Gas & Electricity

[KS55]

It may still come to that. Big step though after 20 odd years.

We found it a major change after 20 years, but I’m glad we grasped the nettle. Took us a year or two, but we love it now.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Just had my winter Gas Bill for over £700. Are they supposed to show the Government deductions on it because I cannot see it and it’s over 100% increase on last year ?

It was knocked off your electricity bill not gas.

 

[Protein Junkie]

It was knocked off your electricity bill not gas.

Can’t thank you enough Dennis.Double like

 

[wahablue]

Bloody horrendous. It’s not like we are wasteful. It’s a Victorian house with sash and case windows. Because its listed we can’t put in double glazing.

 

[Kompany Car]

thanks mate. We have a protected yellow glass in the top panels that we cant replace so the best we could do is double glaze the ground floor and half the upstairs windows. We have 30 or so windows, many of them large so its an expensive business for an incomplete solution. We would both be pushing up daisies before we got half our investment back. Hopefully the worst is over and we can reign the heating back. If the energy market settles down a little I'll look to get as far from British Gas as I can.

Can you use secondary glazing ? I know its not aesthetically pleasing, but you're not changing the windows so wouldn't have thought it impacts the listed status.
Does my head in the rules around listed buildings, the rule should just be sympathetic restoration and allow you to use modern materials that give a similar look from a distance to the original. Most listed properties have been changed multiple times throughout their existence so why should they be frozen in time. Im sure it costs enough keeping on top of general maintenance without crazy restrictions. Can understand why some let big houses become ruins to remove them from listed status and then redevelop them into palatial pads.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Can you use secondary glazing ? I know its not aesthetically pleasing, but you're not changing the windows so wouldn't have thought it impacts the listed status.
Does my head in the rules around listed buildings, the rule should just be sympathetic restoration and allow you to use modern materials that give a similar look from a distance to the original. Most listed properties have been changed multiple times throughout their existence so why should they be frozen in time. Im sure it costs enough keeping on top of general maintenance without crazy restrictions. Can understand why some let big houses become ruins to remove them from listed status and then redevelop them into palatial pads.

We had ruled it out because of how it looks but might need to look again after this winters costs.

 

[kaz7]

I am £650 in credit , edf do twice yearly bills so maybe that wont be enough to cover this winter one , wish they would go back to quarterly , you know where you are then

 

[Blue Maverick]

Where does everyone keep their room stat, chatting to a couple of plumbers and they said in your hallway, the coldest room, ours is freezing no way it ever gets to temperature. We have rad stats everywhere apart from the hallway and bathroom, the experts say you shouldn’t have your room stat in same room as radiators with thermostatic valves, but then it says you should have it in the most used room! Very conflicting advice.

 

[PragueBlue]

Where does everyone keep their room stat, chatting to a couple of plumbers and they said in your hallway, the coldest room, ours is freezing no way it ever gets to temperature. We have rad stats everywhere apart from the hallway and bathroom, the experts say you shouldn’t have your room stat in same room as radiators with thermostatic valves, but then it says you should have it in the most used room! Very conflicting advice.

Ours is in the hallway.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Ours is in the hallway.

How long does it take to get to temperature say 19degrees mate, ours this morning was 13.5 and in 30 mins it hadn’t moved!