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The BG engineer scam is to claim the parts aren't available if the boiler is more than a few years old. They then get commission from BG for giving the lead to a salesman to sell you a new boiler at a vastly inflated price. The parts are of course available if you go to an independent fitter.

Happened to my father-in-law, who had Parkinsons, a few years ago. We were away at the time, they stitched him up good and proper. A company that has a history of preying on the vulnerable.

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I found this post very useful. I am happy to send you a voucher for 6 Angus Tomahawk steaks, if you PM me your name , address and a delivery date in February

The scottish butcher says

The Tomahawk is a Sirloin steak on the bone, french trimmed to expose the bone. The Cut is well marbled and has a high fat content to ensure a fantastic meat lovers experience. This cut is Dry Aged for a Minimum of 45 Days.


To all: Please note that perishable goods cannot be given to food banks. This is a catering firm in Glasgow and I was given the voucher, so I can choose them for our hospitality events. My/neighbours's/relatives's fridges/freezers are full. Do not be mean to me.

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My Bulb bill for January is £214 December was £139 so god knows what other people bills are like that have their heating on all day and have a bigger house than me!

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I had my heating on once in Jan to dry some clothes and forgot about it and it cost over 4 quid for just a few hours. If I was to use it I could easily see the bill being £300 for gas alone a month

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January was a cold month if I remember even when home the heatings not always running just a burst now and then, I get a nice graph on my Tado, December was a short month as I was away from home for over a week so I guess mine looked worse when comparing.

You should set a timer on your mobile so you don't forget.

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Dec approx £350, Jan approx £450, thats gas and electric.
Our house is always occupied, 4 adults, and one 18 mth toddler.

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That is incredibly generous of you. Steak is a rare treat in my house :) message sent

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Smart meter says nothing for electric , and £26 for gas , can't give up my gas range! Perhaps I should move to bottled and then I would avoid all standing charges :erm:

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Um, you dont use any electric :confused:

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Solar, heat pump logburner double garage now a big battery ! So no I don't use mains :)

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Baxi sent an "elephant size" engineer that could not fit in the 1m x0.8m cabinet to repair the under warranty boiler (installed by Baxi) . After a heated (below zero, the boiler was not working) exchange, he left the house furious but he returned to put a "not safe use note" through the letterbox.

It is all sorted now, but I had to navigate through the "body shaming" etiquette.

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I've never had an issue with BG engineers. They have tried to get me to have a new boiler and their prices while higher than local companies were not vastly inflated. Out boiler finally went when the expansion vessel "failed" so we could never get it fully to pressure and it was only 22 years old poor thing. They really don't make things to last do they?

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That’s a decent age for a boiler, and don’t forget they are less efficient as they get older too. The fact that no spare part was available should tell you all you need to know about the expected lifespan of the unit. That said if you were absolutely determined you could have had an independent central heating engineer add an external expansion vessel to your system. We had that done to ours because the internal vessels supplied for our boiler were notoriously short-lived.

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Anything past 20 years is good going for a boiler, I had mine replaced last summer, it was 23 years old and still running fine, but many parts stopped being available years ago, so I decided to replace it in the summer, rather than have it break down in the winter and need replacing then.

I notice they plan to make "gas" 20% hydrogen towards the end of this decade. My new boiler will be able to handle this. I'm not sure about full hydrogen when that comes along, but thats a long time yet, it'll probably be ready for replacement again by then.