Blocked from changing suppliers! Help

pooch

electroman wrote: »

...I just want to change supplier as Swalec are ripping me off!! :mad:

How do you know that? :huh:

You can't do a direct comparison as nothing directly compares with it. You can't switch supplier anyway, (without changing the meter, posibbily the entire installation, and maybe even the appliances) and I doubt Swalec have any alternative tariff that suits your current set up.

That's why you won't find your existing tariff on any comparison site.

electroman

pooch wrote: »

How do you know that? :huh:

You can't do a direct comparison as nothing directly compares with it. You can't switch supplier anyway, (without changing the meter, posibbily the entire installation, and maybe even the appliances) and I doubt Swalec have any alternative tariff that suits your current set up.

That's why you won't find your existing tariff on any comparison site.

I know because I have checked how much I am paying per unit.

Do you work for Swalec?? :cool:

pooch

electroman wrote: »

Isn't E7 when you pay for night and day energy?

E7 allows for 7 hours cheap rate electricity per day. Almost all suppliers offer E7

You have a preserved white meter tariff and as such have a meter that no other supplier will accept. Swalec as the legacy supplier for your region are obliged to maintain its offering to support your set-up/metering whilst you continue to remain a customer.

pooch

electroman wrote: »

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Do you work for Swalec?? :cool:

Are you a troll? :cool:

HappyMJ

electroman wrote: »

Isn't E7 when you pay for night and day energy?

Yes but you have a white meter. It's used for storage heating with an afternoon top up at low rates. You'll need to get your current supplier to remove the meter and replace it either with an E7 meter or a standard meter.

electroman

HappyMJ wrote: »

Yes but you have a white meter. It's used for storage heating with an afternoon top up at low rates. You'll need to get your current supplier to remove the meter and replace it either with an E7 meter or a standard meter.

Really!? They have a top up in the afternoons??.... None of my heaters have that function! I think I need to get it changed then. Thank you for your help.

macman

So you do not have a 'standard digital E7 meter' after all. A bit premature to blame SP for that.

electroman

macman wrote: »

So you do not have a 'standard digital E7 meter' after all. A bit premature to blame SP for that.

Wow, surprised with the amount of sarcasm there is on here. I posted this for help not to be made to look like a fool.

So I don't totally understand electrical meters and what they mean, hence why I asked for help.

:T