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Ground Source Heat Pump - anyone got one?
Hello Hope this is the right board for this question: I have cross posted it on the various "green" boards, before I found this one! I am currently refurbishing a victorian farmhouse and 3 cottages. We intend to let out the cottages, and live in the main farmhouse. No current "proper" heating systems in any of them, only…
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Myths of gas central heating
I designed and installed my gas central heating with hot water storage cylinder 40 years ago. For the average home, advice said fit a 60,000 BTU gas boiler (about 11kW) this was based upon the 'recovery' time of approximately 1 hour from cold. I read a trade magazine which had a story from a retired gas engineer. He had…
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Myths of gas central heating
40 years ago I designed and installed my gas central heating with hot water cylinder The boiler was a balanced flue type. It consisted of a gas regulator operated by a simple closed/open electromagnetic solenoid valve and a safety thermocouple. No parts needed changing in those 40 years. A friend had a similar boiler but…
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Annual electricity usage 25000 kWh
Hello Need some expert advice please. We have electric heating (around 13 radiators). Most we replaced last year to Fischer modern ones to reduce our bills but our annual electricity usage is working out about 25,000 kWh p.a. which is just crippling us financially. The house is ca. 1900 square feet but we don’t have them…
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supplemental heating for LPG system
Following my earlier post: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5921503/keep-change-the-heating I'm still exploring options. I'm coming to the following conclusions: * conversion to oil would be costly (boiler, pipework, tank) so... * keep the existing LPG system as the boiler is new and the pipework/rads seem…
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Pellet is the way forwards!
We are going to move into a new house and have done a lot of research regarding how we wish to heat up the place. There is an old coal Rayburn, which we would like to replace. The house is heated with an oil boiler, and has a hot water tank. We are thinking of installing the Klover Smart 120 BT instead of the Rayburn. It…
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Failed Payment Promise
Hi, Our energy provider went bust so we were contacted by a company dealing with that companies credits and debits. We were told we owed £182 as our monthly payments did not cover the energy usage which was fine and I asked if I could pay later in the month when I got paid, they said this was fine also. I then forgot all…
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Electricity meter reading
Hi there! So, I’m new to this whole ‘energy bill’ lark as have lived in university halls for the last 4 years, and have got a smart meter in my flat - I have never seen one before. I switched energy suppliers from EON to Spark energy (I have since learned that Spark was a bad choice according to many people, but at the…
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Heta inspire 45 multifuel
Hi I new to Multifuel stoves. I’ve been doing a little research and a few people say not to put smokeless coal into my Heta Inspire 45. I’m just wondering why? It’s classed as a multi fuel burner. Should I just stick to logs ? Thanks Jack 👍🏻
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Taken eye off ball with J GAS - advice please
Hi I signed up to Lima Gas just over 4 years ago - no standing charge and cheap LPG. J Gas(Johnston Fuels) took over Lima sometime in 2016 and to begin with the change was seamless with cheap gas but now gone completely pear shaped. I do live in the middle of nowhere, TQ7, only use about 1200 litres of LPG delivered once a…
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Electricity back bill
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Scottish Power
We are with Scottish power for both gas and electric. Long story short, the bills got too high and we ended up with a large debt on both accounts and they advised we switch to a key card meter and have the debt deducted at a set amount every week. The problem we have that’s not being made clear is that every time they send…
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Energy company collapse
Another company, Energy Extra has now ceased trading and OFGEM advice is to sit tight, but in the meantime should you cancel your direct debit? If not who are you paying it to?
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Contemporary wood burner recommendations?
Hi All, In our old victorian house we have two Clearview wood burners and they were AMAZING!! We have since moved to a modern house and want a contemporary woodburner. The problem is we were so spoiled by the Clearviews we are terrified to spend a lot of money on one that just not as good. Can anyone please recommend a…
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47kg Propane Calor Gas Prices - What are you paying?
I would like to start a website which tracks bottled 47kg gas prices across the country in order to fight for the energy minister to regulate propane gas prices and remove the VAT from it. There are no websites which compare prices. I live in a rural area and have no real alternative Since I moved in in 2006, my 47kg gas…
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LPG price extremely high
Hello, Can someone please help regarding LPG off the Grid prices? We share an underground LPG tank with 20 houses (these are new build houses) and he have just received the price for the LPG and I think it is extremely high, The rate is £1.4052 ppm3 (from flogas) + VAT I think that works out at 13.32 (£0.1332) pence per…
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Doubling Electric Direct Debit
My mother's [who's 85] has had an email from her electric supplier saying that they are introducing a new direct debit system of doubling the amount you pay in the winter and then reducing it in the Summer, I can see how that would work for some but pensioners on state pension do not have the luxury of extra disposable…
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Boiler Help Please
I am looking to replace my system boiler. My old boiler is a 28KW Valiant Turbomax and is near the end of its life. Being a good chap I have got three quotes although the last plumber said that a 30kw boiler was completely undersized as I had to include my 18kw coil in my cylinder otherwise I could have issues with cycling…
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KW usage heat pump quote
OK, so I've been getting quotes for a water souce heat pump with the Nuenta energy blades mentioned in a previous thread based on our plans and curremt EPC. One thing I'm confused about in the huge amount of emails is this statement below: Total estimated annual heating & hot water consumption: 21,989kWh Eligible Usage…
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Range Cooker LPG
Cross-posted from the In My Home, Is This Quote Fair sub forum as I'm getting no replies there and I thought someone here might be able to help. Sorry! Can anyone please advise a rough idea of the cost to convert a six-burner natural gas hob to LPG? We have the 'nozzles' to adapt the burners, btw. Apologies for not posting…
