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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…
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DUAL RATE E7 EON smart meter. How to take final reading when changing supplier.
Hi, Had an EON electricity smart meter installed using economy 7. ie DUAL RATE. This came with a remote display that does not give individual Night and Day figures but only total Kwh reading. Ok so now Scottish power are asking me to take my meter readings. But nowhere that I can find, and I have looked, has either…
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Lowest outside temperature without heating
Hi there, Please can someone advise what is the lowest outside temperature it is possible to leave a house unheated at? I recognise there are differentials for each house depending on quality of insulation, drafts, etc. I have read that temperatures can drop to -5°C outside before water in inside pipes starts to freeze.…
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Powermax 1400 boiler - burner not always kicking in
Apologies for the long post but I'm hoping to get a bit of advice from someone who knows more than I do. Last week a plumber came in to replace a bathroom rad with a heated towel rack and remove a rad from downstairs in the hallway. The work seemed fine and our CH and hot water both came on as programmed that night.…
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Standing Charge overcharge by First Utility
I have an outstanding complaint with First Utility about being charged an additional day standing charge for Nov-Dec. It is the princely sum of 19p plus VAT. My question is do any of you check your bills to make sure they are 100% correct? If every First Utility Customer was over charged for this period to the same value I…
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Boilerjuice monthly payment plan
Does anyone use this particular monthly plan? I have such trouble affording oil in the winter and thought a monthly plan would be worth doing, as my local suppliers want large amounts each month, all year, whereas boiler juice will accept a minimum of £40 a month. Just wondered if anyone used it or had any problems with it.
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Boiler de-pressurising, no leaks visible
o Hi I got a new boiler last year (valiant combi), and since had 9 months of internal refurbishments done including all new radiators, many newly positioned radiators and subsequent pipework especially in ensuite bathrooms. Had no problem until few weeks after the work was finished that I found my boiler shut from low…
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The Baxi Ecogen micro-CHP boiler
Has anyone installed a Baxi Ecogen micro-CHP boiler and are they as efficient as reported? Also how more expensive are they than normal boilers to buy?
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DIY Powerflush?
My gas usage is higher than last year and has been since December. It is a slightly colder winter but the difference in my bill is about £12 a month, despite being on a fixed tariff. I wonder whether the boiler is performing poorly as when I had it tested by previous contractor for boiler protection he said it had sludge…
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How to proceed
About 7 weeks ago I started to switch energy suppliers. 5 weeks ago my supplier who I was leaving rang to offer me a better deal. I accepted to stay but because I was out of my 2 week cooling off period, my current supplier had to raise an objection with my new supplier. I was told this would be done and I would stay with…
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Heating oil - help/advice needed!
Hi I moved into my 2 bed house in Lincolnshire (near S!!!!horpe) and had to buy 500 litres of heating oil for the oil tank as soon as I moved in, as the 1200l tank had less than 10% left in it. Plus the house had been stood empty for approximatey 4 months. The house is probably considered an old house but is looked after…
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Student Son's Electricity Bill - Help!
Hi I do hope someone can help me out here. My son and 3 friends live in a rented house via a student accommodation agency. They have just received their first bill from NPower - and it's a whopper! The electricity bill from 7 September to 16 January is for £952.09 We think that such large consumption could only be…
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Buy Back Solar Panels
Any experience of signing up to Lightsource company they buy your solar panels and you keep the feed in tariff and get ownership back at end of your 25 year period. I expect the amount you actually get will be a lot less than you originally invested and I don't know how they can make their money. Sounds too good to be…
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Splitting wood
Hi. Bought a large bag of hardwood a couple of months ago. I cherry picked the smaller bits for my small log burner but a lot of what's remaining is huge. I'm struggling to get it to burn unless the fire is properly roaring and some of the biggest bits won't comfortably fit in. So which tool is best to split these into…
