Struggling with electric usage and installing monitor plse help!

smartsaver2011

Hi There,

I had a bill the other day from Ovo saying my useage is £120pm. We are two people living in a house after work and weekends only in a 3 bed semi. Snce it's 1930's we only have 3 E7 heaters, which are not in use over summer. I have no tumble dryer and have the energy saving lightbulbs etc...However it seems so expensive!

So onward and upwards. I have realised with the Owl monitor I must buy another sensor since we have a two rate meter. But, which wire is day and which one is night, or does it matter?! Also I'm wondering if it is possibly a fault timer as it seems so old compared to others I have seen.

Any tips or help to save and resolve would be most appreciated!

HappyMJ

smartsaver2011 wrote: »

Hi There,

I had a bill the other day from Ovo saying my useage is £120pm. We are two people living in a house after work and weekends only in a 3 bed semi. Snce it's 1930's we only have 3 E7 heaters, which are not in use over summer. I have no tumble dryer and have the energy saving lightbulbs etc...However it seems so expensive!

So onward and upwards. I have realised with the Owl monitor I must buy another sensor since we have a two rate meter. But, which wire is day and which one is night, or does it matter?! Also I'm wondering if it is possibly a fault timer as it seems so old compared to others I have seen.

Any tips or help to save and resolve would be most appreciated!

Each medium sized E7 heater uses on average £1 per night to load up with heat. As you have 3 and there are 30 days in a month that is £90 just for the heating. The other £30 is general usage and is reasonable considering you would also have an E7 water supply and would also require some peak rate electric heating to give a late evening heating boost.

The energy monitor can be attached to the meter as it is now and configured to match the E7 times but it needs to be more than the basic model than is only suitable for a standard supply.

The energy monitor that I have has a clock in it and shows the charges for the usage during the night and during the day seperately.

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Have you an old style mechanical meter and attached timer? if so you need to understand every thing you can about the timer and its impact on your day and night readings.Its rare to find a timer pointer which is pointing at anywhere near the correct time.

Norman_Castle

I had a bill the other day from Ovo saying my useage is £120pm.

Are you in debt or over paying?
Check you are on the best supplier/deal for you based on annual consumption.
Room heaters and water heaters including the shower are high consumers. The fridge uses more than expected. ( Mine, a small under counter fridge uses £35 per year). Low energy bulbs are much cheaper.