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Coal vs Oil vs other?
Hi, I'm actually asking on behalf of my mother in law so I don't have all of the facts but she is now coming up to the point where her coal fired boiler needs replacing. From what I have read so far it doesn't seem like many people are going for coal any more and most switch to oil or maybe even biomass when gas isn't…
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Log burner smells / fumes help
Hi, i fitted a 5.6kw log burner about 2 years back & i am now getting the smell of the fire in the room. I have had it all tested & passed when i fitted it as it was part of a build that went though building control. In the same room i have smoke/heat/cOM detectors & none have been tripped by the fire/smells. Is there an…
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New Central Heating System Confusion
I’m sure this topic has probably been done to death but I can’t find a post that addresses my situation specifically. We have had an offer accepted on a house that needs renovating, including central heating. The house is a fairly bog standard 60’s built 3 bed semi with one bathroom. Our current plan is that we will…
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Electric wet central heating confusion
Good evening all, We moved into our current property back in December last year. We did a uswitch as soon as we moved into the property in order to transfer to the energy supplier that we had in our previous property. This took 51 days to complete and as such we received a bill from the supplier for the 51 days use. As you…
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Fuel payment plan dispute
I have a monthly standing order fore fuel oil on a payment plan. After two years they are saying I owe tem £2k because they didn't change my monthly payments to reflect usage/price increases. What can I do?
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My boiler is making boiling noise
Hi there im having some trouble with my boiler and need some advice. I have an Ideal Logic combi 35 boiler and it's about three years old. Since the beginning of this year it has been playing up. First it started off by shutting off and then flashing an F2 error. I called liberty gas who came out and told me that my…
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Replacing electric wet heating to gas?
Hi, I'm interested in buying a flat which has electric wet heating system. Would it be possible to change to gas heating? And what would be work and cost involved? Thanks!
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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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Best Changing date to swap over my energy supplier
I'm still on a good deal with my old supplier that will not end until the end of May. At this moment its still cheaper than other suppliers in a comparison, although other suppliers will be cheaper when I end being on this tarif at the end of May, so when do I start to change the energy supplier to a new company? Do I wait…
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Which Electric Heater
Hi, I am looking to replace the electric panel heaters in a 1 bed flat. Does anyone recommend any electric heaters. Is something like this any good or will it just kill the bills? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Futura-Electric-Radiator-Standing-Thermostat/dp/B00JN7ZNE4/ref=sr_1_2 Or are oil filled radiators better?…
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Changing Supplier
Thinking of changing supplier for gas and elec. Does anyone know what happens with the feed in tariff payment for solar panels. Will the new supplier be responsible for making the FIT payments or will the previous supplier continue to make the fit payments
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quote for new boiler - advice needed re installation
I'm about to accept a quote for a new boiler - Ideal Logic+30 kW and would appreciate advice on the process of installation - copy below: Schedule of works Fitment of combination boiler 1, To isolate and drain down the existing central heating boiler 2, To remove the old components and make good any holes no longer…
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eon gas and electric
hi all im looking for advice im with eon for gas and electric pay via a payment card at the postoffice. I am really struggling to keep up with my payments and I have emailed them to ask to put us on a cheaper tariff and they have emailed back saying I need to phone them and ask I don't like talking on the phone the best of…
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Unbelievable hassle chasing up Elec switch to E-On
I signed up to MSE Energy Club when my elec deal was coming to an end and was offered a seemingly better deal with E-On. I agreed, filled in the stuff and got a confirmation from MSE Energy Club. 22 days later, I hadn't heard anything from E-On & my pre-existing supplier transferred me to their sucker tariff because I…
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Boilerjouice & phoning
Hi, I have difficulties with Boilerjuice phoning me before the oil just turns up. I am quite busy (usually), so i need to be contacted ............which seldom happens. I was just about to get in the car when they turn up with the oil. I cannot stay in for about 2 weeks just in case they come. When the chap delivers the…
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Got my stove, what else do I need?
Fitting my multifuel stove next week, but what else do I need? Getting a log store and a builders bag of kiln dried wood on order. But do I need a companion set? Log basket? Log carrier? Coal bucket? Shovel and brush? Stove thermometer? Moisture meter? I will be burning smokeless coal and logs Thanks in advance
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Cheapest time to buy kiln dried wood?
I'm having a multi fuel stove fitted in a few weeks and I have been told that spring/summer is the cheapest time to buy wood? Looking at buying 1m3 of wood, hoping this and some smokeless fuel will last me a winter? But which month would you say was the cheapest ?
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Replace electric heating...
Hi all, Our night storage boiler (Google 'nightstor', I can't post links yet!) is dead, and before I decide whether to pay to bring it back to life again I want to fully assess my options. I have a wet central heating system with immersion heater for hot water. I will be getting quotes for Oil, Calor Gas, and ASHP. Is…
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Stove Pipe collar
I have installed a Charnwood Island 1 stove,connected to a chimney flue through a brick wall by a 6" cast iron flue pip. It looks a bit messy where the pipe goes through the wall and rather than fill it up with grout I'm looking for some sort of collar to round the pipe. The slight problem is where the flue pipe connects…
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Highest tariff for 4 years.
We moved into our house over four years ago, the house is a private rent. When we moved in the house had storage heaters up until 1 1/2 years ago. My electricity bill per month has been between £130 and £190. We phoned Scottish power (upon advise from a friend) and they said our new monthly bill could be £62 per month. I…
