Gas & Electricity

Blue Maverick said:
Great video and I’d already done many of these things, unfortunately for us we have 8mm pipes to double radiators, also trvs on radiators where the thermostat is but I suppose nothing can be perfect. I’ve set ours to 60 degrees I did this a while ago but we have open plan downstairs so that’s a pain in the arse. I can’t get on the loft to do the insulation because if my back but come January that’s my first job, by next winter I’m determined to get this house ready for any shit they throw at us. We don’t have cavity insulation but I’ve heard bad things about it anyway.
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Yep, pretty similar, also have open plan layout. Can't be short of 40 years ago now that I fitted 10 mm copper microbore through 9 port manifold, things have come a long way since then with poly push fit, no fiddly nuts. Eventually added TRVs. These all started attached to an old Vulcan Continental free standing boiler, gone through a couple of combi boilers since, looking at a new one now.
Loft insulated and floored years back, needed somewhere to stow the shit.
You're quite right about the cavity wall insulation, you should be wary of it. I'm not against it but it can have issue's. The house is built in soft brick which has a rather exposed west facing gable end, this get's saturated and has the tendency to jump the rock wool and wet the inner wall. I should have sealed the outer walls with Thomson's but have let thing's slip.
 
Spent over an hour and a half onto OVO on behalf of my 86 year old, blind mother. Apparently they estimate her annual bill as being £544 per month based on current useage. Also spent 2 weeks in hospital recently so used zero. She is supposed to be on a 2 year fixed contract as well which doesn't mean it's a fixed amount apparently. They also admitted they have yet to take a meter reading despite being with them since July. Begs the question how have they calculated her useage
 
richardtheref said:
Spent over an hour and a half onto OVO on behalf of my 86 year old, blind mother. Apparently they estimate her annual bill as being £544 per month based on current useage. Also spent 2 weeks in hospital recently so used zero. She is supposed to be on a 2 year fixed contract as well which doesn't mean it's a fixed amount apparently. They also admitted they have yet to take a meter reading despite being with them since July. Begs the question how have they calculated her useage
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How long as she been on the 2 year deal? Has the amount they're requesting gone up in that time? Has her usage drastically changed?
 
Blue Maverick said:
Great video and I’d already done many of these things, unfortunately for us we have 8mm pipes to double radiators, also trvs on radiators where the thermostat is but I suppose nothing can be perfect. I’ve set ours to 60 degrees I did this a while ago but we have open plan downstairs so that’s a pain in the arse. I can’t get on the loft to do the insulation because if my back but come January that’s my first job, by next winter I’m determined to get this house ready for any shit they throw at us. We don’t have cavity insulation but I’ve heard bad things about it anyway.
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Anyone would think you have retired mate ;)
 
Best thing we ever did was had cavity wall installed.
House is south facing at the back.
Don’t need heating on in those rooms when the sun shines.
 
Centurions said:
How long as she been on the 2 year deal? Has the amount they're requesting gone up in that time? Has her usage drastically changed?
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Started on it in July. Her usage has gone down recently. The contract actually states that the cost of her DD will be £157 for the duration of the contract. They are now asking for £544. They fitted a smart meter a month ago but told me yesterday it will be at least another 6 weeks before it kicks in. They are blaming previous supplier for giving them incorrect readings. I have told them that previous supplier never once asked for readings or came out to read them???
 
richardtheref said:
Started on it in July. Her usage has gone down recently. The contract actually states that the cost of her DD will be £157 for the duration of the contract. They are now asking for £544. They fitted a smart meter a month ago but told me yesterday it will be at least another 6 weeks before it kicks in. They are blaming previous supplier for giving them incorrect readings. I have told them that previous supplier never once asked for readings or came out to read them???
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See how much she is in debt, it maybe easier to pay that off and the DD amount will reduce, I had that when moved over to EDF when our supplier went bust,they had been keeping from me I was in debt so it bumps up your DD as yo7 have to pay that back as well as your normal payments. I paid ours off they wanted £300 a month I was only £165 in debt, paid it off DD dropped to £150.
 
Blue Maverick said:
See how much she is in debt, it maybe easier to pay that off and the DD amount will reduce, I had that when moved over to EDF when our supplier went bust,they had been keeping from me I was in debt so it bumps up your DD as yo7 have to pay that back as well as your normal payments. I paid ours off they wanted £300 a month I was only £165 in debt, paid it off DD dropped to £150.
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Sounds like good advice to me.

@richardtheref Did anyone take meter readings back in July (I'm guessing she moved suppliers at the time)? A photo would be ideal for proof.

As Dennis is fond of telling people, a 'fixed deal' means the unit price is fixed only which is true, but the actual usage has to stay roughly the same and obviously the figures they're working on have to be accurate.

For anyone else thinking of changing suppliers or moving house, always take readings and photos of both meters on the starting date and make the new supplier aware of them and that you have proof.

Edit: I presume you have since given readings?
 
Done my meter readings , elec is much the same but after a month of heating the gas has gone from four to ten , i could work it out but i dont want to be snxious today !
 
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