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Smart meter
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 13:08 |
..I loved my Calor gas cooker :-( |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 13:51 |
It's not a case of 'preferring to live in the past' - it's a case of councils and utility companies who make vast profits not being willing to pay for utilities to be provided. |
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supercrutch | Report | 3 Jun 2017 13:59 |
We lived without mains gas for nearly 30 years. An assortment of bottled gas, oil and wet pele mond burned on the Rayburn were our alternatives. Even with 3 small children we managed quite well and of all the alternatives bottled gas was the most expensive. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 14:03 |
Sorry Sue, words of one syllable needed, Rolo not understand!!! |
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Caroline | Report | 3 Jun 2017 14:08 |
Not everyone can afford to upgrade to solar etc Rollo as you well know hence you put it in as you're obviously so rich and green/uptodate.....envious?....nope not at all |
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supercrutch | Report | 3 Jun 2017 14:28 |
Even if we installed solar panels we wouldn't live long enough to see any financial benefit...lolol |
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JoyLouise | Report | 3 Jun 2017 14:44 |
When we moved into this house, almost 30 years ago, we checked out the cost of solar panels and discovered it would take 20 years to recoup the outlay. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 3 Jun 2017 15:34 |
The only gas we have is the boiler for the central heating (in the garage), no gas actually in the house. Our walls are insulated, as is our loft, we have fairly new double glazing and I think, our monthly bills are quite good. £78 a month for a 4 bed house with two TVs,Two desk top PCs, tumble drier, electric cooker, microwave, washing machine fridge separate freezer and the gas CH, I don't like the cold so the heating is kept reasonably high in cold weather. |
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Malcolm | Report | 3 Jun 2017 15:34 |
Had the new meters fitted Dec. 2015, two days later gas leaking from a fractured pipe could of blown my house-up, no heating for to days. Had that fixed, six months later it was not sending the reading, so an engineer came & fixed it, BUT I STILL HAVE TO SEND MY READINGS TO MY SUPPIERS. New meters!!! a waste of time & money. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 3 Jun 2017 18:24 |
Your smart meter should be sending gas/electric meter readings automatically at whatever interval you have chosen. That is the whole point no more estimated bills no more hanging around for the meter man. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 18:53 |
Rolo, Malcolm's meter is obviously NOT sending readings automatically. |
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Malcolm | Report | 3 Jun 2017 19:54 |
Thank's Maggie, my supplier has told me they aren't getting a reading, Yes i know it SHOULD be sending readings BUT NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. After two & a half years i guess they are not interested as they have got their money for just fitting them. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 3 Jun 2017 20:16 |
Being forever cynical if we manage to reduce usage and so pay less the companys will put the price up anyway, we aren't going to be better off in the long run. :-0 |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 20:56 |
So true Zzzz - and we're all paying for it - apparently (at the moment) £6 a year. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 3 Jun 2017 21:50 |
Just because Malcolm has a problem it doesn't mean that Smart Meters are rubbish. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 3 Jun 2017 22:14 |
...so you didn't bother reading the list of 'cons' then? |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 4 Jun 2017 19:27 |
You really have no idea about corporate finance. £114 million profit for a company this size is nothing. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 4 Jun 2017 20:02 |
..You missed the bit about the profit being because of LOWER WHOLESALE COSTS |
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Caroline | Report | 4 Jun 2017 21:26 |
That would be the Diane Abbot who all the Labour lovies will be voting in on Thursday would it, along with her best mate |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 4 Jun 2017 21:37 |
Why do you say that, Rolo? |
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