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Astronomical electricity!
Hey everyone! Been having alot of problems with my electricity! I'll give as much detail as possible and be as accurate as possible to get the best help. I'll start with our appliance in our 1 bedroom top floor house conversion flat: Fridge freezer: running on 120W-2.88 kwh used in 24 hours Kettle: running on 2500-3000W-…
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replace system boiler with combi boiler ?
I an just about to my new house in the next few weeks. Just had to take a builder around to get a quote on some bathroom work etc., In the new house there are 2 bathrooms ( 1st floor & GF) , and there is a Conventional boiler. He's asked me to replace this with a Combi boiler as it is more efficient and it make less noise…
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BES Business Energy
I have just taken on a new small business and today was contacted by the current energy supplier (BES) that until I have a contract in place, they will charge £1.50 per day, unless I sign up with them which I have no intention of doing. Is this a normal and reasonable fee, is there anything I can do?
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Econo® brand, any experience with this
Just came across these, anyone used them before?
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Beware British/Scottish Gas
I signed up to Collective Fix 2017 a year ago. My monthly payments crept from £34.50 per month to £81.76 over the course of the year. Apparently "Fix" means the kwh price. They deliberately underestimate your usage at the start to give you a low price so you sign up then increase your monthly payment to make up for it.…
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Electric heaters
We need to heat a hallway that was an extension. We have warm air heating so can't extend that. What are the most economical electric heaters? We'd like to leave them on timers so they come on in the morning & late afternoon. What would you suggest, please?
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British Gas boiler cover
My father in law has taken out BG home care 4 at £19.50 per month. His boiler (over 10 years old unserviced for a number of years) broke don & he called them. The engineer fixed the fault with a replacement part at an extrotionate price & then sold him this cover. My FIL says he has been told all repairs, parts & labour…
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Help with quotes for new combi boiler
Hi All, I need a new boiler and have had quotes for a Worcester combi. The current ancient ideal lives in a. Cupboard in the bathroom and has a 15mm feed pipe. The bathroom also has marble tiles and underfloor heating so obviously causing problems in changing to22mm. The bathroom is at the back of my terrace house and the…
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Final Utility Bill after Bereavement
Hello My dad has passed away recently. I have now received the final gas and electricity bill. The bill shows all the credits from dad's standing orders and it also includes £60 exit fees. £30 for each fuel. I'm kind of thinking this is unfair to charge an exit fee - it's not that my dad is switching to another supplier.…
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Absolutely SICK of first utility
:mad: my dad (who is a pensioner by the way and is in his late 70s) came to me recently about an issue. He signed up for a deal with them around June 2016 Gave them his previous annual total of how many kilowatts per hour electricity and gas usage he had used previously with Scottish Power and decided to switch both gas…
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Help! Has anyone had pellet quality problems with blown pellets?
Hi All I had a delivery of 5t of blown pellets from a well-known supplier on Jan 20, into my pellet store. The day after, the feed from the pellet store blocked up. I put this down to residual dust or similar causing the blockage and had my biomass installer come and unblock it for me, which involved digging up the…
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FloGas Contract Price Increase - Legal?
I live on a small estate of 12 properties where all houses are supplied by metered FloGas from underground storage tanks. In September 2016 the residents, under an umbrella agreement, signed up to a 2 year contract at a set price of 150.00ppm (38.96ppl). From the contract, it states "This means each property is only tied…
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pennco boiler won't fire up
Hi there The thermostat is calling for heat and the pilot light is lit. Power is going to the boiler but and the 24 volt transformer is working. The circulating pump is off. The boiler is a Pennco 15b070fv. Power from the thermostat and through the aquastat is good. There is a relay in the control box and does not click…
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Cavity Wall Help Please
Hi folks, I had cavity wall installed about 4 years ago. It is a mess. I have been doing some research and tried to find who did it. Any ideas how I find who the installer was? Tried the CIGA lot, they said there was no guarantee. I think I was on the Green Deal Scheme. Any help would be great.
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Reasonable cost for a tradesperson to replace an electric Storage heater?
Hi, Can anyone tell me what a reasonable cost would be for a tradesperson to replace an old broken storage heater (Dimplex XL18 in size - 12 bricks) with a new one of the same size? Source new one, replace existing one and take old one away. Also does anyone know of the difference between say a Dimplex XL18 and a Creda…
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Thermaflow engineers/installers North West area
Hi all, We are having some major problems with our Thermaflow combi electric boiler. We are based in Atrincham, South Manchester. We are really struggling to get the problem sorted as the company is based in Scotland. Does anyone know of any tradesmen that would be capable of diagnosing and fixing the problem? Any help…
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Full pallet Wood Pellet delivery problems
Does anyone else have problems when taking delivery of full pallets of wood pellets? I constantly have drivers complain about the maneuverability of the pallet given the weight. The load, while usually shrink wrapped well, still shifts around as he tries to get it on the tail lift that it only just fits on and can lean…
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Apple home improvements
They are offering a gas boiler scrappage of £500, possibly! Does anyone have experience with Apple? I don't generally like national companies but thought I'd check them out.
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Opinion/Review Required
Hi there, I have been asked to install an ACR Hopwood Multi-Fuel Stove, the client has asked my opinion on it first, unfortunately, I cannot find any reviews, has anyone out there had any experience of fitting or using this stove?
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Which electric heating system when replacing old storage heaters?
Hi, I need to replace my old storage heaters, however I'm torn with which replacement heating system to replace them with. The property (a flat) cannot have a gas supply, is about 70sqm and is a late Victorian property. My current storage heaters are wired into an off peak electricity supply only for which I have a…
