wrong electric meter reading

filmnoir

Ive been trained as a qualified meter reader. Post a jpeg and Ill tell you the read:)

follyfoot

filmnoir wrote: »

Ive been trained as a qualified meter reader. Post a jpeg and Ill tell you the read:)

the reading on the meter is currently 24490.

LittleMissAspie

Electric heaters are dead expensive. I would avoid moving anywhere without gas heating, too late for you though.

Perhaps look into buying a different type of heater. I thought I saw a post on MSE not long ago about someone with an oil(?) heater which was fairly cheap to run. Or maybe it was convection, I'm not sure. It must be worth looking into though.

Our gas and elec is around £700 a year btw and this is a small 1-bed house and I am really stingy with usage.

follyfoot

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

Electric heaters are dead expensive. I would avoid moving anywhere without gas heating, too late for you though.

Perhaps look into buying a different type of heater. I thought I saw a post on MSE not long ago about someone with an oil(?) heater which was fairly cheap to run. Or maybe it was convection, I'm not sure. It must be worth looking into though.

Our gas and elec is around £700 a year btw and this is a small 1-bed house and I am really stingy with usage.

i am thinking of moving - i just cant be cold in my house. i unfortunately thought new builds were economical to run but not so this property is only 2 bed and i only run two heaters although i have six. i was told not to switch off the water boiler which is suppose to cut out by itself once it has reached a certain temperature but now i am not so sure.

SwanJon

follyfoot wrote: »

I thought new builds were economical to run but not so

It is cheaper and easier for the builder to install electric heating than Gas CH, so they save money.
Heating using single rate electricity is the most expensive option for the customer, so you end up paying for the builder taking the cheaper option.

follyfoot

SwanJon wrote: »

It is cheaper and easier for the builder to install electric heating than Gas CH, so they save money.
Heating using single rate electricity is the most expensive option for the customer, so you end up paying for the builder taking the cheaper option.

is there anything i can do to make it more economical? i dont have a storage heater so economy 7 is out of the question.

SwanJon

follyfoot wrote: »

is there anything i can do to make it more economical? i dont have a storage heater so economy 7 is out of the question.

Theoretically, no - it takes so many kWh to heat your home to the temperature you like. A kWh has the price in your contract.

What you can do it use less, reduce the temperature the heaters are set to, reduce the time they are on for. Only heat the rooms you are in (close doors to keep heat in), wear warm clothes indoor too. (Or do the struggling author think and go and work in a coffee shop.)

Mikeyorks

follyfoot wrote: »

is there anything i can do to make it more economical?

As previously ?

Mikeyorks wrote:

Trust you've checked your tariff and ensured you're on the cheapest one .. now you have, at least, an idea of your consumption

Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc

Hi

You are using one of the most expensive forms of heating. If most of your electricity is used during the day you will not benefit from Economy 7.

Ask your energy supplier for advice. They all have Energy Efficiency departments who may be able to help.

If you turn your heating down, if only by one degree, you will save money.

Make sure you are on the correct tariff. Suppliers will give discounts for paying by Direct Debit and managing your account online.

As Mikeyorks says, this has been one of the coldest winters in a generation but it will improve. See what energy efficiency measures you can take and keep a check on the amount of electricity used.

follyfoot

i took another reading of my meter today - yesterday i had on two heaters for 14 hours plus bathroom heater for about 1 hour plus bedroom heater for 1.5 hours and my reading is 61