holy moley.. £836 gas bill........

Cardew

Even if you are on BG Standard Rate tariff(the most expensive)you have used approx 29,000kWh in a quarter(with your actual reading) If you are on a cheaper tariff you will have used even more kWh.

Whilst Ebico will be a lot cheaper it will still be a huge bill.

I have heard that Gas Agas use huge amounts of gas, as do some types of gas fire, so they are the most likely causes of your huge consumption.

*Louise*

PoochyChoo wrote:

moved in on 7th April 2006... so not first bill.. first bill was £346 in september (not estimated) this bill is for the last quarter.. i pay quarterly...

Sorry...but to me even that seems high...over £300 for the summer months??:eek: I paid less than that for having the heating on full blast all last winter....my summer bill was practically non-existent.....remind me never to get an aga....

Wig

This may be a good reason to always check to see old utility bills before buying or renting a new place, more emphasis on buying. If it is the aga then the utility company computer could be used to the bills taking this pattern, hence the accurate estimate.

And as this aga could be costing you roughly £1600 in excess gas costs per year it is probably a good idea to either get it serviced or get it replaced with a modern efficient boiler.

You can also try turning all gas units off, and look at the dial on the meter is it turning? if there is a pilot light on the aga look into how you can turn that off aswell, maybe there is a tap on the feeder pipe to the aga. The dial should stop turning completely.

oldwiring

See this for estimated weekly fuel consumtions of AGa appliances.

http://www.aga-web.co.uk/agatech/gen1.htm

Cardew

oldwiring wrote:

See this for estimated weekly fuel consumtions of AGa appliances.

http://www.aga-web.co.uk/agatech/gen1.htm

Wow. The smallest gas Aga cooker(without any central heating) uses 22,100kWh pa for average use and presumably in perfect working condition.