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oil tank leak alarm
I have a Harlequin bunded tank with a leak alarm. Pressed the test button and it shows red. The wording says green indicates battery OK and red indicates a leak (ie liquid in the bund). I just wondered if red could also indicate the battery is low/dying? It's 5 years old and still the original battery (life expectancy 2…
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Do woodburners save you money?
I have been informed that wood burners or multi fuel stoves can save you money on your heating bills, is this true and if so is it a considerable amount? Thanks
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money saving heating
after receiving 2 quarterly bills ( one for £550 and one for £412), for a 2 bed flat, I am looking to change my heating system. I currently have storage heaters and as you can see cost a fortune each bill I have apparently use over 3000 kwhs to run 3 heaters which is over £250 in each bill and only used 1051 in one bill…
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Final Demand for a bill, that I dispute... please help
Hi, I had Scottish Power electric and Gas for a long time. My electric bill was always fine, both were on pre-payment metre and I rarely used emergency. My gas was also fine, until one day it just stopped working. I topped up £20, it beeped, and the screen died. I still seemingly had gas in my house, but no way of knowing…
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Utility Warehouse £350 bill for replacement Gas Meter!
Good evening Ladies and Gentleman, this is my first post so please humour me.. Earlier this year my mother in law had a problem with her gas supply ( During a storm the cover blew off her outdoor prepayment meter ), this left her with a smell of gas and the prepayment meter not accepting her gas card, being a council…
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Who is responsible for Scottish power bill
Hi, I basically need some advice... I lived in a rented property with my father for around a year. My name was never on the tenancy agreement but I called Scottish power and got the electric/gas bill set up. They asked for my name never asked who else lived at the property nor my living status in regards to the property.…
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Burning vanished Skirting boards in a wood burning stove?
Hi, I've been asking around and not got a good answer to this one. We have a wood burning stove and are getting the varnished pine skirting boards, door casings, architraves changed in the house. I would like to know if I can burn them (use them as kindling for example) on our stove? Thanks in advance for any help on this!…
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Flow C H boiler
has anyone any experience of Flow's new boiler? I'm considering replacing my 10 year old CH boiler and wondering if Flow's offer is worth considering . LPG is my fuel.
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npower had a warrent to enter but made it so I can't get into my home.
I owe Npower a lot of money (over £800) I've been trying to pay it off but not fast enough for them and they insisted on fitting a prepayment metre, my landlord said he would only allow me to get one if npower took me to court, so they said they would, they did yesterday and I assumed they would write to me and let me know…
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Advice from stove installers please
An internet friend of mine has just been diagnosed with a blood clot, her husband's being treated for blood clots in both lungs, when she was diagnosed this week, I started worrying about carbon monoxide poisoning, which I mentioned to her. She had her gas boiler & fire checked yesterday which was ok but she has said that…
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Dirty Coal
We buy smokeless eggs for the stove and lately its got really dirty. Every day when I dust I'm getting tons of black gritty horrible dust - not just a film of it either - loads of it. Sweep is due next month. Might ask coalman for something else, but husband was cleaning the flue out and is asking what exactly that's for?…
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Pipe stats for boiler stove
Please can I ask for advice. I have a Hunter Herald 8 boiler stove that was fitted six years ago and I have recently been told that it should have two pipe thermostats to control the pump that works the downstairs radiators. I've looked at the Herald instructions and this seems to be correct but I want to make sure that…
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Stove install this week - is there anything I should look for on the work?
Hi, I'm finally getting a stove fitted this week...I know the weather will be getting warmer now..... For those in the know, or those that have had them fitted already, can you advise if there is anything in particular that I should look for on the install to make sure it's done, and done proper? I've got a proper firm…
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Prepayment meters for people in supported living
My nephew is autistic and lives in a property in a supported living scheme, along with three other young adults and their carers. It seems they have no option but to be on prepayment meters for electricity. As a result, they will have higher bills than necessary. Has anyone else on this forum encountered this issue?
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Charge to check prepayment meter?
My brother and sister in law have a prepayment meter and are convinced it's faulty and is over charging them. Utility Warehouse are saying they'll charge them £100 to come and check it- are they allowed to do that? Thanks in advance.
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Possible central heating oil leak
I live in a semi detached house, over the last number of days I have noticed a smell which smells like paint drying. A visitor to the house joked about my painting. My attached neighbour has a similar smell and I can smell it at a door saddle, on the patio doors which lead to the outside. Both houses have outside boilers,…
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Massive bill despite having Prepayment meter
When we moved into our home a couple of years ago there was a prepayment meter in. We decided we would leave it in. We had no debt with our previous address and swifty moved to scottish Power within a couple of weeks. We regularly top up our gas meter. We use it for heating, cooking and hot water and with 4 children we do…
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Cheap non internet fuel deals
My mother (90) is not on the internet. What is the best way to get the best deal for her, short of me contacting all the energy providers? Or should I just contact the best deals offered my MSE and see if they will offer her a deal via me? Many thanks,
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Replacing Combi Boiler with System Boiler + Cylinder
I am replacing a combi boiler on the 1st floor with a system boiler and 250l cylinder on the ground floor. Therefore there needs to be adequate piping connecting the cylinder and boiler through outside the house. I have bought the boiler (Vaillant) + cylinder (250l) = £1900 The plumber has given me a quote of £1500 for the…
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Grant for replacing old oil boiler
We are desperately looking for a grant to replace our 20 year old oil boiler. All I can find are grants for electric or gas boilers We have no mains gas here and electric will be too expensive for us as we receive pension credit and have no savings. Does anyone have any suggestions please where I can find a grant.?
