Am I Running A Power Station ?????

Wiggly_Woo

HI ALL,,IM A NEWBIE HERE BUT NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP--
I LIVE IN A 4 BED HOUSE AND USING ALL THE NORMAL ELECTRICAL THINGS IE KETTLE, WASHING MACHINE, TV, COMPUTER ETC..
WE ARE IN MOST DAYS AND ALL THAT IS ON AND RUNNING IS MY COMPUTER, 2 SMALL CHEST FREEZERS, 2 SMALL FRIDGES AND MAYBE A RADIO . OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY WE HAVE THE TV ON, COOKER, WE HAVE SHOWERS MORE THAN BATHS..I TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL UN NEEDED LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF.WE HAVE NO GAS HERE -WE ARE HEATED BY OIL...............

PROBLEM IS

I HAVE A CARD METER AND WHEN IT WAS OWNED BY ONE COMPANY IT WAS FINE NOW I HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER ...THEY RECKON I OWE THEM !!!!! DUNNO HOW ...WOMAN ON PHONE SAID THAT WHEN PRICES WENT UP ..YHE METER BLOKE DIDNT ADJUST MY METER ,SO I OWE THEM ??SO HOW CAN THAT BE MY FAULT?? AT PRESENT I OWE THEM £158.00 AND THEY TAKE IT OUT OF MY METER EVERY WEEK AT A SET AMOUNT

NEXT PROBLEM

I RUN OUT OF ELECTRIC THE OTHER DAY AND HAD TO GO AND BUY SOME CARDS.. I'VE BEEN KEEPING THE CARDS SINCE 28 JAN AND EVERY TIME I BUY SOME I PUT THE DATE ON THEM AND KEEP EM IN A POT
I DECIDED TO COUNT THEM !!!!
SINCE 28 JAN AND UP TO YESTERDAY 18 SEPT

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I HAVE SPENT ......
£705.00
AM I RUNNING A POWER STATION OR WOT???:mad:
HOW MUCH ARE CANDLES !!!!
AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH A USAGE OF ELECTRIC THIS HIGH OR DO I NEED TO ASK A POWER STATION ?
HAVE I SET A WORLD RECORD ????

Skiduck

seems high, but you are on a meter and owe them.

However make sure you aren't wasting electric by leaving appliances (TV, pc etc) on stand by.

Cardew

It depends how much of the £705 is 'paying back' what you owed.

Do you know what price you are paying(what the meter is set at) per Unit(kWh)?

johnofhertford

please don't shout, got a headache

sadfurry

Similar to you, 4 bed house, usual things on, and I pay about £700 a Year for electric, but unlike you cook with gas and heat with gas.

Assuming they are right, and you do owe for a price increase the previous company didn't set on the meter, and if you can afford to pay off the amount owed, you might find that Ebico is a cheaper supplier becasue you are on a meter. They say they only charge for fuel used, no extra charges for having a meter.

Theres been about 32 weeks since 28th Jan, so to have used £705 since then you must have been buying electric cards of about £20 a week, so was that a big increse for you?

Wiggly_Woo

We Are Paying Back At A Rate Of £1.00 A Week I Buy About £30.00 Cards Every 10 Days What I Cant Work Out Is How Come I Know Other People Are Only Paying £50.00 A Month And Are At Home All Day And Having The Tumble Dryer On Every Day --4/5 Times Aday --even In Summer Cant Work This One Out

sadfurry

£90 a month for electric is alot I think, especially as only paying back £1 a week! But I think pre payment meters are often charged at a higher tariff, so you could be paying more per unit than the people who use tumble dryers every day even in the summer.

Theres a thread somewhere here I read on how to check if your meter is working properly, might be worth you checking that out.

And if you could afford to pay off the arrears then check out the Ebico website as you could reduce useage by changing supplier.

nenya

It also sounds like pre=pay just isn't the right thing for you and would probably be better on a normal credit meter