Gas Usage

mrkenneth

Hi all, in the past 3 weeks since moving into my new flat myself and my partner have used 50 units of gas. Heating the flatin the morning and leaving it off until we get back then heat it up again at six. Is this in line with what everyone else is using in similar buildings? 2 bed modern flat with six radiators. We have set up a DD for £100 a month gas and elec with EON who supply the flat do you think this should cover it over a 12 month period? Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

HappyMJ

mrkenneth wrote: »

Hi all, in the past 3 weeks since moving into my new flat myself and my partner have used 50 units of gas. Heating the flatin the morning and leaving it off until we get back then heat it up again at six. Is this in line with what everyone else is using in similar buildings? 2 bed modern flat with six radiators. We have set up a DD for £100 a month gas and elec with EON who supply the flat do you think this should cover it over a 12 month period? Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

I'd consider switching suppliers. Whatever you inherit isn't always the best tariff. £100 a month should be about right. It may be a little too much but better being too much than not enough. At least you are being realistic a 2 bedroom flat could be about £50 on a monthly direct debit but then you could get a shock when it's adjusted to £150 a month to catch up when it should have been around £100 in the first place.

victor2

Almost impossible to say if that's reasonable.
What are the units? HCF (hundreds of cubic feet) or cubic meters?
You meter will say on the front of it somewhere if it is imperial or metric with something like ft3 or m3 respectively.
Also depends on what the gas is used for, just heating and hot water? Is it a combi boiler? What controls do you have on your heating system? The list goes on, but a good way to monitor your usage is read your meter regularly (at the same time each day for a start) and see what your daily usage works out at in different weather conditions. If you convert your readings to kWh, as is done in your billing, then you will have meaningful figures that people can relate to and possibly give you some help with.

macman

50 units is either 568kWh (metric meter) or 1,608kWh (imperial meter). Neither is that high for 3 weeks in cold weather.

mrkenneth

It says on my bill that each kilowatt hour is 3.539p (there is a standing charge) pretty sure it is a metric meter as it mentions times the units by 39 calorific value which would get me to near the 568kwh. Am I working it out right then the cost would be £19.70 or thereabouts?

macman

It's marked on the meter, either cu m or 100's cu ft.
568kWh at your unit rate is £20.10, plus any SC, plus VAT if not already included.

Wywth

mrkenneth wrote: »

It says on my bill that each kilowatt hour is 3.539p (there is a standing charge) pretty sure it is a metric meter as it mentions times the units by 39 calorific value which would get me to near the 568kwh. Am I working it out right then the cost would be £19.70 or thereabouts?

50 metric units on your meter is 553.93 kWh
At your tariff, (and assuming the calorific value does not change) then that would cost you £19.60 (plus your standing charge)

mrkenneth

Thanks for your help everyone, I was worried I was using it too much but its looking like I am gonna be under my £100 month combined gas/electricity which is good news!

Meter has neither cu m or cu ft but I can see something that says cm3 so assuming its metric!

macman

Indeed, my mistake, cm3 (cubic metres) indicates a metric meter.

Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc

mrkenneth wrote: »

Thanks for your help everyone, I was worried I was using it too much but its looking like I am gonna be under my £100 month combined gas/electricity which is good news!

Meter has neither cu m or cu ft but I can see something that says cm3 so assuming its metric!

Hi mrkenneth

Just a quick heads up. If you register with our website, you can use the Real Time Billing facility to keep an eye on your account.

All you need to do is enter up to date meter readings. We'll show you the current balance based on these readings.

Provided this is done outside the billing window (14 days either side of the billing date for quarterly customers), you'll not receive a bill to the entered readings unless you specifically ask for one.

Readings entered inside the billing window automatically issue a bill if one hasn't already been sent.

Hope this helps you keep an eye on your account mrkenneth. Let me know if you need any more advice or if I can help further as happy to do so.

Malc

daveyjp

Our Christmas present from our supplier was the gas bill! 180 units in three months, so 50 in three weeks is similar to our useage. £105 bill.