[NBwcs]

We were £140 combined gas and electric, now paying £301 as of next month. 🤦‍♂️

Without our log burner, we’d be paying around £400 plus.

Currently £100 a month because we only use the gas to heat the hot water.

Best thing I ever did was get a big fat log burner installed. It’s really gonna make a difference for us!

Does your log burner heat the whole house?

I have one but find it only heats the front room, which we use for about an hour a day. Doesn’t heat any of the bedrooms which is where we spend most of the time (Mon-fri anyway)

Are you Dazmond in disguise? spare us the details. 

[zesty]

We were £140 combined gas and electric, now paying £301 as of next month. 🤦‍♂️

Without our log burner, we’d be paying around £400 plus.

Currently £100 a month because we only use the gas to heat the hot water.

Best thing I ever did was get a big fat log burner installed. It’s really gonna make a difference for us!

Does your log burner heat the whole house?

I have one but find it only heats the front room, which we use for about an hour a day. Doesn’t heat any of the bedrooms which is where we spend most of the time (Mon-fri anyway)

Yeah we got it based on the fact we have a fairly open plan layout with the stairs having a large open archway from the lounge where the burner is, all the heat moves up into the landing and heats most of the rooms, except ours (at the opposite end of the house), but we only sleep in there anyway. It heats my two kids bedrooms.

It’s an 8kw one, so a fair size, and kicks out serious heat. It will bring our lounge up to 26c and the upstairs to 20c.

The only colder room is the kitchen, although open plan (ish) it’s hard for the heat to reach effectively into the kitchen. We don’t mind that as the oven tends to warm it through at dinner time.

If we didn’t have the layout we have, then it would only really heat the lounge and become more of a gimmick…

[Arnold Palmer]

Lol I seriously think you need some counselling , no ones has increased by that amount

You got the name of a good therapist?



Last year 15.57p

1st of September this year 48.3p

15.57 to 48.3 = an increase of 210% and as you can see unless Mr Johnson does something about it before Thursday...

We are currently at 38.2p which is ALREADY an increase of 145% which is ALREADY too much. and the zombie government has done nothing.

Tell me again how I'm wrong.

[deeege]

We were £140 combined gas and electric, now paying £301 as of next month. 🤦‍♂️

Without our log burner, we’d be paying around £400 plus.

Currently £100 a month because we only use the gas to heat the hot water.

Best thing I ever did was get a big fat log burner installed. It’s really gonna make a difference for us!

Does your log burner heat the whole house?

I have one but find it only heats the front room, which we use for about an hour a day. Doesn’t heat any of the bedrooms which is where we spend most of the time (Mon-fri anyway)

It will depend on the layout of the house years ago we only had a wood burner to heat a two bedroom bungalow it was an 8 kw and it was to hot in every room  had to open the windows to let heat out , seams strange to spend most of the time in the bedrooms ?  You also need to work out what it will cost you for logs it might not be a cost effective option for you , also if you live in a smokeless control area you might not be able to have one . But they are a very good source of heat much better heat than gas or oil central heating

I already have a log burner, have for 8 years now, I just find it heats the living room and not the more important areas of the house where we spend our time, like the kitchen/diner and bedrooms.

Logs are free as cousin is a tree surgeon so the supply is endless.

Suppose the layout of my house, with it not being open plan, is going to seriously limit the effectiveness.

[AuRavelling79]

Anyway. This thread is about customers cancelling.

So.  How's that going?

Any business customers cancelling? How about domestic customers?

[zesty]

We were £140 combined gas and electric, now paying £301 as of next month. 🤦‍♂️

Without our log burner, we’d be paying around £400 plus.

Currently £100 a month because we only use the gas to heat the hot water.

Best thing I ever did was get a big fat log burner installed. It’s really gonna make a difference for us!

Does your log burner heat the whole house?

I have one but find it only heats the front room, which we use for about an hour a day. Doesn’t heat any of the bedrooms which is where we spend most of the time (Mon-fri anyway)

It will depend on the layout of the house years ago we only had a wood burner to heat a two bedroom bungalow it was an 8 kw and it was to hot in every room  had to open the windows to let heat out , seams strange to spend most of the time in the bedrooms ?  You also need to work out what it will cost you for logs it might not be a cost effective option for you , also if you live in a smokeless control area you might not be able to have one . But they are a very good source of heat much better heat than gas or oil central heating

I already have a log burner, have for 8 years now, I just find it heats the living room and not the more important areas of the house where we spend our time, like the kitchen/diner and bedrooms.

Logs are free as cousin is a tree surgeon so the supply is endless.

Suppose the layout of my house, with it not being open plan, is going to seriously limit the effectiveness.

Yep, as said up there 👆 we have the right house layout for good heat distribution.

Crikey mate, wanna send some of that free wood down here? 

[Arnold Palmer]

Anyway. This thread is about customers cancelling.

So.  How's that going?

Any business customers cancelling? How about domestic customers?

Had a few so far that I would put down directly to the price of energy going through the roof and the inaction of the zombie government, single figures, maybe low double. Nothing startling yet.

October will be the one to watch though. At the moment people are hopeful that something will be done, and I don't doubt it will. Whether it's enough or not is another matter.

[Arnold Palmer]

On a positive note, requests for solar panel cleaning appear to be up.

[SB Cleaning]

On a positive note, requests for solar panel cleaning appear to be up.

I've definitely cleaned more than usual  this year!

[Shrek]

Last august I had 2 move house and I dumped 1.

This august iv had 2 move house , 2 died, dumped 1 & 6  cancel (2 of which said it’s because of the price increase).

[SB Cleaning]

Last august I had 2 move house and I dumped 1.

This august iv had 2 move house , 2 died, dumped 1 & 6  cancel (2 of which said it’s because of the price increase).

How many you picked up in August though?

[DJW]

How often do you need to charge your vans Soupy?

[Arnold Palmer]

How often do you need to charge your vans Soupy?

We charge them every night.

[Shrek]

Last august I had 2 move house and I dumped 1.

This august iv had 2 move house , 2 died, dumped 1 & 6  cancel (2 of which said it’s because of the price increase).

How many you picked up in August though?

Iv picked up 10 customers this month , I don’t offer monthly cleans anymore though . So all 10 customers are either on 2 or 3 monthly frequencies. Turnover is up around 12% from last august, customer count up 9% from last august. I don’t pay for any advertising either

[Arnold Palmer]

Just looked at the combined  gas and electric bill and it’s gone up by 60%  so far , that’s a long way off your 189%

OK then, if yours has gone up 60% so far let's make it simple and say you started at say 20p/kwh

20p/kwh + 60% = 32p/kwh

32p/kwh  + 80% (announced by Offbollox last week) = 57.6p/kwh

Percentage increase from 20p/kwh to 57.6p/kwh is.....

188%

Tell me again how I'm "way off", "need counselling" and "need to get a grip" man.

[Splash & dash]

Lol I seriously think you need some counselling , no ones has increased by that amount

You got the name of a good therapist?



Last year 15.57p

1st of September this year 48.3p

15.57 to 48.3 = an increase of 210% and as you can see unless Mr Johnson does something about it before Thursday...

We are currently at 38.2p which is ALREADY an increase of 145% which is ALREADY too much. and the zombie government has done nothing.

Tell me again how I'm wrong.

I have no idea who you get your electricity from but ours hasn’t gone up by anything like that ,we never have had any fixed tariff either , maybe your part of the country is a lot dearer than mine ?…

[Splash & dash]

Lol I seriously think you need some counselling , no ones has increased by that amount

You got the name of a good therapist?



Last year 15.57p

1st of September this year 48.3p

15.57 to 48.3 = an increase of 210% and as you can see unless Mr Johnson does something about it before Thursday...

We are currently at 38.2p which is ALREADY an increase of 145% which is ALREADY too much. and the zombie government has done nothing.

Tell me again how I'm wrong.

Is this for a commercial  premiss or a house ? If it’s commercial ime guessing the rate is higher than domestic ?

[Smudger]

Soupy was asked - and visually told he was lying that leccy was up 180 odd %

he's proved this to be true - so in all good grace  accept it...

Generally from what ive heard on the radio etc... the average bill will be 180 odd % higher by April - deny it, bury your head in the sand all you like - but thats the way its going esp. as we have a zombie govt at this time

Darran

[Bungle]

It's time to stop this stupid electioneering and just bloody vote for a new PM. Then someone can actually take the reins and run the country and put a stop to this incoming scam.

[Splash & dash]

Soupy was asked - and visually told he was lying that leccy was up 180 odd %

he's proved this to be true - so in all good grace  accept it...

Generally from what ive heard on the radio etc... the average bill will be 180 odd % higher by April - deny it, bury your head in the sand all you like - but thats the way its going esp. as we have a zombie govt at this time

Darran

I haven’t called  anyone a liar but have said mine and none of my friends and family have gone up by anything like what he’s quoting , only time will tell what will happen and this time next year we will be in a position to know exact what has and what will happen with energy prices , I said it before and will say it again Joe bloggs stacking shelves in Tesco will not be able to pay bills like this as well as run a car ,pay the mortgage or rent,  buy food , pay water bills , council tax , buy cloths etc , it’s just simply not possible, if no one pays their bills then all the energy companies will go bust so what will happen then ? It’s a right old mess I agree but a group of windows cleaners on a forum can debate this until the cows come home and it won’t make the slightest difference, I personally can afford what ever the cost is but on principle  will not pay those sort of prices end off .