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Moving to a new home
Hi Everyone, I am looking for some advice! We are moving from the suburbs to the country and with it moving from the comfort of mains gas to LPG. We are trying to work out what we need to do to get our 300 year old stone built home to be warm and not cost the earth to heat. At the moment there is a boiler which works off a…
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Heating Sense Check
Could someone tell me I'm not going crazy please? Last year we moved into a rented 3 bed detached bungalow - suspect built in the 60's. Although it's not the best insulated house in the world, it's not the worst either. The heating is run from a Baxi Duo Tec 40 and whilst it seems to manage ok, I've become very concerned…
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How does flogas billing work.
Hi. I've searched but I can't seem to find the exact thing I'm looking for. Example: I moved in to an LPG property almost 9 months ago. I signed a contract and they came to fill my tank up. Now my tank is 1200L and they say I will be paying 34ppl + VAT. I've used most of the tank already but I only have £100.00 debit…
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Gas Boiler Problems
Hi Wondering if anyone can advise please? Baxi combi boiler some years old. Yearly gas safety checks usually go ok but last week we has usual check but since then the boiler hasn't been the same. It's going on and off every two minutes at say 22 degrees on room stat. Just timed it and from 10:52 until 11:09 it's been on…
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New off grid boiler required Oil vs LPG???
My current Potterton Statesman flowsure oil boiler has gone bang apparently needs a new solenoid and electrode and apparently a part is obsolete so rendering it !!!!!!ed???? So do I go for a new Oil boiler circa £2000+ or change to LPG where the boilers are much cheaper but understand LPG is slightly dearer . Currently…
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Heating
Hi all, I'm buying a house that has old storage heaters , it has 2 in living room one at bottom of stairs one at top and one in each bedroom (2) , would I be better getting connected to gas mains and installing gch while the house is empty or just carryon till heaters break down etc?
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Improvements for an old oil system
Hi, We have just moved house and gone from a gas combi approx bill of £40 a month to an old oil system which so far seems to be costing us around £180 a month(around 100 litres a week)! :eek: It's a very old Trianco TRO which has had it's burner replaced back in 2009 I think. I believe it is pump fed CH and gravity DHW.…
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Hot water only working occasionally
Hi, Don't know if there's any plumbers here who could help me. I've had a couple of plumbers come out to my house and currently feel like I'm a bit in the dark so could use some advice (and hopefully save some time and money!). Basically we moved into a house a couple of years ago that's been refurbished. It's got a new…
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Energy Switch Negative Impact on Credit Score
I recently switched from EON to NPOWER at the end of the year. I occasionally check my credit score with Experian and noticed my score had taken a dive. I spoke to Experian who told me that as I had switched and therefore didn't have more than 3 months history with my new supplier my credit score had taken a hit. I was…
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Air Source Heat Pumps vs mains gas + property valu
Hi New to forum and subject Just had quite a convincing presentation re air source heat pumps. Based on mains gas (decent tariff) consumption of £1000 per annum, we look to be moderately better off once subsidy, finance deal and changes in electricity and gas consumption are factored in....idea being we'll need no gas at…
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Need to change heating system
Advice required please. We have old night storage heaters in our 4-bed bungalow which are no longer efficient. We are pensioners with limited capital but need to install a cost effective alternative to keep us warm in our old age without massive bills. Mains gas is not available, we don't want a wood-burner so feel the…
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Metered Estate newbuild queryh
Hi everyone! We are seriously considering a newbuild property. Unfortunately it is on metered flogas. I have established that they are currently paying 35ppl. I am also very aware that this will probably steeply rise having done some research, I have asked to have an air source heat pump installed (I will pay) but they are…
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LPG - how many litres do you use per year
Hi all. We recently moved into a house with LPG, and coming from a house on mains gas, I was prepared for higher bills having been advised that LPG generically costs around 50% more overall. We've been in since 1st November, and have already used 3100 litres. We have the heating on for a total of 8 hours over the morning…
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LPG Prices
Hi, I have LPG at my house. Its delivered to a tank we have on the premise. I received a letter today from my supplier Cam Gas informing me that the price will go up next month. Apparently they have seen a 25% hike in the prices they buy at. Therefore my bulk propane will increase to 41p per litre +VAT. I have to admit I…
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Electricity meter
To cut a long story short I am trying to get new quotes for my electric at my shop and I am trying to understand which type of electricity meter I have E. G. Economy 7. I am away from my premises therefore do not have access to the meter or any bills however I do have the previous meter readings. Each readings have two…
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Solar Assisted Heat pumps
So my parent's had been umming and arghing about these for a while. They've now had one installed and are super happy with it. I can offer some advice to anyone thinking about buying one.
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Boiler help - 65+
Hi I wondered if you could help me, my mum is in need of a new boiler she has been quoted by a independent plumber but is a single women, retired who lives on her own in her own home, her supplier is NPower She thinks she would not be intitled to any support/schemes but the cost of this boiler is huge to her, she is…
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Airbricks, breathable floor, or both?
Hi Folks, Firstly thanks for taking the time to give this some thought. We're just in the process of renovating our Victorian terraced house and are thinking about whether to use underfloor heating or rads on the ground floor. I want to know why we might need a breathable floor if we use ufh, if we have air bricks…
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Does anyone burn to Peat?
Does anyone burn Peat on a logburner? We have been going through quite a number of logs so wanted to try something different.
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Replacing Oil with Ground Source Heat Pump
Hello We have a purchase going through on a 2 bed bungalow. It is rural and currently uses oil central heating, and as I understand was installed c2010 Worcester Bosch boiler, serviced etc. There is also a wood burner, although not connected to a back boiler. We are forward thinking, and know we will be extending (subject…
