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Buying new house - heating options
Hi My partner and I are in the process of purchasing our first home, which is an ex council 3 bed semi detached house. It currently has a log burning back boiler / fire place in the living / dining room and storage heaters else where. We have no access to mains gas. There is an electric shower as well. Though to get hot…
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Whole new energy system for semi
We need a completely new heating system for a 3 bed semi, currently with storage heaters. We need a new boiler and new radiators. This house will be sold in around 3 years so it should be something that would appeal to future house hunters. Any suggestions please?
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Scottish Power
Hi, I`ve been having problems with Scottish Power for ages now, it`s quite a long story so I`ll try and keep it as brief as I can but can go into more detail if needed. I`m on a PAYG meter for electricity, but due to a mess up by Scottish Power (wrong meter installed) I was due a refund for over payment ( £207.52 ) which I…
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Energy Poll Ratings
Anyone know where you can leave feedback on energy companies? MSE give ratings but I cant seem to find anywhere to put my thought about Extra Energy!
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Gas Boilers for charities
Does anyone know where I could buy a cheapish gas boiler for our charity - is there a company who would give charities a better rate??? We are based in Scotland!
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Home heating oil
Hi, I have a heating oil tank in my back garden from the old oil fired boiler. i converted to gas recently and i'm wondering if i can use the oil for anything else? If not, is there any way i can get rid of it without it costing me an arm and a leg. I'm in Preston, Lancashire if anyone wants it!!!
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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?
