uselessengergy.org (energysmart)

[JJJ]

Saw some mention of uselessenergy.org on this group and was duly well impressed with the prices quoted on the website.

Called for the info pack, and got emailed two word documents.

One explains what it's all about, but also says that it's for Corgi registered installers only.

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If you are interested in receiving more information or registering with EnergySmart simply complete the details on the attached registration form and return it to us. We will send you a Welcome Pack, including vouchers for you to use to begin accessing our special prices.

EnergySmart is open to any installer providing they are CORGI registered, and the boilers can be delivered or picked up from any branch of Plumb Center nationwide.

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The actual application form has a box that requires you to enter a Corgi number.

So, whoever it was that managed to get a discount voucher, how did you do it???

Jim

[Neil Jones]

Does anyone else always read this as useless energy, rather than use less energy, or is it just me?

[Andy Hall]

I read it in exactly the same way as you and IIRC commented on it a few weeks ago.

It could be a clever marketing ploy, but having spoken to them on the phone I rather doubt it

.andy

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[Mary Fisher]

Ah! I couldn't understand it, I read it as useless energy!

Mary

[Stefek Zaba]

Me too

Until Neil spelt out the way they presumably want you to read it, I had consisitently read it only and always as "useless energy", and concocted a convoluted explanation that they were trying to describe the latent heat of evaporation which is wasted (useless) in conventional boilers, but recoved in a condensing one.

Daft, I call it: it's not as if Nominet charge by the character, so they could've had "use-less-energy.org"...

This "garden path" (mis)reading happens for longer sentences: one well-known example is "The horse raced past the barn fell".

Stefek

[andyd]

When our boiler needed replacing i went on their web site and phoned the freephone number i explained that i would be collecting and paying for the boiler myself to be connected by a friend, they were happy with this and sent me an information pack with a price list, i then had to fax the form off to them which they returned, i then went to the plumbcentre and ordered the boiler it was delivered a week later the prices were very competetive an ideal isar 35he with flue and fixing kit was £735 + vat

[Phil Addison]

Surely a contrived and mal-formed example? Doesn't it requires a comma after barn, or more sensibly an "and"? Or does it refer to that well known moor, "Barn Fell"?

Oh yes, I read it as useless energy too, and went no further.

Phil The uk.d-i-y FAQ is at

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[Mark Begbie]

Hi there,

I got a boiler from them and have posted to that effect here, and am not Corgi registered. AFAIUI there are two aspects to the scheme, one for single installs and one for installers to become registered so that they can effectively act on behalf of the scheme with their customers. What you seem to be running into is the latter - this is the "installer registration form" and allows installers (I think) to issue vouchers on behalf of clients.

I ph "If you would like to have access to our specially nogotiated prices and to the £50 London Energy subsidy for your own work, please call us on the number above and ask for an Installer Registration Form. Once we have received your Installer Registration Form we will provide you with some personalised vouchers so you will be able use the scheme."

The long and the short is: You don't want to register, you want to get a boiler voucher.

Let us know if this works!