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Coal Bunker
I burn around 250kg of solid fuel each winter. The bags do not look attractive when stored in the back garden and I find it inconvenient to shovel the fuel into the coal skuttle. I have space at the side of the house to install a bunker. What are the pros and cons of bunkers and does anyone know of a suitable size, make…
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How much is LPG gas now on average.? 2023.
When I ask suppliers they avoid a trueful answer its all about how long they can hold us and then continue to increase the lpg gas as they go along, I am realy looking at other forms of heating fed up with this strangled hold on us, I know we all feel same.
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Multi fuel back boiler taking ages to heat up
I've had a multi fuel stove with back boiler installed and connected to my hot water and central heating. It works 8 radiators and was told the stove was more than enough for this number. It's taking almost 2 hours for the pump to kick in and heat the radiators. I've used just wood and then tried using coal and still takes…
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BAXI ECOGEN gas boiler micro chp
Does anyone out there have one of these? I had one installed in 2011. There were problems with it, and it was replaced in 2013.I had a maintenance contract with Baxi, that included an annual service. But when I phoned to make an appointment for this year's service in july, They told me they had cancelled the contract…
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Calor - what is going on? (Online account system unavailable for 3 months now)
We have bulk LPG supplied by Calor. We got a letter in May to say Calor Account Online (where we see our bills, next delivery date, etc) would be offline for a couple of weeks for a system upgrade. It's still offline! They just keep saying "It's taking longer than we'd hoped." I've worked on big IT projects and if one had…
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MSE News: Government tweaks £200 Alternative Fuel Payment scheme criteria - check if you can get it
More households using heating oil, LPG, biomass and other alternative fuels can now apply for £200 to help with their energy bills. That's because the Government has confirmed it will now accept receipts dating back to 1 June 2022 as evidence – a three-month extension on the previous September 2022 cut-off. Read the full…
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Aircon servicing
Hi I had my multi split aircon installed just under two years ago and was wondering about annual servicing. The company sends out a reminder each year but not sure if it needs it. There’s an issue with one of the indoor air handlers dripping when used in cooling mode/hot weather. It’s mostly used in heating mode though…
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CALOR won't respond to me or create an account... what now?
Posted on here a little while ago... basically I moved into my house in May and I have a CALOR owned and supplied LPG tank, previous owner cancelled their direct debit and told them they were moving etc got confirmation on their end. I filled in their movers form, said I'd moved in and I'd like some info on their pricing…
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CO2 Emissions from Wood Fuel
This site was linked to from another discussion. Looking at it I saw this amazingly ill informed article about wood fuel. They are seriously saying that gas produces less CO2 than wood! https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/log-burners-environment
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Change from oil to electric without getting ripped off?
Our oil tank is leaking. Apparently its position doesn't comply with the latest safety regulations, so putting a new tank in somewhere else will be ridiculously expensive (ground work, fireproof barriers, etc). We've thought about taking this opportunity to change from oil to electricity (there is no gas supply). My…
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Price rise lpg
All I seem to hear about is mains gas! I live in a very rural area without any mains gas and the lpg companies have a captive audience. Does the price cap not apply to them?
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Flogas price going up even though fixed
Hi, Can anyone help with how LPG works please? My parents moved into house with LPG last year. They joined flogas as were previous company. They are paying 86ppl and entered a fixed 2 year contract. Flogas are now saying they're putting it up to 95ppl! Saying "they need a little more to keep things going!" Can they do…
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PV v Monocrystalline Solar Panels
Hi I've someone coming over tomorrow to discuss and quote on solar panels. Can anyone advise if there is any real tangible difference between the energy produced by PV panels and monocrystalline panels throughout the seasons of the year including the dull dark winter/autumn months? I know the guarantee period for them both…
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Avanti Gas engineering charge
Does anyone know my rights and or options dealing with an incorrect engineering charge? We had a problem towards the end of last year when our gas repeatedly shut off. The fault proved to be with the regulator on the tank, which Avanti changed 3 times before getting one that worked. Their customer service representative…
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Still not received Alternative Fuel Payment!
I am still waiting to receive the AFP and wonder whether anyone else is having the same issue. I should have been paid by my energy supplier (British Gas) but they state that they won't pay me as they "have not been told to" by BEIS. BEIS state that BG have been told to pay me and they are now working out "what has gone…
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Solar panel maintenance callers
My solar panels were installed by MyPlanet, who went into liquidation. They published customer records online so I now get callers saying they have taken over maintenance of the panels. Clearly they cannot all have this role, so are any of these legitimate or are they all trying to sell me something? Is there a way to find…
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Oil Prices
Just looking at https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/heating-oil and my past oil buying When i bought heating oil in 2011 it was trading at over $3 a gallon, now it's trading at under $2.50 a gallon, yet I'm being charged the same price per litre.
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Bulk LPG price per L?
We've just moved into a property with an LPG tank. i have been trying without luck to set up an account with CALOR for a few weeks now but today they very kindly (?) filled our tank up while I was out as the previous owner was on auto top up. We've just had 1650L delivered, but I am not even sure of the current typical…
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Alternative Fuel Allowance rejected
We applied for the Alternative Fuel allowance on the 14 March. We hadn't heard anything so today I rang them to check on my applications progress. We've been told that although our only source of heating is by oil, because we are connected to the Gas Grid we are not eligible. Yes we do use gas but only for cooking on the…
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Removal of overground Calor LPG tank
Hello all, Please don't let this do into a cost comparison between different ways of heating the house (and redundancy) etc as that's all been taken care of. All I want to know is might rights of removing the ghastly bulk LPG tank from the Garden and be done with it as I have alternative (multi) replacement) which is…
