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High usage tariffs
For a variety of reasons, our newly purchased house has a very high gas consumption, also a bit high for electricity but not nearly as bad. We are obviously doing everything we can to reduce consumption, and we keep looking to switch suppliers to get a better deal. But our forecast consumption for the year is apparently…
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EDF updating final bill
Hello everyone. I havs moved out,done my final readings,send it to EDF and recived Final Bill. Im not gonna comment of very poor estimation as I can see that EDF is known for that. My final bill was £550. I spoke to them,make payments plan etc. Yesterday I recived another bill. It is a updated version of previous bill as…
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british gas collective ends 2nd december? anything looming?
done an updated check on the energy club and safest one looks life edf as no exit fees if something pops up in next 6 weeks looking at all the top deals feedback is terrible on the top 5 so rather pay extra
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Air Source Heat Pumps
Hi I am looking for some advice/opinions and help. We are currently getting a new build home built for us. Initially we were told we would have oil heating. But the building control have came back to our building contractor and advised them we should go with a ASHP. I have read a lot of information on ASHP's on this forum…
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British Gas Grrr!
I don know if anyone can help and its a bit long winded but here goes Earlier this month I was checking my small business accounts when I noticed that British Gas had take £12,000+ from my bank account for my quarters gas bill!!. No notification, just suddenly took the money out (which also left me with not enough money to…
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The Big Deal - not all switching facts up front
Hi, I'd been meaning to switch from Scottish Power for ages. After reading up on the Big Deal and decided to take the plunge. This time, the energy supplier was GB Energy who were offering the deal. Now, as ever, the switch was all too easy. And nowhere on the switch were we told: The payments are upfront, so a month in…
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Daikin Altherma HT running costs??
hi all, I am considering installing a daikin altherma HT ASHP but trying to find typical running costs or at least a ball park figure has been very difficult. Its a 1987 4/5 bed semi detached house 102m2 (although this may or may not include the attached garage with door into the kitchen) it will need 11 or 12 radiators.…
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DG Ivar Baffle Plate Position
Hi All. We've had a multifuel Ivar since last December and have just started using it again. During a fire the baffle plate fell down and my husband had to hurriedly put it back up as best he could. We're not sure whether there should be a gap at the back of the stove, or a gap at the top/front of the stove. Should it be…
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Changing from bulk LPG to Oil?
We are on bulk LPG at the moment, but whilst looking for a way to heat our very big north facing kitchen with no heating (not looking forward to doing dinner tonight!) and thinking about a solid fuel something I got talking to a local oil installer (who also sometimes has reconditioned solid fuel ranges) and he is trying…
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Fireplace / Stove question. Lacking heat!
I recently moved into a house that has a working wood burner/multi fuel stove. It's the first time I've had a wood burner/stove/multi fuel and I'm unsure how to use it efficiently. It's unlike conventional stoves that I see (it's all metal with no glass doors). The heat output has so far been uninspiring and I was hoping…
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Should I go to Gas and Elec ombudsman? Help please!
Hi everyone I'd be really grateful for any help or advice anyone can give me. To cut a long story as short as I can here is a summary of the issues I've had with British Gas: *Bought a flat in May 2015 *Almost immediately received a bill from British Gas billing me for business use *Made countless phone calls from then to…
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off grid ..wood burner...what would you choose
If you were off grid for gas in an electric only older property and were looking for a multi fuel/wood burner forgetting costs and output ... which one would you choose and why
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LPG Gas meter calculator ?????
Hi, just wanted to see if i have the right calculation for working out my bills. I have LPG gas delivered in liters & the gas from the tank pass's through a gas meter that reads in cubic meters of vapor that works out to be 1ltr=3.85cmv. We pay 32p per ltr, so is: 1cmv X 3.85 X 32p = £1.23per cmv Is this correct?? Thanks…
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Confused about the best water temperature for Radiators
I have a wood pellet stove that heats water for my radiators and I'm wondering what the best water output temperature is. I've read a few items on the subject and the opinions seem to range from about 65 - 70 Deg C. My system is a mix of new and fairly old steel radiators, what I read from looking at EN 442 is that the…
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Storage heater or oil filled radiator during nightime?
I have two storage heaters that come on in the night during E7 times, but they barely heat up the flat. I also have two plug in electric oil radiators that actually heat up the rooms noticably. What I'm wondering is how much of a money difference would it be if I used a timer plug for the oil radiators to come on in place…
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Green Star Energy
Has any one tried the unlimited gas/elec. deal from this company? It sounds too good to be true...any catch? I will appreciate any feedback
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Is my central heating system using any gas for on-demand heating this way?
At this time of year, when the need for my central heating to be on depends on what kind of (weather) day it is, we have been turning the room thermostat off the scale at the low end when the temperature is OK. I have been trying unsuccessfully to ascertain on-line, if using this setting I am consuming any gas at all for…
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Boiler servicing contracts
Please can I ask all , if any one has had issues with what boiler service contract means from Home Energy Services HSE They claim SERVICE means general monitoring & if problems detected customer is given quote to do any repair if necessary!! Most of us interpret service where item is stripped cleaned & general items are…
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DIY solar panels. NO FIT!
hi lovely people of MSE. first post and its going to be a boring one for most; solar panels. I would like to put in some DIY solar panels to power a lighting system (low voltage LED's) that light my Garage (integral), my shed, my garden (mounted on outside of house), my drive (again house mounted) and my loft. The panels…
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PC usage
Hello Can I ask, please, how much roughly - either in money terms or KWh - a PC uses if it is on 24/7? There is no printer or scanner or anything else attached that may use extra energy - just the PC tower and (wide) screen. A rough estimate would be fine, thanks!
