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Gas prepayment meter
icklekimmy
Posts: 3 Newbie
in Energy
Hi everybody.
I have just moved into a new flat. Both the meters are prepayment. The electric meter is fine. The gas one seems to be guzzling up the credit. It is a metric meter and the boiler is an old style one that has a water tank that needs to be heated up.
I tried just turning the boiler on for two hours to check it worked and it cost over two pounds! I had it on just the hot water for 12 hours as i thought this would be cheaper than turning it on and off and this cost over four pounds.
So far i have used 12 pounds in credit for 4 units. I have tried to calculate using various formulas I have found on the net but they have only confused me more. Please help!
I have just moved into a new flat. Both the meters are prepayment. The electric meter is fine. The gas one seems to be guzzling up the credit. It is a metric meter and the boiler is an old style one that has a water tank that needs to be heated up.
I tried just turning the boiler on for two hours to check it worked and it cost over two pounds! I had it on just the hot water for 12 hours as i thought this would be cheaper than turning it on and off and this cost over four pounds.
So far i have used 12 pounds in credit for 4 units. I have tried to calculate using various formulas I have found on the net but they have only confused me more. Please help!
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Have you set up an account with the supplier as your meter may be taking money for a debt for a previous tenant.0
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Yes i got a card i my name and checked the meter for any previous debts. There are no debts showing on the meter.0
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that is very high i'm using about £5pw currently on pp is there any thermostat on the tank and is it lagged and check the bioler is not set to high.
ebico is as cheap as it gets on pp 3.66p unit0 -
markharding557 wrote: »ebico is as cheap as it gets on pp 3.66p unit
It depends on your usage, ebico are cheap for low users but higher users will be better off with another supplier0
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