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Gas provider has monopoly in my building - and overcharging!
Hiya, I'm new to the forum so please be gentle if i'm being stupid. Basically, just bought a flat in a new apartment block in London - thing is, they didn't tell me beforehand that the gas provider is fixed and you may not switch as they are a 0 carbon provider specifically for that area. However... . They charge £30…
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District Heating System Rip Off
Hi All, I have moved into a property in the last 6 months which is serviced by a District Heating System (provided by Eon) which I was assured was no more expensive than traditional gas boiler (and advertising on their website which is still there). I have spoken to Eon today and lady was very helpful. She agreed that…
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e10 meter-sorry longish post
Can some of you kind people help me, i have a friend who is in a bit of a mess and i am trying to help. She is with utility warehouse ( thats a nightmare in itself) but cant leave due to owing them some money. She told me her bills were very high but she has no clue about meters etc. the meter at her house was installed by…
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Halogen Heating Instead of Storage Heaters
I'm finding this much cheaper to run (almost cut my leccy bill in half for heating) I live in an all electric flat and having the house full of Halogen heaters and turning them on and off when I need heat. Anyone do the same!?
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scottish power query...missed out on the low income
option for free energy again. last year when i called up to ask about the scheme for 130 pounds rebate for lower incomers they said as was now 4.30 pm they had decided the cut off date/time was that. i called at 4.45 (though had tried previous days and previously). the scheme ended at the time around march. i thought this…
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Hybrid Air Source Heat Pump vs Air Source HP
I wondered if anyone had experience or opinions on the Hybrid air source heat pumps? I know Daikin produce one that gets some good reviews, and Mitsubishi do a system as well. I'm doing a new build this summer, hopefully to be completed by Christmas or early next year. I want an airforce heat pump but, i don't want a…
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house too hot- solid fuel
I feel so ungrateful posting this and im sorry but here goes. We've recently had our solid fuel heating system completely reworked as it was dangerous,didnt meet regs and was a disaster waiting to happen. This has been going on for years. Its all sorted now thankfully and we have a 200 ltr solid fuel HWC connected up to a…
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storage heaters not coming on
Hi I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong section... well my storage heaters in my new flat won't come on. I'm on the economy 7 tariff that is 12.30am till 7am. As far as u know my heaters should start then. But they were stone cold last night and in morning. Any help would be amazing .as I'm looking to expect a freezing…
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Worcester Combi 36CDi, how good is it?
I'm planning to change my conversional boiler to Combi boiler and my choice is the Worcester 36CDi Compact. I live in a 3 bedroom house semi detach. First, is this boiler adequate for my need? Hoe good is it? I choose it for the compact size. Secondly, "boiler r us" a worcester approved installer quoted £3,850 for the job…
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Can I claim money back from SSE?
Hi everyone, I don't know if anyone has had a similar situation to this before, but I'll do my best to record what has happened: - I rented a small 1 bed flat in Bristol from Sept 2012-March 2013 by myself - I worked Mon-Fri 9-6; and was out of the house from 7.30am until 7pm weekdays - I was rarely about at the weekend…
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Underfloor without floor insulation
Hi Not sure if this thread should be here or in the DIY section? We are starting on a double storey rear extension to our house. We have been planning this for a while and have sourced the builders/plumbers etc. Throughout our planning was that we will have a wet underfloor heating on the ground floor and radiators on the…
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Have oil heater, extension lead plug smells of burning - advice?
For about two years, we've had an oil heater which has been used quite a lot the last two weeks due to the cold spell. Today, I noticed the one plug extension cord was quite warm. I took everything out and the plug had like a "burning" sort of smell - say burnt plastic. What would you advise? I've a spare heater in my room…
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storage heaters prices
i have storage heaters in my rented accommodation and have tried various companys to get cheaper monthly payments but nobody will accomadate economy 10 heaters which are 20 years old..any advice welcome..
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LPG heating costs extremely high -trying to find out why
Hi there, we moved into a three bedroom house out in a remote village back in Nov. we've got the heating running, using LPG no more than two hours max per day (and we're timing it!), the shower is electric and the bath rarely used. However we are going through a large canister every 8 days- that's about £212 roughly each…
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Looking for advice on Huge Gas Estimate
Hi all, I am a student in Cornwall currently on British Gas Dual Energy, Fix and Fall November 2016. (1940- Flat, two Occupants, one bedroom) I am looking to swap to another supplier, so I submitted a reading too British Gas to see how my account there was doing, My bill seemed rather higher then what is has been…
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Anybody else had problems like this with ovo ?
the reason i am complaining to ovo and the ombudsman is because myself and my wife where getting annoyed and frustrated over a potential arrears build up because of our gas meters situation, Currently we are on benefits of employment and support allowance for my wife and youngest daughter(Pierre Robin Sequence, severe…
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Wood stove not heating our room
Hi - I'm hoping someone with experience of wood stoves will be able to advise on why our new stove is so rubbish at doing its job! It does take the edge off the cold, but it does not heat the room. Our room is approx 77 cubic metres. The installer chose a Eco Ideal Eco2 model, which has an output of 4 kw nominal…
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British Gash - 50% off new boiler offer
Hi Looked for existing thread on this topic but cannot find. British Gas are offering 50% off a new boiler ending January 18th. https://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/boilers-and-central-heating/new-boilers.html I recently had a BG Smart Meter engineer visit to fit a new meter who mentioned this offer to me…
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Locating Bleed Valve on burner
So I have oil fired heating/hot water, recently my tank split, had some oil left in and powered up the boiler and it was working fine, now have a temporary tank fitted and due oil tomorrow, will I need to bleed the burner before powering up or will I only know when I try and boot it up? The other issue I've had is I've…
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Heat Logs £2.99 for 8 @ Aldi
Just got some today have not tried them yet seemed much better price than ukheatlogs sell them for https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-7th-november/ Plus logs
