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sammy115 · 5 January 2009 at 9:21PM

bookseller1980 wrote: »

Tell me about it! There's only me here and I'm at work all day and Guiding a lot of evenings. The dishwasher is only on twice a week and the washer the same.I do have an emersion heater for hot water as the boiler is so rubbish but that is only an hour a day.
I am about to give up on life.

Its got to be the emersion heater then...My washing machine is on at least once a day..I also dry everything in my tumble dryer. I don;t use the dish washer and I have an electric oven, which is on virtually every day. My heating and hot water is on gas......my electric is £85 per month and thats because I am in arrears....

bookseller1980 · 5 January 2009 at 9:21PM

sammy115 wrote: »

Bookie if you were in a word document and press the ALT key hold it down and press 0163 at the same time you should then get a £ sign...it doesn't work in here though just tried it.

Are they putting it up because you owe them or have they been estimating your past bills...have you checked against the meter readings...don't let them put it up unecessarily...I would call them and tell them someone has moved out and your bills should go down...

i have just updated the readings on the website. They were estimated on 9th Dec but i only got the bill today. The readings are nearly ok but for 5th Jan not 9th Dec if tou see what I mean and it has been a heavier few weeks with the silly season.

bookseller1980 · 5 January 2009 at 9:22PM

sammy115 wrote: »

Its got to be the emersion heater then...My washing machine is on at least once a day..I also dry everything in my tumble dryer. I don;t use the dish washer and I have an electric oven, which is on virtually every day. My heating and hot water is on gas......my electric is £85 per month and thats because I am in arrears....

I was in credit at the end of the last quarter!:eek:

sallyx · 5 January 2009 at 9:22PM

something doesn't add up bookie, are you sure there isn't an appliance that is guzzling electric. What ratings are your appliance? I am careful to some extent with our consumption but I do about 5 loads of washing a week and am around the house during the day on some days. DH has his massive electric consuming computer on every night and our electric is around £40 a month and has always been under that when the bill comes.

sallyx · 5 January 2009 at 9:23PM

now you mention it bookie, we used to have an emersion heater growing up at home and it used an excessive amount of electricity

sammy115 · 5 January 2009 at 9:24PM

bookseller1980 wrote: »

i have just updated the readings on the website. They were estimated on 9th Dec but i only got the bill today. The readings are nearly ok but for 5th Jan not 9th Dec if tou see what I mean and it has been a heavier few weeks with the silly season.

So they were overestimated by a month then, is that what you mean....and don't forget you were at home a bit more over christmas....I wouldn't let them put it up too much Bookie....

bookseller1980 · 5 January 2009 at 9:25PM

skint_spice wrote: »

On my laptop there's a wee box on the far left that says EN and you can change between US and UK.

Cant see that.

sammy115 · 5 January 2009 at 9:25PM

Oh yeah i forgot the IBM computer room that we have in the study.....and they are on all night every night....

It has to be the emersion bookie, can you get a new combi boiler put in - they are fantastic...

spud30 · 5 January 2009 at 9:27PM

Right girls...I need your advice

I've broken a tooth, and said tooth has rubbed a huge sore lump on me tongue, so bad I'm having trouble talking properly.

Any ideas how i can treat me tongue? I thought bonjela, but it wouldnt stay on long enough