help with working out usage

Cat695

Guys and Girls I'm hoping you can shed some light

I'm looking to buy a house this year....one that i have been looking at is all electric (no gas)its a new build and i'm trying to work out what sort of usage someone might use a year

I've been working on 10 000 KWH a year (which works out about 1000 quid)

does 10 000 seem about right to you for a single bloke in a two bed house with the usual mod cons a single guy would have or am i dreaming on that price?

Thanks

Magentasue

Personal opinion, but I would avoid all-electric. Our last two houses had no gas CH and it cost us a fortune to heat them. Admittedly they were both Victorian with original windows, poorly insulated etc but I'd never move into a house where I couldn't have gas connected.

Cat695

Magentasue wrote: »

Personal opinion, but I would avoid all-electric. Our last two houses had no gas CH and it cost us a fortune to heat them. Admittedly they were both Victorian with original windows, poorly insulated etc but I'd never move into a house where I couldn't have gas connected.

That thought was in the back of my mind believe me...but I thought things might have moved on from the dodgy storage heaters my gran use to have....obviously not

Magentasue

Cat695 wrote: »

That thought was in the back of my mind believe me...but I thought things might have moved on from the dodgy storage heaters my gran use to have....obviously not

I think new storage heaters are better than the older models. A lot of places have panel heaters that run on normal priced electricity so, obviously not cheap, but more flexible. My friend had these in her brand new flat and then moved into a house - she was stunned by how much they cost to run in a house, rather than her flat.

Cat695

I forgot to mention the house has underfloor heating to!! if that makes any difference

Cardew

Unless the house has some sort of heat pump system( air or ground) then I would suspect 10,000kWh is a bit low.

As you estimate 10,000kWh to be approx £1000 I assume that it does not have storage heating.

Your Gran's storage heaters produced exactly the same amount of heat as modern storage heaters. The advantage of modern storage heaters is that they do not 'leak' heat as much as the older type, so for people at work all day they will not 'run out' of heat so early.

Cat695

Cardew wrote: »

Unless the house has some sort of heat pump system( air or ground) then I would suspect 10,000kWh is a bit low.

As you estimate 10,000kWh to be approx £1000 I assume that it does not have storage heating.

Your Gran's storage heaters produced exactly the same amount of heat as modern storage heaters. The advantage of modern storage heaters is that they do not 'leak' heat as much as the older type, so for people at work all day they will not 'run out' of heat so early.

the 10 000KW was just an estimate and I punched that into uswitch which came up with about/around 1000 pound a year....I have no ideas as I don't pay any gas or electric bills as I live in military accom

when I looked in the house (through the windows)the heaters looked very small almost flat panels about the size of a 30 inch tv (including depth)

I'm just trying to get the idea of monthly costs in an all electric house

Fire_Fox

More than anything your usage depends upon how sensible you are with the electricity from day one. Primarily heating the areas you use regularly, dressing appropriately for the season, turning the thermostat down a little, timing the immersion, laundry at a moderate temperature, little or no tumble dryer ....

We are two in a two bedroom all electric flat, using between 10 and 12KWH per day: works out at less than 4000 KWH per year. We only heat one room (radiant panel heaters), have an electric underblanket on the bed, don't use a tumble dryer at all and don't leave much on standby. No low energy lightbulbs as yet, which I reckon will save us quite a bit more. Good thread on the Green board about reducing energy usage if you want to hit the road running.

Cat695

Fire_Fox wrote: »

More than anything your usage depends upon how sensible you are with the electricity from day one. Primarily heating the areas you use regularly, dressing appropriately for the season, turning the thermostat down a little, timing the immersion, laundry at a moderate temperature, little or no tumble dryer ....

We are two in a two bedroom all electric flat, using between 10 and 12KWH per day: works out at less than 4000 KWH per year. We only heat one room (radiant panel heaters), have an electric underblanket on the bed, don't use a tumble dryer at all and don't leave much on standby. No low energy lightbulbs as yet, which I reckon will save us quite a bit more. Good thread on the Green board about reducing energy usage if you want to hit the road running.

I can be sensible on most things such as not leaving things on standby and not using a tumble dryer (never used one yet) but would you consider your flat to be warm or cold....I hate the cold! especially when I get out the shower etc

Cardew

Cat695 wrote: »

the 10 000KW was just an estimate and I punched that into uswitch which came up with about/around 1000 pound a year....I have no ideas as I don't pay any gas or electric bills as I live in military accom

when I looked in the house (through the windows)the heaters looked very small almost flat panels about the size of a 30 inch tv (including depth)

I'm just trying to get the idea of monthly costs in an all electric house

They sound like panel heaters.

These are simply electric heaters that run on daytime electricity. They are very expensive to run - as is all electric heating.

Obviously costs will depend on how long you are in the house and how warm you like the house - plus of course all the other electrical appliances you use.

The average family uses approx £1,300 pa on gas and electricity and all electric is more expensive than than average.

Cat695

Cardew wrote: »

They sound like panel heaters.

These are simply electric heaters that run on daytime electricity. They are very expensive to run - as is all electric heating.

Obviously costs will depend on how long you are in the house and how warm you like the house - plus of course all the other electrical appliances you use.

The average family uses approx £1,300 pa on gas and electricity and all electric is more expensive than than average.

As i mentioned earlier the house also has underfloor heating.....so i'm guessing the panel heaters would only be needed to quickly heat the room up

guess i will just have to go and see for myself but thanks Cardrew