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Boiler needs fixed

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jenrendo · 21/12/2011 20:56

and I'm fine with that! We rent our house out through an agency as we are abroad for 2 years. The tenants have been in touch to say that the boiler is leaking. The engineer came out immediately (we have a british Gas Homecare Agreement), but can't fix it for another 48 hours, even though they are in the 'at risk' group with a toddler and 3 week old baby. They have told our agent they can't live there with no heating, so we have offered to rent/buy heaters to keep them cosy. Again, I'm fine with that and I would feel the same. I'm just sitting here wondering though, who would pay the electricity bill if it was much higher than usual, and if we had to pay, how would they calculate it? Just bracing ourselves for more costs. Any ideas?

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PigletJohn · 21/12/2011 22:17

a typical 3kW fan heater costs about 42p an hour to run.

A bedroom can usually manage on a 1kW or 1.5 oil-filled radiator. They are usually quite cheap in Tescos.

Heating by electricity costs about twice as much as heating by gas.

Start by offering to pay half the excess over last year's usage (usage per meter readings for the period the boiler was OOO, not cost on the bill).

get them to read the meter now.

jenrendo · 21/12/2011 23:01

Ok I will relay that to the agent. Thanks very much for your advice Xmas Smile

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