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Boiler Condensate Pipe
Hi, I have a condensing boiler in a new house which drains externally via a stubby pipe approx. 2m high. Condensate drips onto the ground adjacent to the wall. I now know this may damage the foundations over time. My question is as I have the boiler serviced by the installation company and they have never mentioned this as…
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Jetmaster Fireplace
Has anyone else experienced Jetmaster fireplaces pushing out away from the chimney? It's an open fire jetmaster with the frame now about an inch away from the bricks sticking out so assume something has got wedged down the back. Have no idea how to go about sorting this so any ideas would be appreciated
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British Gas warrant not in my name!
Hi, Getting quite frustrated and unsure on direction to go now. Quick run through, Bought a property in July 18. Spoke to BG rep in nov 18 to say I had bought the property late I know but we still haven’t moved in due to renovations. They tried signing me into a contract, I said no at the time as we weren’t living there…
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ExtraEnergy
Hi all, After having the grave misfortune of allowing this shower of a company to supply me with electricity up until 01.11.17, they are now chasing me for payment of an alleged balance of around £650.00. I note, thankfully, they have gone into administration but given the age of the debt, can you please advise whether…
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nice energy saving infographic
https://firewoodfund.co.uk/how-to-save-money/
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Brtish gas
Hi i am just wanting to know if anyone else has had trouble with British Gas home care we thought these would be a reliable company and the price was not bad.,We had our annual service in December as usual.To cut a long story short we have had them out numerous times (smelling gas,boiler not working) eventually after the…
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Water tank, will water stay hit?
I have recently moved in to a new house with Night Storage heaters (no gas in the property). What I want to know is if I heat water by putting the immersion switch on at 6am until 7am (When the cheapest rate runs) will it stay hot until evening? I have a little boy and we do a bath before bed. I have been popping the…
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33 units per day? Please Advise
Hi, I moved into a 2 bedroom, electric only flat on the 7/12/18 and received my electric bills. British Gas are charging me £600 from 7/12/18 up until 28/2/19. I am querying this I only really use one bedroom, lounge and kitchen. I have a washing machine which I use 2 maybe 3 times per week. I don't have all my electric…
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Is my economy 7 meter faulty?
My daughter and her partner moved into a 2 bedroom flat last October and the estimated energy costs over a 3 year period were £2181 accoring to Energy Performance Certificate which was done the month before they moved in. They've now got a bill from end October to end February for £743. They've contacted NPower and given…
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Changing energy supplier when in debit
Yes be posted about my high energy bills before and haven’t ever got to the bottom of it but it has continued to go up, I’m now paying a monthly payment separately to pay off what I owe (not what I wanted but had no choice) my question is can I change my energy supplier when I still owe British Gas money.
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Best Economy 7 Deals (For Electric Vehicle)
Hi All, I've been struggling to find companies who offer eco7 tariffs. The ones I know of are: Bulb (Day: 16.50p/kWh Night: 8.61p/kWh) Ecotricity (Day: 16.60p/kWh Night: 9.72p/kWh) Octopus (Day: 18.7p/kWh Night: 9.95p/kWh) I know there are other factors to consider like standing charges and multi-fuel discounts, but the…
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LPG or Oil for central heating
I can't see any recent thread on this. We currently have bulk LPG for our central heating ( not used for cooking) and have been considering changing to oil. We need to buy a new boiler and so have the cost of that regardless. We know there will be costs for the switch but our main question is, is it cheaper to use oil or…
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Brazier smokeless fuel for multi-burner
Asda are currently out of stock of Brazier smokeless fuel (10kg £4) and despite googling, can't find another store that has some & delivers it. We've only recently made the change from logs to this product and find it more than satisfactory. It may be that you've used it and another equally as good product, but as we…
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Smart meter query
I have a smart meter with Scottish power. The daily amount in £s is showing differently to what I am being charged as shown on their app. Shouldn't this be exactly the same. The difference is up to £2-3 A day.
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Rointee electric tariff
Hi we have Rointe heating when it was installed we changed from economy 7 tariff to economy 10 as the housing assosication supplying were unsure of type of heater. However winter months we easily spend nearly £100 a week electricity - we are all electric and that's without all heating even on. Can anyone advise the tariff…
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Together Energy / oneselect
Has anyone else had a final oneselect bill from together energy which is based on estimates rather than supplied readings? I got mine and it's totally ignored my supplied readings to use estimates which favour together energy rather than oneselect. They also still owe me over £1k which I'm trying to get back before they go…
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Bought house with solar panels help needed
Hi we have recently moved into a property with solar panels fitted. I have no experience with solar panels and unfortunately we received little info re then during the sale. We had to fight for what info we received. We do have the Mcvs certificate and installation invoice. So far we know the previous owner never…
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Radiator in hallway: Yes or No
Hi All So I am having some much needed new radiators fitted and have asked the guy to remove the radiator from the hallway and not replace it. He thinks this is bad idea so I wanted to get some other peoples views on this. Have people done it and regretted it? Some further information to help. I live in a two bedroom,…
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Avro energy saving?
Not too long ago I did a 1yr fix with Avro energy called Simple and Winter fix . Just happened to notice yesterday , they now have a newer 1yr fix called Avro Simple and Prime which is cheaper . Looks a tiny difference but over thousands of units it will be significant. I emailed them asking if I was interpreting it…
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March 29th
We leave with. We leave without. We don't leave. What happens to the price of oil?
