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New Woodburning Stove
We have a fireplace and have been burning coal/logs for about 50 years but now the i think you call them cheeks( its the sort of liner that goes between the fire and the outside brickwork) has started to crack and fall out. what i was thinking was to knock the rest of the liner out and put in a woodburning stove. what i…
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Air to water heat pump systems
We are looking at changing our heating system currently economy 7 storage heaters which are not very effective, also some radiators run from a woodburner. As we do not have mains gas in our area we are looking at alternatives, specifically heating we can switch on as and when required. Looking at lpg gas, and air to water…
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Meter problems
I moved into my new flat in December I was told by the letting agency that I was being supplied by Spark energy. When it came to put in my new readings I noticed that they had the wrong gas meter for my flat. I contacted them by phone gave them the correct meter number and they said that they would sort it out. I called…
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oil boiler replacement
my ancient oil boiler is now beyond repair and I'm off the gas grid so need a new oil boiler. Does anyone know of any scrappage schemes? Although I'm a pensioner, I don't qualify for any grants but can't imagine there isn't some financial incentive to replace an old boiler for an energy efficient one.
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Multi-fuel stove - fan advise please
I have a double sided double (glass) door multi fuel stove. The stove sits between a living room and double height hall. The living room tends to get very hot when the stove is fuelled up whereas the hall area is a lot cooler. I cannot move the stove due to the built in register plate/chimney liner so that it is biased…
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New Log burner smoke smell.
Hi, I used to to have a stovax stockon and recently swapped to a stovax vogue midi. Since the change each time I open the door to reload I get a strong burning smell come out. I've tried following but it still happens : Unblocked the filled air vent in wall ( went from 6kw to 5kw) Opened the door really slowly after…
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24/7 Boiler cover
I would like to add my experience with this appalling company. A catalogue of errors having to chase for the annual service which at present has not been carried out from a contract that ended in August - 3 visits cancelled at last minute with various excuses. I had cancelled the new contract which started in September…
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Breeze Energy
Hi Thinking of moving to Breeze Energy in KT3 any one had any experience with them ? Thanks
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Spike in gas usage??
Having been stung for a rather large final bill from a previous provider I have been keeping a close eye on our usage. After numerous meter readings from June to date I can see that on average we use 1.5 units of gas a day until September, where average daily usage has shot up to 8.4 units a day. Why could this be? We are…
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Npower advice needed..please help!
Dear Community, I need to know the best course of action to take with an Npower billing situation. Here is the deal.. I have been living at my current address for around 9 months, and have yet to receive a gas utility bill through from Npower. (Electric is on a key). We had a letter through in February stating that gas…
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Wookburner fan
I want a wood burner fan but only have a clearance above the burner of 11cm. Does anyone know if anyone makes them that small? Can anyone help?
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Boiler Cover Advice
I have has enough of British Gas Boiler cover seams it gets more expensive every year, and I have finally had to call them out today to be told it will be a 3 day wait, Ive been with them for 5 years and as yet never called them out. I have therefore decided once they have repaired my boiler I will be looking for a new…
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Boiler service mess up
Had my old oil boiler serviced last week and the guy messed it up and it was misfiring bad. He was sent back to put it right but whatever he did only worked when he was here and next day was back to square one. A different guy came out and re-did everything and all seemed ok. Next day boiler did not start and needed to be…
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Do BOC Gas & Gear Centres accept Flogas owned brands for new Flogas refills?
A friend of mine has bought a luxury stainless steel gas BBQ with an expired Acewell Gas cylinder (11kg propane) in it. As BOC Gas And Gear Centres sell Flogas Butane 7kg and 13kg cylinders and small Propane cylinders up to 11kg, and as Acewell Gas got bought up by Flogas and is no longer trading in it's own brand gas…
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Npower 3-year nightmare
Hi all - I'm new to the community so thanks for having me and my problems :-) I have no idea how to keep this brief, so I'll just concentrate one a very loose overview and one key point for advice and keep it as brief as possible... In short, my Npower bills rose from around £60 per month to over £500 per month at the end…
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Should i fix a gas/electricity tariff just before i move house?
Hi, my gas/electricity tariff fix with npower has just finished - but I'm hesitant to commit to a better pricing tariff with another supplier or npower as i'll be moving house in about 2.5 to 3 months. So my direct debit has just shot up. Any advice or thoughts? Thanks
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Spark energy
Hi, looking for some advice, has anyone had dealings with spark energy? My mum and step dad have been trying to leave for years and everytime they do they slap another bill on saying the owe 800 pounds, in the last 6 months they have paid them over 1000 pounds in order to wipe theor apparent debt and switch companies and…
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Gas/Elec changing suppliers through Cheap Energy Club.
I am totally confused why an estimate supplied by Cheap Energy Club & an estimate made direct to company is so way out. I don't know who to believe. Example: and this is not a collective fix so should be similar which ever way you get an estimate. OVO 2 year fix which energy club recommend as a great fix. OVO direct £107…
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Ductless Air Conditioning vs Updating Central Heating?
We're just in the early process of moving house, moving to the 'technical forever home' a detached 3 bed bungalow with a concrete floor. On viewing we noticed that it has a single line central heating system installed, with pipework that's been in the concrete ground since early '80's and the system by design won't win any…
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Squealing Oil Boiler
Hi there, We put the heating on today as we have been away (in addition to heating the hot water) and after a few hours we noticed some squealing from our Grant Vortex Pro Oil Boiler (15/21 Utility). Our annual service is not due until November but I am thinking I need to get this checked, and perhaps get the service done…
