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Economy 7 Problems
My economy 7 has not been working properly for some time - both storage heaters and the hot water system stopped working for a while, then suddenly came back intermittently. One day I will get up and will have no heat/hot water, then the next day it will be working I contacted my supplier and they changed the meter, which…
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Advise
Hi everyone - I was hoping to get some advice for refitting a new retail showroom. The existing showroom (180m2 ground and 120m2 first with an airwell) has 1 Daikin wall mounted system and 1 ceiling cassette heat pump, both about 12 years old. All units are on the ground floor and the showroom is north facing so never…
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Randall CH timer faceplate removal
I have a 20-year-old Randall 102E7 CH timer, and I'd like to get the front plate off to have a squint at the wiring. The online manual (Danfoss) has a slightly different look to it, and refers to a releasing screw underneath. There is no such screw point on mine (checked with torch and mirror, it's in a tight spot). There…
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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?…
