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Is this a decent quote
Hi, I've had a trader recommended, by a friend, to install my replacement boiler. I have been quoted Radiators (1 big, 1 small) £120 Rads labour £150 Fittings accessories, incl thermostat £250 Changing boiler £550 He recommended a ideal logic plus 24kw for £840 I looked up this boiler on the net and it generally received…
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solid fuel Rayburn.
Have found a property where heating and hot water come from a solid fuel Rayburn.. I assume this means coal/coke or similar and my initial reaction is not too keen on endlessly carry coal indoors to feed it and presumably cleaning it out too. Is this how it would work? In the 21st century? This seems to be a newly…
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British Gas - Licence to print money
A couple of years ago I subscribed to the British Gas Homecare 200 for annual boiler servicing and repairs. Admittedly it was explained that there was a £99.00 excess charge applicable and I accept that this was set out in further detail in British Gas' Terms and Conditions. Admittedly, like many others I failed to give…
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Heating costs, gas and electricity compared
Tired of my gas central heating forever going wrong I bought some portable electric heaters, initially as a temporary measure but despite being advised they would cost a fortune to run they did a least work and decided as an experiment to install panel/convectors (NOT STORAGE HEATERS) throughout the house. If they didn't…
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Moving and OVO smart meter account
Hi I'm moving from my rental property soon. When i moved in, i switched from BG to OVO payg as I wouldn't need to go to a shop to top up. Now I'm leaving, how do i hand it over to a new tenant? I have no keys/cards to leave them, so how will they be able to top up? Surely it'll take some time to set up a new account with…
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Any mathematicians out there?
Would anybody know roughly how much it would cost to run 2x28w aquarium fluorescent bulbs for 12 hours per day for one year? I'm asking this as I'm thinking of replacing them with a far lower wattage LED.
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Getting Loft Conversion- Conventional boiler to Combi
Hi lads my first post here so go abit easy plz lol, We currently have the conventional boiler which we had fitted in 2011 along with radiators and piping. Now because we're getting our loft converted into a living room we have to get rid of the old water tank in the loft. This is a pretty new system we have its a bosch…
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MSE Cheap Energy Club
HI - I did the switch on Electricity and Gas via your MSE Cheap Energy Club last week and have received and email from my supplier British Gas saying that I've moved home and I need to re-register for monthly billing? What do I do now!!??
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Thermaflow Electric Boiler - Losing pressure when heating on
Wonder if anyone can help, we have a thermaflow electric boiler and have only recently needed to have the heating on as the house is very well insulated. With hot water only, we have absolutely no problems what so ever, literally so much hot water we never run out despite having a large family and everyone bathing daily.…
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Huge Bill from Scottish Power; can anyone advise?
My son today has had a shock; Scottish Power have tried to take £2.5k out of his account. This is obviously wrong so he has rung them up and he actually has a debit of nearly £4k on the account.:eek: Now I don't see how this can be right. His flat is all-electric, he does not have Econmy 7 as he just has electric…
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Uk heat logs
Good evening We used them last year but trying to find them now and can't. There website is also down. Have they gone out of business? Cheers
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What to replace economy 7 Heating with??
Our Economy 7 night storage heaters are old and not working great but i was wandering is it possible to get Eco 7 heaters that work like central heating that you can turn on and off and increase or decrease the heat when you want out there at a sensible price?
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Dual fuel-Is it worth paying the exit fee for latest energy club deal?
I switched energy supplier 3 December 2015 to join British Gas under the previous energy club deal. I have heard about the latest energy club latest deal though that would mean paying a £50 exit fee to leave current deal. Is it worth signing up? I am trusting there might be some MSE forum experts that can advise me. *…
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Cleaning ceramic mirror glass on a Wood log burner stove
Hi all, just after some advice on the best way to clean this kind of stove glass. I have an Ekol Crystal 12 and use the airwash system, however there are really tough burnt on stains inside and when the stove is lit you can clearly see them. It was installed in February and we used it a handful of times to temper it as per…
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High gas connection quote
Please help. Bought my first house which had no gas central heating or gas connection. Contacted Scottish Gas Network for a quote, £625 to connect gas, excavate etc. They then advised that cannot connect as ES Pipelines own the network in my area. Contacted ES Pipelines for a quote, £915. A few weeks later, while I was…
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British gas
Not aure whether for correct forum but hey here goes! British Gas have emailed me to say their offering me another tariff called home energy fix 2017 which is only being offered to customers who are on the collective tariff now and this won't be available anywhere else or on their website and it's available to sign up to…
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No help from British Gas
I received your e mail regarding the offer from British Gas even for those already with BG ....filled it in, but then noticed at the end it said my direct debits would stay the same for now ...having just had BG change my DD a couple weeks ago, it would seem I still have to pay the huge DD I am already paying them and not…
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First Utility - HELP!
Hi Guys, I am new to this and wondering if anyone out there has had a similar problem or can lend me their advice on where i stand: When I got the keys to my new house in January 2015 First Utility were the provider. I submitted the meter reading on the day we got the keys and gave them all my details for them to set up an…
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Does RHI for heat pumps a measure of electrical energy or heat output?
Hello Apparently the RHI (Renewable Heat Initiative) that the UK government gives domestic users for a ground source heat pump is "19.33p per kWh" But given that a heat pump generates about 4 kWh of heat for every 1 kWh of electricity used, are they talking about electrical energy used OR heat energy generated? Apologies…
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Conservatory Heating - Economy 10 with weird boiler
Hi all, We are having a conservatory built and I am unsure how to heat it. Gas is not an option. Our existing heating system is a weird night storage boiler called a Nightstor, as a new user I cannot post links so you will have to google in order to appreciate the system, I think it's quite clever. This feeds a wet heating…
