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Do oil additives work?
Oil companies often try to sell additives, which they say helps keep your boiler clean, and helps the oil to burn more effectively thus generating more heat. This could be (and sounds like) a complete scam, but I suppose it might be true. Does anyone have any concrete evidence on whether these products actually work, and…
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Replacing lpg with something better
I’m about to buy a house with land (a dream I’m finally fulfilling) in Herefordshire. The house is a 300-400 year old agricultural barn with a new house ‘wrapped’ around it. The new house has yet to be lived in and has good EPC readings (B’s) but is let down with ‘E’ readings for its heating as it’s powered by a lpg tank…
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kerosene/ heating oil prices
Today I was ripped off by Crown oils at the pump for 91p/ liter of heating oil! When I got back I rang them to ask them how much they charge for it They said 86p plus vat on the pump and 82p bulk delivery I asked them before a few week ago and was quoted 67p and asked why the hike and just a load of BS from the sales rep.…
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Alternative not encouraged...
Almost bought a house in Wales, off beaten track, it had a darn good stream alongside it, i planned on installing a water driven generator till Dwy Cymru wanted a fee for "abstracting" water.... it would only have turned a paddle wheei
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price of house coal
Tried a couple of merchants that no longer sell it! But before i go round all the houses trying to find a merchant; just wondered if anyone knows what the current price of it is at the moment? Thanks
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Why are heat pump topics banished to this section of the forum?
This part of the forum is titled LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuelsIf your home is powered by anything that's NOT mains gas or electricity, this is the place to find help and support. Why are topics on heat pumps moved here? Why would you look here for topics on heat pumps? My heat pump is powered by mains electricity,…
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Calor Gas constant supply problems effects lives.
Hello ( this new thread is in reply to Bluebell1974. who poste, but unfortunely I couldnt post this reply to the OP sorry) Firstly, I am sorry to hear about the problems that Bluebelle1974 is encountering. Secondly, this is happening to what might well be thousands of people, I have yet to determine just how many but I`m…
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Oil use heavier this Autumn/Winter so far
Just some ramblings..... Our tank is too small for the size of the house. So, we fill up more frequently. But it does allow us to see how the seasonal weather is impacting on our use. I am finding this Autumn/Winter period so far is a lot heavier than last year but less than 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 & 2021/22.…
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How to complain about Calor Gas
I wish to complain about Calor Gas but don’t know who to go to. Basically they have left my elderly parents who have limited mobility and were both discharged from hospital 5 days ago, with no gas ( no heating, hot water or cooking facilities) despite being notified of low tank readings regularly since the 18/12/23 and…
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Calor catastrophe
I have an auto top-up agreement with Calor for my large tank so was surprised that on the 23rd I ran out of gas. No help via the customer service - told I was being allocated an urgent case and not heard anything since. No heat or hot water since then! Has anyone else had this? Can I claim form for of recompense as it has…
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Infra red panels
I currently have an oil fired combi boiler which works well but I would prefer to reduce my reliance on fossil fuels. I looked into getting a grant for an air source heat pump but was told that as my house is difficult to insulate they wouldn’t support this as it would cost too much to run. I only run the heating for a…
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Calor Gas LPG complaint - Resolver or Utilities ADR?
Hi all, Apologies if I've missed a thread somewhere (I have tried to search for one), but I've got a complaint against Calor Gas regarding payment for a delivery. I've used Resolver in the past but they are recommending Utilites ADR. As I don't trust Calor Gas - given my dispute is based on their total fabrication of the…
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Should I blast my gas heating system every now and again even if I don't use it?
I hope this question is not off topic here. I have moved to a council flat and I am lucky because the building uses a mixed electric/gas system. In other words, the gas boilers are on the roof (and I live on the top floor) and each flat has an electric boiler that heats up the water coming from the boilers, or so I was…
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Domestic Wind Turbine
Hello, I wonder if anyone has positive experience with using small wind turbine for domestic purposes. My home has got flat roof above the garage located in the way that I can feel the wind is blowing there almost constantly. I also got batteries installed to collect energy from my solar panels. Wind turbine which will…
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Oil free electric radiator in one room vs whole property gas heating
Hi, I wonder whats more financially efficient: to run electric oil free radiator with a thermostat in one room or heat the whole property with gas heating? Does anyone tried that?
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10Kg bags of smokeless fuel in Aldi for £6.49
This might be old news or well known, but I just picked up three 10Kg bags of smokeless fuel in Aldi this morning for £6.49 a bag. No idea how it compares to Blaze or Brazier. Most other stores seem to be selling these two for between £7.50 and £7.99 per 10Kg bag. Thought I would mention it in case anyone needs small bags…
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Alternative fuel £200
I live in a caravan and I applied for the alternative fuel help of £200 it has just been paid . To apply search alternative fuel. On gov. Site
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Be warned - Value Oils/Watson Fuels
Not sure what's going on with these companies but they are failing to deliver what they say they will. Value Oils has been pushing for pre-Xmas delivery of oil for over a month, so we placed an order 30th November with delivery by 18th Dec. No delivery has arrived and I've chased every day since, being told that it would…
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Backboiler open fire (I know they're rubbish)
We've moved into a house and fully intend to switch all this out for a log burner, but that's a job for next year after some saving In the mean time we have this back boiler in the open fireplace. I know the exploding risks, previous owner said she sometimes liked a coal fire, we like the cosy feel of a fire, but I'm maybe…
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Opentherm for 2 zone heating and Nest thermostats control
Hi, I wonder if I can get some advice. I'm trying to find the way of convneting my 2 zone heating controlled by 2 nest thermostats via heatlink connected to viesmann vitodends 100 system boiler. Everything is working well so far, but I would like to knwo whether it is possible to use opentherm feature for 2 zone system. My…