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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
Note: Removed and reposted elsewhere
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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…
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Which Smart Heating do I need?
Hi I moved into a new build recently and we have a zoned heating system (upstairs and downstairs). We have 2 Danfoss programmable thermostats and I'm trying to understand what system I need and where it would be installed? I'm not going to be doing this myself, but I'm wondering if because I have a programmable thermostat…
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Boiler question
Bought my first house earlier this year which has a standard boiler rather than a combi boiler which our previously rented house had so just after a bit of help. We have gas central heating, and it is controlled by a switch connected to the boiler and also a thermostat which controls the temperature for the whole house.…
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2 bed flat - full electric - which supplier should I go for?
Hi, I moved in to a new flat about a month ago - 2 bed, all electric, well wrapped, 10 years old building. I am single, working professional, so will be at home evenings and weekends. I found out that the current supplier is Scottish Power, so was planning to stay with them. I tried to get new tariff through uSwitch but…
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Ebico moved me to a different provider without my permission.
I am in dispute with SSE who seem to have taken over my accounts from Ebico yet have not taken over that outfit. One bill is for £110, nearly all of which is for standing charge and VAT. It's always been my understanding that Ebico used SSE for billing and CSs, because I originally applied through the Ebico website and not…
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Boiler is heavily leaking through an "over-flow" pipe?
Hi Guys, I know nothing about boilers so I was wondering if you could give me a hand. I moved in to a new flat a month ago (All eletric with boiler) and hadn`t got any experience with boilers before so not sure if what happens to my boiler is normal or not but I assume it`s not. On Friday I noticed that my boiler is…
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Platts lpg prices
Hi could someone supply me with a link to the current platts index price for lpg, or alternatively supply me with a pricem TIA
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Energy Ombudsman and 'Company Remedy'
Hello, I made a complaint to the Energy Ombudsman about Together Energy, apart from their now widely known abysmal service I calculated from my meter readings that they owe me around £77 when I left and I have never received the final bill (I only got 2 out of 5 bills altogether - the missing bills just happen to be when…