Eon meter Reading

sygold

Hi all,

ive recently moved from a dual fual appartment paying £27 a month for both, to all electric appartment.

it is on economy 7 with eon, i tried to a DD up when we 1st moved in & they wanted £110 a month, which is quite a huge jump from £27. So i thought i would just hold out for my quartly bill. ive been taking a reading once a month

could any tell me how to work out the cost from the below readings? and to tell me if i am using alot.

01 Oct 08Customer8773Low
01 Oct 08Customer3850Normal
01 Sep 08Customer8138Low
01 Sep 08Customer3559Normal
31 Jul 08Meter Reader7842Low
31 Jul 08Meter Reader3054Normal

Night units
5.8905 pence per kWh

Day units up to 900 kWhs
28.7385 pence

Day units
13.8915 pence per kWh


Thanks

jd87

Night usage:

(8773-7842) x 5.8905 = £54.84

Day usage:

(3850-3054) x 28.7385 = £228.76

Total = £283.60

I'm sorry it's not better news! You need to be using far less electric during the daytime. Do you have storage heaters? Do you know what times your night rate is on? Perhaps it would be better if you weren't on economy 7. Have you tried switching?

sygold

Thanks JD, thats abit more than i was expecting.

we havnt had to us the storeage heaters yet, but dread to think what it will be like when we do.

we have everything turned off at the switch when we are not in. so the day time rates would mainly be between 6pm - 11pm midweek.

I noticed that all the other meters in the building are no where near as high as ours.

i have taken a note of next doors reading (who do not work) and going to monitor that.

i have a feeling the communal lights which are on 24/7 could be linked to our meter.

jd87

You need to think hard about what electricity you are using. A few lights won't make much difference to be honest. To make the most of economy 7 you need to do all your washing/drying overnight and NEVER have heating on during the day.

If you are a family having lots of showers/baths and doing cooking during the evening, before the night rate kicks in, I think you probably shouldn't be on economy 7.

Magentasue

There are those who claim otherwise but storage heaters and immersion heaters are IMO expensive to run.

There are several threads on how to manage E7 but basically, you need to run appliance such as the washing machine and tumble drier at night on cheap rate. Heat the water you need overnight - again, some say otherwise, but I'd use a timer and have it on for as long as you need to heat the tank and no longer.

Electric showers also expensive so keep them brief and use during cheap period if practical.

If your storage heaters are like ours were (only one winter, thankfully), you'll not get the benefit because your flat will be lovely and warm all day and be cooling down just as you sit down in the evening. If you're only in for a few hours a day, it may be best to use freestanding heaters in the rooms you're using at times when you're out more than in.

Finally, it seems you're using about 13 daytime units a day on average. We are a family of six in a three bedroomed house and we have averaged 13 units a day (24 hour period) over August and September. I teach part time and two of my kids are still at school/college so for one month of that there were three or more of us at home all day and for September, the house has rarely been empty for more than a couple of hours a day. That's 13 units a day using dishwasher and washing machine every day plus range of gadgets/appliances from iron to Xbox. So yours seems very high if you're out all day.

sygold

t is just me & GF,

we do 2 washes a week and put them on after 12am, only heat water at night & both shower daily.

we use the oven most evening but normaly for no longer than 50 mins.

everything off at switch when not in use.

I'am am not sure if its possible to change from econ 7, as we live in a rented newish build.

is there such things as faulty meters in new builds? could explain why it is highest in the building?

as the huge jump from £27 seems strange.

Magentasue

sygold wrote: »

as the huge jump from £27 seems strange.

Doesn't seem strange to me - you moved from dual fuel to all-electric and at a time when prices have increased. It is a huge jump, agreed, but you are using a lot of electricity during the day.

whatatwit

On your tiered pricing for the day rates, is the 900kwh an annual figure or a quarterly one.
The cost above has been calculated as a quarterly one, it might reduce the bill a bit for you.

sygold

Ive just checked the readings again.

Since this time yesterday we used 14 Low and 16 high

compared to next door 2 Low & 3 high, like i said before next door do not work & are in all day.

The communal lights are very big & bright (not energy saving), and there is around 15 of them in the building on 24/7. theses would bring the price us if they where attached to our meter.

brysiewysie

Is the meter near your fuse box? If so turn your fuse box off and see if it powers anything else down (stair lights etc) and if your meter registers no use.

Check the rates are round the right way. During daytime E7 hours take a reading. Boil a kettle and take another reading. Did the daytime rate move or was it the night rate. If it's round the wrong way call your supplier.

There's stacks of threads and info about saving energy here. Don't just think 'we don't use a lot, somethings wrong'. Invest in some form of monitor, check everything and take action based on that.

jd87

whatatwit wrote: »

On your tiered pricing for the day rates, is the 900kwh an annual figure or a quarterly one.
The cost above has been calculated as a quarterly one, it might reduce the bill a bit for you.

Yes when I calculated the cost above I was assuming that it was the first 900kWh per quarter. It usually is quarterly.