My electricity bill has just tripled: how about yours? Alternative suppliers?

[WouldBe]

I had a metal liner in my chimney and they completed the job in 1/2 a day. I need to check the price as it sold with the fireplace.
Of course things, vary I must have been really lucky.

Mine cost £750 about 6 years ago. That was for 11m if liner, 13 bags of chimney insulation and included fitting the wood burner.

 

[WouldBe]

Just had a quick look and 10m if 5" liner and bits is £264.86

Chimney Flue Liner 316L & Fitting Kit 503 - £195.79 :

 

[xsunnysuex]

The council put insulated panels in my walls a few years ago. Makes it really hot during summer
But think I'm gonna be thankful for it once winter comes.
I rarely have to put the heating on.

 

[teuchter]

The council put insulated panels in my walls a few years ago. Makes it really hot during summer

That shouldn't really happen. Does the overheating happen in rooms that get a lot of direct sunlight?

 

[xsunnysuex]

That shouldn't really happen. Does the overheating happen in rooms that get a lot of direct sunlight?

Yes. The living room is sun facing. It gets so hot. We recently had the building painted. So there was scaffolding all around it. Kept the sun out. I wish we could keep it.

 

[teuchter]

Yes. The living room is sun facing. It gets so hot. We recently had the building painted. So there was scaffolding all around it. Kept the sun out. I wish we could keep it.

They should not really have installed insulation without thinking through overheating issues that might result. I'm guessing the insulation is on the outside of the walls meaning that the structure of the building warms up from sun coming through the windows and then can't cool down at the rate it would have done before. Providing some kind of additional shading to south facing windows would probably solve the problem. Done properly insulation should reduce overheating problems rather than increase them.

 

[xsunnysuex]

They should not really have installed insulation without thinking through overheating issues that might result. I'm guessing the insulation is on the outside of the walls meaning that the structure of the building warms up from sun coming through the windows and then can't cool down at the rate it would have done before. Providing some kind of additional shading to south facing windows would probably solve the problem. Done properly insulation should reduce overheating problems rather than increase them.

It was heaven when the scaffolding was up. They put a wooden plank that divided the upstairs and downstairs. It's surprising the difference it made. Especially on the 40 and above days.

 

[gentlegreen]

My East-facing front bedroom is well-insulated.
It was a bit of a pain during the hot spells as the heat just built up and up ... but I only had to sleep downstairs for one night.
I resisted fitting my six inch fan in that window ...

It'll be a while before cooling is more important than heating in the UK.

 

[Elpenor]

Eon have just emailed me to say my DD has gone up to £130 from £85. This includes the govt contribution. I’ve asked them to revert to £85.

 

[gentlegreen]

Perhaps an advantage of using a bankrupt supplier (Bulb) is that I can micro-manage my payments.
I'm hoping to surprise them by significantly reducing my energy use.
IN FACT they just emailed me this :-

Based on your latest meter readings and the credit in your account, we're lowering your monthly payment amount from £110.94 to £74.03.

 

[zora]

Just got an excited message from my flatmate about a text she got to apply for the rebate.

Told her I'd be wary as likely a scam. Googled to link to a news article that would support my theory (I know that the discount will be applied directly by the energy companies), and sure enough the article contained an example of the very text message she'd received.

 

[cybershot]

Eon have just emailed me to say my DD has gone up to £130 from £85. This includes the govt contribution. I’ve asked them to revert to £85.

Interesting, they had knocked £66 a month off mine

 

[Looby]

Interesting, they had knocked £66 a month off mine

Yeah same, also Eon.

 

[strung out]

Bulb recommends dropping my DD from £180 to £130, but I'm probably going to keep it as it is, in the hope I'll get a nice surprise in the spring and be able to withdraw some cash for holiday spending money.

 

[platinumsage]

Interesting, they had knocked £66 a month off mine

My aunt was chuffed with that:

 

[moochedit]

Just got an excited message from my flatmate about a text she got to apply for the rebate.

Told her I'd be wary as likely a scam. Googled to link to a news article that would support my theory (I know that the discount will be applied directly by the energy companies), and sure enough the article contained an example of the very text message she'd received.

Yes i have had it twice now from 2 different numbers and dodgy looking url links. Forward them to 7726 (free scam report number).

 

[moochedit]

I was paying about £100 a month at start of year which went up to £160 a month and then was due to go up again in oct to about £270 a month (all figures combined gas and electric). However this latest increase was before the cap was frozen and whatever else truss has announced so i'm not sure if it will go down again? ( fingers crossed it does )

Just logged in and looks like it's going down to £180 a month although new bill not there yet.

 

[gentlegreen]

My aunt was chuffed with that:

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[contadino]

Yes. The living room is sun facing. It gets so hot. We recently had the building painted. So there was scaffolding all around it. Kept the sun out. I wish we could keep it.

It's rare that I'd recommend it, but that's an ideal use for Virginia Creeper/Boston Ivy.

 

[xsunnysuex]

It's rare that I'd recommend it, but that's an ideal use for Virginia Creeper/Boston Ivy.

I'm on the 7th floor of a high rise.

 

[_Russ_]

Do you have curtains or blinds?

 

[Elpenor]

Interesting, they had knocked £66 a month off mine

My mistake it was £118 but this is what they said in their email, a bit confusing. Naturally you can’t call them!

I think what they’re telling me is that my payment would be £185 but for the govt contribution

 

[two sheds]

yes blocking off part of the window where the scaffolding was might help - or bottom half/three quarters so you still get some light in?

though with conservatories they say blinds inside are too late - the heat's already got in

 

[planetgeli]

Interesting, they had knocked £66 a month off mine

They've knocked £100 off mine.

Safe to say Eon have saved up enough of our money to ride out any potential non-payment.

 

[WouldBe]

I'm on the 7th floor of a high rise.

Lots of fertilizer.

 

[danny la rouge]

This is how we’ll beat the bills. We have one each.

 

[cupid_stunt]

This is how we’ll beat the bills. We have one each.

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But, but, it has snow already on the inside!

 

[danny la rouge]

But, but, it has snow already on the inside!

Is that a grey hair diss?

 

[_Russ_]

I have a fleece onesie (onesy?) that came with the drysuit I bought for channel crossings, never used it under the drysuit as way too warm, but this winter could get some use indoors when Im sat at puter

 

[cybershot]

ETA. I was wrong. Mine was worded the same.