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New to Oil Heating
Hi Guys, I've put in an offer on a new build property in Gloucestershire which uses heating oil as it's not connected to mains gas. I've only dealt with gas heating before so I'm after any tips, tricks and useful bits of information before we move in? Is there anything I need to check before hand? Is there specific…
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Being billed by 2 suppliers due to incorrect handover by Green Energy
The electricity for my new home, which I bought in July, was already supplied by Eon. I switched to Green Energy and gave them a meter reading on the switch date. I also tried to enter the same meter reading with Eon but they wouldn't accept it online so I phoned them with the reading. They said they could only take a…
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Electric Underfloor Heating - anyone got it?
Hi all - I've just had a home office installed and need to lay flooring. I'm considering laying electric underfloor heating while I do and wondered if anyone has it and can let me know thoughts on it's effectiveness (I'm looking at the matts that come as kits). There's lots of info online about normal water underfloor…
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Heat logs/briquettes
I'm thinking of buying a pallet of briquettes/heat logs for use in a wood burning stove. Does anyone have advice please on the best value current offers? Thanks very much.
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Cheapest firewood and coal delivery or collection North London and surrounds?
Hi all where do you obtain cheap but good logs and coal? Do you get it delivered or is there a yard you go to to pick it up in your car? I can drive anywhere in North London and then the near parts of Essex/Herts/Berks etc. Or take a delivery too
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Never paid a gas bill - what do I do?!
Evening all. After a bit of advice if thats ok... I have owned my house for 2 years. Its approx 20 years old, and from what I can gather the gas meter is not, and never has been registered on the national database. As a result - I have never paid a gas bill (and have never been chased for a payment either!). I have…
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Installer for High Pressure hot water / heating system?
Hi - after much research we want to replace our vented, gravity-fed hot water system and boiler with a high-pressure, mains fed one. We have a four bedroomed detached with two bathrooms and want to make use of the loft space and airing cupboard. Can anyone recommend a decent installation Company in / around Suffolk?…
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2 electric meters registered at property
Help Please.... My energy tariff cam to an end on 15/07/2016, so I went onto Uswitch to do a price compare and decided to go with Scottish Power on 09/07/2016. I received a confirmation email from Uswitch, so all seemed fine, but I never heard from Scottish Power. I called them around 20/07/2016 and they said that they had…
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Help!!
We recently got a new Worcester Bosch combi boiler installed in our loft to replace the old one, which is in the loft. At great expense! It's a block of 6, we're at the top with access to the loft. Access to the loft I think is also through the stairwell. The boiler was always in the loft before. Housing officer was called…
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Economy 10
I am trying to switch my mum from "eon electric economy 10" tariff, to a cheaper standard tariff, I find no one will do this without an engineer making alterations to the meter, has anyone else had this problem or can anyone suggest a way to change supplier. Thanks in advance.
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Free biomass boiler offer, good or bad ?
Hi, This may be already covered and if so, please point me in the right direction. I am considering changing my 28 year old oil heating boiler for a wood pellet system. I have a wood burner so I am quite used to cutting and carrying logs so filling a boiler with bags of pellets is no problem !. There are companies out…
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What does the reading mean
If my electricity meter clicks up by one, does this mean I have used a Kwh? If not, what does it mean? Thanks
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New collective?
Hi all. The deal I signed up for last year under the MSE energy collective is due to expire in September. I can't see anything on MSE to say whether there will be a new exercise this year - does anyone know? Thanks, john
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Wood Burning Stove Installation Cost
Hi All, I just had a quote to fit in a wood burning stove. In his itemised quote the installer listed "Hetas Certificate - £100". Found it abit odd, just wanted to confirm if this is correct? Or am I being taken for a ride? Thanks for your input.
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LCS Debt Recovery - First Utility
I received a letter today addressed to the legal owner, and it is asking for £37.57 for an outstanding bill with First Utility. For services since 15th sept 2015 (which is when we moved in). The thing is, I paid this bill a long time ago. I just checked my bank statement and I can see it was paid to FirstUtility on 7th Dec…
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Lpg
I'm moving to a 3 bedroom house and noticed out the back they had 2 large lpg gas calor bottles (I'm guessing they were 47kg?). I'm wondering what the running costs are for the central heating and water? how long would 2 bottles last in the winter? there is no bath in the house so I know why now as ive read to fill it up…
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Stanley Donard 60 Oil Fired Cooker Fuel Consumption?
Hi folks, We moved into a new place with a Stanley Donard 60 oil fired cooker running on kerosene installed round about 1993-4. It currently serves as the sole oven, as well as providing central heating and hot water. (We have a separate LPG hob) Due to the difficulty of getting kerosene deliveries (we're on a Dutch barge…
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utilita!! anyone able to assist
i signed up with utilita last month after having my new smart meters fitted i have noticed i am now using more electric and gas with utilita than my previous energy company i am on prepayment and i got to say utilita are not as good as they made out to be but i am in a 12 month contract.. can anyone help me sort this out..…
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MSE Energy Club?
Hi all, Just joined the forum, and need a quick answer because I cannot find the info. Can someone tell me, has the MSE Energy Club webpage got a problem? Is it down right now? Cheers and Beers...Dinger3
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Are exit fees immoral when switching tariffs with your existing supplier?
Hi. Just called npower to ask if I could switch to a cheaper tariff (well, £19 a year) without paying exit fees of £20 for each fuel. I was told they would waive one fee, thereby costing me £20 to save £19! I know they are written into the contract, they did not come as a surprise but what incentive is there to stay with a…
