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Smokeless Coal average price
Hi All, This will be our first winter running our Clearview Pioneer 24/7 in the hope of trying to reduce our oil consumption and bill. Just wondering what sort of price I should expect to pay for 25kg bags of smokeless coal.
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Oil filled electric radiators vs oil central heating
The simple question is.... are oil filled electric radiators still more expensive than oil fired central heating? Most people will instantly tell you that electric is far more expensive than anything else but there must come a point where the oil price is so high it is equivalent to electric? Just 3 years ago I paid £245…
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wood burning stove gasket
Our stove, Aarrow Sherborne medium needs a real overhaul to get it back up to scratch. I'll do it myself but am struggling to find the gaskets for the glass doors. Do I need to use the same type of gasket that came with the stove or are there universal types that I can use?
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Reasonable time to refund credit for energy account?
What is a reasonable time for an energy company to refund a credit balance to my account following request for same? I haven't asked for the total credit balance to be repaid, the remaining credit will cover two monthly payments.I pay by direct debit and the sum has accrued due to their admitted errors in billing.
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Heating plans for boiler repair
Does anyone know if you can join any of the heating plan insurance companies with an existing fault and tell them and then get them to fix it straight away,the boiler wouldn't work today and now I'm worried about having a huge bill,any advice appreciated,it's a Worcester Bosch. So annoying,I gave it it's first hour of…
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EDF Energy What A Nightmare Switch
What a nightmare of a company. Only just switched to them and they screwed up my account by sending my previous supplier estimated readings rather than the ones I gave them. Apparently according to my to my previous supplier I will now have to take out a "Reading Dispute" which could take up to 10 weeks before it can be…
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New to a home with LPG and stuck on where to start!
Hi, I hope someone can help us. We recently bought a house in West Wales which is run on LPG. The previous owners left us some fuel but we would like to get it refilled soon, before winter. We haven't been given details of the previous supplier and have heard horror stories about contracts and price hikes! Do we have to…
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Any help for replacement oil boiler on benefits?
Our 14 yer old oil boiler has finally died and needs replacing. But, it's going to cost around £5K and we receive Guaranteed pension credit and can't afford this. No mains gas where we live. I was hoping we could get help from the governments ECO scheme but from what I've read, this only covers gas boilers, plus our…
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Kerosene deliveries
Good evening all, For a domestic property which has a delivery of kero above 2300 litres on one day, what rate of VAT would you expect to be charged. VAT notice 701/19 section three appears to state this should be charged at 5% but I am not clear on what section 6.1.2 means.
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Moved thanks for the advice
Moved thanks for the adviced
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Electric combi boiler or LPG gas bottle heating system?
Hi, I’m getting a new heating system installed and looking for advice on either an electric combi boiler system or lpg with the 47kg has bottles x 4. ( gardens too small for the big tank). I also looked at oil but that quote came in abit too expensive. Ive got a coal fire with a back boiler that heats up the radiators at…
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Can you advise me on this Baxi boiler noise pleae
I have a 9 year old Baxi Solo Gas system boiler. This is a ‘system’ boiler, (not combi) hot water storage cylinder and pump upstairs in the airing cupboard. Always been professionally serviced and no real problems. It has recently started making a strange 'pulsing' noise shortly after firing up. ( Listen via included link,…
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British Gas chasing for a settled bill!
Hi, Looking for advice on what to do. Have finally got a decent score on my credit file after 6 years of hard slog. The minute my score goes up Moorcroft start chasing me for a bill of £207 for British Gas, from Feb 2014. However, on my credit file it says this account is settled and the account is closed. Has been since…
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Vaillant says Vaillant flue kit is excluded from their warranty!?
An independent plumber installed in my house a Vaillant boiler 4 years ago (combi boiler ecoTec plus 832) together with a Vaillant flue kit connecting the boiler to the outside of the house. The boiler was sold together with a 10-year extended warranty (which is the main reason why I went with Vaillant instead of Worcester…
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Regular Boiler - Size Matters - Why?
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Flipper.co.uk
Dont know if this has been discussed before. Has anyone used Flipper before? It’s one of those sites where they automatically switch you if they find a better deal. Are they any good? Are there any companies that do similar?
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Does SSE Smart Meter work for EDF
Hi, SSE installed a smart meter in our house 4 years ago and it's worked perfectly, even when we moved to British Gas. Now we've switched to EDF and they want to know if we want a smart meter installed. Will our current smart meter be readable by EDF or should we accept a new one?
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credit left on a pay meter
can a electricity supplier claim from a new tenent credit that was left from a previous tenent when they died in the property
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Low Pressure Boiler issues
Hi there, I am looking for some assistance / guidance please from anyone who is knowledgeable with boilers. So, I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that my Combi boiler is sitting at zero pressure when it’s turned off. Any time I need heating / hot water, I have to top up the boiler with water and it then works with no…
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F rating because of LPG fuel
Just had an EPC carried out in order to rent.out my house. It got an F. Been told that cheapest way to get an E rating would be to change fuel from LPG to oil. As opposed to solar panels, digging up floor etc Calor gas have said they have never heard of this. New regulations March 2019. I am at an absolute loss. Rating…
