truman Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Well that all depends on what you were paying before It's in my previous posts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theripsaw Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 It's in my previous posts... What one was paying before then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 What one was paying before then! Before when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theripsaw Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Before when? Nay mind! Well done on your successful switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertramp Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I live in a 5 bed semi with not so great insulation. If I am working from home during the day, I put the gas fire on in the room I'm in. Then when all the family is back in later the central heating goes on. Would it be cheaper to have the central heating on all day? I know people say it is cheaper but surely it depends on the size of your house/ number of radiators etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 We're also now on a fixed tariff until Spring 2014 and currently negotiating it down to £183. you do know it doesnt matter if you 'negotiate' your monthly DD down, as it still goes on how much fuel you use, they only lock the tarrifs. And trust me if it wasn't worth their while they wouldn't. So if you negotiate too low you will just go into debt with the provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'm sure that this is the case. My husband once looked into why we seemed to be paying almost double what a lot of his colleagues pay and it seems that different rates are charged per area. It would be easy to test. Just get two quotes which are for identical circumstances, but in different areas. Get one for S11 and one for Jaywick and see if there's any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 you do know it doesnt matter if you 'negotiate' your monthly DD down, as it still goes on how much fuel you use, they only lock the tarrifs. And trust me if it wasn't worth their while they wouldn't. So if you negotiate too low you will just go into debt with the provider. This is based on our fuel consumption in the past, this is the price per unit that we're negotiating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It would be easy to test. Just get two quotes which are for identical circumstances, but in different areas. Get one for S11 and one for Jaywick and see if there's any difference. You do it for me, please, I can't be arsed! Am at work plus I don't have all the details to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I live in a 5 bed semi with not so great insulation. If I am working from home during the day, I put the gas fire on in the room I'm in. Then when all the family is back in later the central heating goes on. Would it be cheaper to have the central heating on all day? I know people say it is cheaper but surely it depends on the size of your house/ number of radiators etc. why dont you try putting the fire on full for a hour and read the meter (before and after) then do the same with just the central heating on. i did it this way once and found my fire which was only heating one room was using more gas than the central heating for the whole house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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