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Gas installed

Skint_but_Optimistic
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I am wanting to change from solid fuel to gas - any advice on getting attached to the mains I should be aware of to keep costs down?
Trying to shift that debt!
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To a large extent it depends how far your house is from the gas main.
The subject has been raised on MSE many times and posters have been quoted from a very reasonable couple of hundred pounds, to many thousands.
If you have a long front garden, it might reduce costs if you dig a trench yourself.0 -
Digging the trench doesn't really reduce the costs these days.
Speak with your local gas transporter, or to a supplier. As an employee, I recommend BG.0 -
Do your neighbour's have gas, if not the cost is likely astromical because there may beno main in the area.IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
4 Credit Card and 1 Loan PPI claims settled for £26k, 1 rejected (Opus).0 -
Cost will depend on how far you are from a gas main. With 23m the cost should be around the £600 mark, but can go up by a lot the further you are.
If you are in Durham try http://www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk/your-connections/0 -
Thanks for your help.Trying to shift that debt!0
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