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Lidl Ash Vacuum
Was picking up at Lidls earlier there. Noticed that they're advertising an ash vacuum cleaner type thing. It's competively priced at £30 I thought and am tempted to get one for when my m/f stove going in next week. Have they did them before and are they worth the money?
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Concern over delivery qty of oil
I ordered 500 litres of kerosene through boilerjuice a few weeks ago. The firm hw humpreys and sons delivered within a couple of days. As the tank was locked (due to them turning up early morning), the driver removed the breather cap and filled the tank that way. When we checked the tank we found the cap has been cracked…
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Will swapping from oil to gas be cost effective?
I recently moved into a bungalow which has no gas. The central heating / HW system is heated by oil, specifically a Worcester Heat Slave 15/19. By doing a bit of Googling I have found that it is a 'C' rated boiler with an efficiency of 82.8% I have enquired as to the cost of getting a gas main provided and was surprised it…
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coal dust
What do folk do with coal dust, Every few yars I have a sort out of the coal bunker. I nearly always have a few buckets of coal dust. I've tried to make those briquettes in toilet roll tubes,butthey never work. so any ideas
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Oil heater query
I rent a converted attic room in a houseshare; the house has central heating (effective when on, no good when the timer switches it off as heat leaks out) but my room does not. I've got a convection heater plus an oil heater; since I was given the old heater by a departing housemate, I've been using it on a timer.…
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Credit on Prepayment Meters
Does anyone know how to recoup a credit balance from a pre-payment meter? I'm a prepayment customer for both gas and electricity and I've just switched from NPower to Ovo so I could get smart meters installed sooner rather than later. I checked my NPower accounts online yesterday and today, and they're each stating a…
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Business elec cost comparison sites
Is there anyone who knows of a good business elec comparison website? most of the ones that I can find have a handful of suppliers? Will I really have to go to five or six websites to find the cheapest?
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Best temperature for Condensing Boiler
We have had a condensing boiler fitted. What temperature should we have the boiler thermostat set at? The hot water cylinder is set at 60 degrees. What about when the hot water radiators are on?
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Solar Panels imminent - which tariff?
Our new-build will shortly have a new electrical connection. As we will have 8kw of solar PV we will be changing our usage regime to suit. Currently we are using 1290 units - day and 2291 - night per annum. Should we keep the Ecotricity Green Electricity E7 tariff? (16.69p - day and 6p - night + 18p S/C per day) Your views…
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Heating but no hot water
Hi We have a Glo-Worm boiler this morning we had heating and hot water, and then no hot water at all. Just would like some advise if anybody has any on how to fix this. Or is it best to call out a heating engineer. Thanks
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Cubic Metre of Wood into logs
I have been given beech a tree already felled. The trunk is 4 cubic metres,Easy to calculate the volume as its a straight trunk. When cut into rounds(about 6" wide) what would the likely volume be and when the rounds are split into usable logs what is the volume likely to be Theres a lot of information on various web sites…
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Log Burner quote - thoughts please
HI, I would really appreciate your thoughts, I have been quoted to have a log burner installed and wondered how the quote stacks up in other people's opinion? Burner and flue installation Power sweep of the flue and smoke test Supply and install 7yr carbon monoxide alarm supply and install 316 20yr warranty flue liner.…
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LPG heating gas prices December 2016
Hi, is there any chance i can get members to post what they are paying for LPG heating gas so we can compare prices around the country, as it impossible to get bulk lpg prices on line without contacting every single supplier. Maybe cut & paste the list below into each posting. It would also be nice to hear about offers for…
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Did anyone else listen to this radio programme?
Here is a copy of a letter that I sent to Ofgem, a few days ago. Did anyone else listen to this program and have the same reaction as I did? Dear Sirs, I am appalled at the deception as to the amounts of cash savings made when switching energy supplier, as broadcast on tonight's BBC Radio 4 "Moneybox" programme. How much…
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Heating advice - Stick with LPG?
Hello I have just purchased a property and I'm quite confused about my options on heating it. We're first time buyers so not done anything like this before! The house is a bit out of the way so there's no gas mains available. I got in touch with 1Gas who basically said it would cost an arm and a leg to get it on mains gas…
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Boiler grant scheme?
I read a magazine”The Peoples Friend” Issue number 7652 and it had an article, “How to choose a boiler” There was a block with information about Grant schemes if one is a certain age and receive a State Pension. Following that there was an Internet address: WWW.energysavingtrust.org.uk I opened the Internet address up,…
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Smart meters?
I moved to a new Gas/Electric provider who sent me an Email each month asking for my meter readings which I sent. I then noted that all they were taking was the same sum each month and I asked them why. They replied that was the sum that I told them I was paying my last company. I then asked them how much in advance I was…
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N Power
I have a complicated problem which I'll try and explain in points: - owned a house with an ex - joint account where all our bills came out of - he bought me out of the house when we split up - I removed my name from our joint account - I then closed the N Power Account and asked for everything to be sent to me - N Power…
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Open fire advice
Good morning! Our new place has an open fire, I know the previous occupant used it, as they had a wood store. We had it swept, and the other half was shown the brush sticking out the top of the house - all good. I'll be installing a multifuel stove next summer, but we thought we'd use the open fire this winter for the…
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Student house - buying heaters
In a student house our central heating does not work so we are forced to buy heaters, we will only be heating our 4 bedrooms - nowhere else Will this be much more expensive than central heating? Could somebody please give me some information? Maybe show which electric heaters to buy? Budget of around £50 per heater, thanks
