion I wanted to see if…
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Changing bottle gas cooker hob to electric hob
Hi, After viewing a property to buy one of our concerns is that the cooker is electric but the hob runs on gas bottles, we would much prefer to have an electric hob installed, can anyone advise if this is an expense change and how easy is this to be done (would we need a professional)
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Banning the sale of coal
Well I have heard it all now. Banning the sale of coal. How about banning the sale of cigarettes ?? That would do more damn good than banning the sale of coal. The world's gone mad.
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Switch from coal
Hi Folks I live in a 3 bedroom mid terraced 1900's miners cottage, with no mains gas supply in S Wales. We have a gravity fed hot water system heated by a solid fuel stove. Its costing us £115 a month for coal and we're using plug in electric radiators to keep the living room warm while the water gets up to temperature…
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Working out Air Source Heat Pump running cost?
Hi all, Does anyone have any experience working out the running cost of an Air Source Heat Pump? I've been very bad at recording readings from it so only have a few readings plus the start date to calculate from... in principle though, is this equation right? kW used / (Days elapsed x 24hours) x tariff price per kW = cost…
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Mess up with energy switch
I switched 16 days ago from 1 tariff to another with EDF. EDF have no record of the switch and I've phoned them numerous times. I've contacted the energy club 4 times but received no reply. My last switch was done without a hitch but I have no idea what's happening this time!
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Unable to switch energy suppliers
I've been trying for some time to switch from British Gas to a new energy supplier. I've tried 2 or 3 times through MSE and have also tried Look after my bills. Each time I have filled in the online form and received a confirmation, as well as a confirmation that a direct debit has been set up. Then I suddenly get a…
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Infrared heating panels
I’m interested to hear of your experiences with using infrared heating panels. I’m thinking of having them installed at my mother in laws flat, she’s nearly 90 so could be reluctant to change. I would like to be fully aware of all the positives as well as the pitfalls. She lives in a grade 2 listed building so has only…
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Gas reading not falling within the expected consumption threshold
has anyone come across this before? my supplier has used restimated readings despite me submitting actual readings and claim that: reading not falling within the expected consumption threshold; this is much more prevalent during the Winter season, as whilst an increase is projected, often the spike in usage is…
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billing
I am a sole trader and moved into a rented unit in Dec 2018 I didn't get any bills from the gas or electricity supplier. Come July 2019 the electricity supplier took the landlord to court which they paid the bill. At that point I decided to look for a electricity supplier of my own. While searching on line I came across…
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Ground Source Heat Pumps & Condensation
Can anyone give me any advice about this - we had a heat pump installed about a year ago and have constantly dripping pipes of condensation off the units - making the floor wet !! The installers came and lagged it - but it still creates lots of condensation. I am aware of how it’s caused and the my have been back and…
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Moving Warm Air Heating Boiler - Urgent
Good morning all, Apologies if this is the wrong thread but seemed the most appropriate place. I'm looking to offer on a property today that has warm air heating. I have no issue with this as I grew up with it. My problem is the boiler is smack bang in the middle of the kitchen on a wall made just for it. So intrusive,…
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NPower
Hi, I’m looking for some advice on my fixed tariff from NPower. I rang them to renew & they gave me a price that was £20 cheaper per month than I was on originally. I took this offer & it’s all been accepted. However, I called them to see if my account was in credit or debit & I was told that my acct was in credit by over…
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Back Billing
Hi I am hoping someone can help. I am with Eon heat district heating and I have no choice but to use this supplier where I live. This morning I called eon as over the last 2 weeks I’ve had issues with my boiler and had engineers out but subsequently had my heating stuck on for 7 days when I didn’t want it on so was hoping…
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Advise resolving billing problems with scottish power - taken to ombudsmen but they havnt helped
Ive found that the energy ombudsman has not helped me to get my billing problems with scottish power resolved ...i had been trying with scottish power directly for 2 years to get an itemised bill from them as they started sending me random bills with different account numbers for thousands of pounds ...when i was paying by…
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EON reduced my payments too much. Want £252.
Hello all. Dual fuel with EON for a few years. From April 2017 to October 2017 I was paying £67 a month and was happy with that. Then they said I was paying too much and reduced my payments to £31 a month. (just as we went into winter) I assumed they knew what they were doing. I now have a bill for £252 and have left them…
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New Boiler Needed - would appreciate your advice on what to get Gas / Biomass etc.....
Hi all I currently have a very old oil fired boiler that is on it’s last legs, black tar on the wall where the flume comes out, regularly failing etc… so looking to replace it but I don’t really have anyone to ask for advice / opinions on this type of thing so would really appreciate your input ! The current system is…
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Token meters Eon
Hello, Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I can't see a utility's section. We have had token meters for years, we now have no debt but have continued with the meters. I like the payg of it. We are with Eon We currently put in approximately £110 electric a month, £80 gas a month. This might sound crazy, I'm disabled…
