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Storage heaters
I'm fed up with lighting the mutlifuel stove every day. It's expensive to run and needs a lot of upkeep. I'm thinking of getting a storage heater to replace it but there are so many different types I feel a bit lost in an alien world of electricity. Can anybody recommend any storage heaters that are efficient and can…
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Help Worcester Combi and Rc Plus
I have recently moved house and there is a Worcester combi boiler and a British Gas RC Plus controller in the house. The dials on the boiler are turned up fully no matter how high I set the Rc control the house never reaches that temperature set on the control the temperature on the control goes up and down but it just…
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Replace gas heater with radiator
Hello, No idea if this is the right place to post this, but I've got an old gas heater in my extension, which I'd be interested in replacing with a radiator and hooking it up to the central heating system. I'm no expert on this kind of thing and was wondering if this is a) possible, b) easy and c) how much it would roughly…
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Electricity supplier adding transport charges to the bill D-Energi
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British Gas Homecare, is it any good?
Just signed up with BG, I have details on homecare plan sent through telling me it all costs 0.00 for the first year then costs will kick in. Shall I go with this plan and cancel if I dont use it after a year, is there any catch here? Thanks Sam
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About to buy a new-build with LPG - locked into Calor to start with? And tips?
We'll shortly be buying a new-build with LPG (rural area). I've not had LPG before. I've been reading up online and on here so have already learned a lot (and have double-checked with the builder that the tank is >3m from the boundary!!). My questions are: 1) The builder's installed a tank from Calor so says I have to sign…
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Switch hot water off as well?
Hi, I've read a lot of advice saying it's best to leave heating constantly on at a low temperature to avoid frozen pipes in winter and to save money. My heater has two controls, one for main heating and one for hot water (I think!) Should I leave both controls on, or is it not necessary to have hot water on all the time?…
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British Gas Business - contract and backdate issues. Any advice?
Hi all! My business moved into a premises on 1st January 2019, and have had an ongoing issue with British Gas, which has taken over ten months to solve. The problem was on their end, in that the meters were showing as de-energised and/or not linked to the correct property. The solution they have now offered is totally…
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tariffs
hi MSE articles keep saying EXISTING customers can only change tariff through comparison site, but comparison sites are only for NEW customers so thats not making sense. can someone pls clarify. thanks "Last week, we told you about hidden 'don't ask, don't get' price cuts from big 6 energy firms (not for NI or prepay), all…
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Eon Solar Panel FiT tariff transfer
Need advice and would really appreciate an Eon representative to respond. We are shortly completing on a property which has solar panels under an Eon FiT contract. We have been unable to obtain an Eon FiT tariff transfer because of health issues with the previous occupier. I'm guessing this is not an unusual problem and…
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Woodburning stove in existing fireplace
Hi We have an old house with a newly inspected and ok, newly swept chimney. In the interests of efficiency and not aesthetics, we are looking at removing the grate and replacing it with a woodburning stove. Due to the size of the room, and the poor insulation of it, we have calculated we need a 6kw stove. The fireplace…
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Multi fuel Stoves
Can anyone tell me why you can't burn coal in one of these stoves. We don't want to buy an expensive one but all the ones we've looked at say you can't burn coal. We are replacing an existing one which we burnt coal in and wonder if that is why a couple of inside plates have failed. Having said that when we got it it said…
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Black marks around gas meter??
Was taking a meter reading and saw them black marks around the silver pipe. I have no idea about gas meters or what that pipe feeds so I’m just looking for someone to tell me what it is, and if that’s normal? To clarify, I can’t confirm if this has appeared recently or was there when we moved in. It’s a new build house, so…
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Woodburner alternatives - electric stoves any good?
hi all I have a little holiday let cottage, and was thinking of installing a woodburner in the living room. The chimney appears to be blocked, and thinking about the hassle of stocking wood for guests to use, and the potential hassle of guests who don't know what they're doing stinking the place out with smoke etc, I'm…
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Dead boiler tips for hotwater?
Any tips for heating cold bath water thats better than using a kettle? Has anyone had any experience with "Water Heating Element, Haofy 3000W" sold on amazon?
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Woodburner - wall finishes options
Hi, We are in the middle of converting our conservatory into a more useable room and have decided to install a 5KW freestanding wood-burning stove in the corner of the room. One wall is brick (which we are leaving as a feature wall) the other wall is currently block work with an opening for sliding patio doors. There is a…
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clothes drying options--advice requested!
Hi all, I am new to trying to be frugal so there's lots I'm just figuring out! In lots of areas I have quickly realised I've been making some not terribly intelligent choices! So here's one I'm puzzling over that I thought I'd ask for advice on: I live in a small flat with no outside space, where the only place I have room…
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free smart home tech
first time poster, be gentle..... My husband has just signed up to Bulb and instead of the usual 50quid offer he found a link buried on the Samsung site giving away a smart things hub and 2 smart plugs which has a value of 139 quid. He's been keen on starting to start automating things but it always seemed so expensive to…
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Home heating controls
Apologies - this is a double post as I've posted in the "In my home" section as well before I saw this section. I hope that's okay, but if not, I'd ask the moderators delete whichever post they think is in the wrong place..... Okay, so I've let all of the advances on home heating controls pass me by and I currently have a…
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LPG tank doesnt meet safety regs?
Sooooo, we bought a house with LPG gas supply and have now begun to look at refilling the tank. New to the world of LPG we did some homework here (thank you) and found a good deal. However.... now we have been told we cant have the supply because the tank doesnt meet the 3m rule. Flogas is who have said this but the…
