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Re: Wanted: Hardwood: Beds, Bucks, Herts
If you have any wind blown trees or timber. I am always on the lookout for timber in the Beds, Bucks, Herts area they want to get rid of.. It's really frustrating at this time of year when there is lots of wind blown stuff around and just can't seem to get to it. I would happily come get it from you as long as it’s…
What ballpark figure for a small boiler replacement?
Hi guys, wonder if you could advise on this boiler question? Our Glowworm Betacom 30C Combi has had it's day. We dragged it out over winter but it needs replacing. Pressure is all over the place, it overheats, and sometimes doesn't heat the radiators at all. My question is what ballpark figure should I look for? We're…
Log burner tempreture relief valve (TAS)0
Hi, i intend to install a TAS valve on my log burner, the valve that stops it overheating.. - does anyone know how often and how much hot water it expels...? i.e.: a litre per hour etc... - I would imagine that it will always be close to boiling point so will frequently expel hot water..!? Many thanks Eddie
Biomass Range Cooker/boiler
Hi, We are moving into a new house that needs ripping out and starting again. It currently has a small internal oil boiler for hot water and heating. We are looking g to remove most of the internal walls to leave one large combined living space to replace the existing kitchen, lounge and dining rooms. We were invested in…
Wilson wallflame 75 boiler help please
We have a very old but pretty reliable Wilson wallflame 75 oil boiler, does anybody have any ideas where we can get service instructions or similar as we are now struggling to get a plumber that can deal with this, it does have a problem at the moment with not firing up which we need to get get sorted as soon as possible…
LPG delivery tanker size
So we have had quotes in now ready to install the lpg central heating etc. The first company that came to do a site survey for the bulk tank, said they would not be able to deliver via bulk tanker as the property is so rural. I'm like ....Ohhhh !!! So my question is how many of you are very rural and who delivers to you,…
Wood Briquettes
Hi, Does anyone have a good value supplier of wood briquettes? My main source of heating is a wood stove with a back boiler and I need around a pallet and a half of "hot rods" or similar each winter time. I need someone who will deliver to remote areas of Scotland (mainland, but often considered "too rural" - PA24+) with a…
Scottish power
Please help folks. I owned a flat for 9 months and did not live in it. It required full refurbishment. Once the work was done I sold the flat. Scottish power are demanding £1500 for energy used. They will not accept that I was not living there and no energy was used. I have been to the ombudsman who ruled in my favour.…
AVRO energy gift voucher claim
Good morning everyone Recently I switched to Avro energy to reduce my bills. All is good so far! However I remember when I compared on MSE there was the tempting offer of a £50 gift card if I switched. I now can’t find anywhere where and how I cllaim for this! Does anyone have any idea?! Many thanks :money:
LPG gas price increase
I signed up with our supplier (one of the biggest) in 2016 on a good rate, however, since then the price has doubled. I received a letter from them saying that due to wholesale price increases in recent weeks they are having to increase prices again to 47 pence per litre. The thing is, a guy i know in the industry has…
Oil Rayburn
Wonder if anyone has experience of cooking on the newer oil Rayburn range cookers I live in a very rural location (have oil central heating which is on its last legs) and need to replace both boiler and cooker. Seen the new model Rayburn and assured the running costs are cheaper than electricity (?) but wonder if anyone…
Leaking outside plastic pipe from condenser boiler
Hi everyone, I’ve got a 4 year old combo boiler - ideal independent c30 that has started to leak via the outside plastic pipe. The pressure has also gone up to over 5 and I am really concerned as obviously this is not right! I’ve tried to see if I can reduce the pressure by adjusting one of the knobs under the boiler, but…
EON - Smart Meters and switching suppliers
Just used Uswitch a few days ago to initiate a switch away from EON as they could not offer me a decent tariff when my existing one comes to an end in October. Received an email saying "Sorry you're leaving us" and asking to check their tariff offers to see whether they can persuade me to stay. Next day I received another…
How do I empty the ash pan?
We're currently staying in a holiday cottage which has a multi fuel stove. Try as we might, we can't work out how to release the ash pan to empty it :o Apparently there should be somewhere inside the fire to insert a large Allen key, but we can't see where! Does anyone have any idea please. There's no make on the fire and…
Neighbors landscaping and water/gas
Hi, My and my two neighbors water and gas pipeline go across another neighbours garden, this is in a raised bank at the back of their property. They have landscaped their garden, pushing the raised bank back exposing our gas and water pipes and want us to pay for them the be receased into the ground. The pipes were not…
Gov. Consultation on wood & coal
A news piece popped up on the radar claiming that the government was consulting on the banning of coal and wood as domestic fuel - Typical click-bait, poorly researched "news", and not worth providing a link to. However, DEFRA are consulting on the subject of wood and coal as domestic fuel with a proposal to ban the sale…
LPG regulator problems
Hi, I’ve been on lpg since I installed the new boiler in my house 5 years ago and every year without fail at the end of the summer the regulator goes. I’ve had one replaced at the end of every summer when the temperature starts to fall and we’ve not used much in the way of gas for two to three months over the summer. I’ve…
Eon and massive direct debit
Hi there, I have a question about direct debit. We have had our direct debit for gas and electric suddenly increased massively and inaccurately by Eon. They haven't taken any meter readings for over a year and have suddenly hiked the monthly payment from £79 to £536 which they took out last month without us realising. The…
Switch energy provider
In April 2018 we tried to switch energy provider from EON to Solarplicity for both gas and electric. While the gas appears to have switched, the electricity has caused problems. Solarplicity claim that they are providing us with both gas and electric and EON state that they are still our electricity providers. They are…
Eon threatening and harassing me wont, look in to or deal with my complaint
I wonder if any one can help me, I have been having problems with Eon for a long time. They were continually over charging me all the time. I kept complaining but still they kept over charging me. I refused to pay until they corrected my bill, but instead of helping they started adding late payment fees. Then sent out a…

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Chase customer? Check if you can get its newly boosted 4.8% easy-access saver
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NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from Thursday 1 May. For most, this means little will change for now as the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, it's worth considering moving any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
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NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from 1 May. For most, this means little change for now as the Sainsbury’s brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, you'll need to move any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
From Thursday 1 May, Sainsbury's Bank credit cards, loans and savings accounts will be run by NatWest as part of a deal between the two banks. You'll be moved to NatWest in the future, likely towards the end of this year, but for now the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain and you can continue to use its products and services as before.

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