Official MSE Economy 7 Guide discussion

charlieheard

Thanks for that. Just to check that I need a specific E7 meter - a normal smart meter isn't enough

caledonian80

Hi all,
I have just moved into an all electric flat.
It has a Horstmann BX2000 Immersion heater controller and storage heaters.
I obtained the best price via the Cheap Energy Club with One Select.
The prices are: Day rate: 13.1250p.
Night rate: 7.1232p
And a daily standing charge of: 21.55p.
There are three of us living in the flat and the hot water needs boosting most of the time in the late afternoon/evening.
Because the weather has been up and down recently, there have been occasions where the storage heaters have not been required.
An advantage of living on the third floor is that the heat from other flats rises.
How do others manage when the daytime is colder than they thought it was going to be and they didn't charge the heaters the night before, and also when the opposite happens?
The heaters are standard with Input and Output dials.
Would a standard electric only tariff be better?
Its my first time on Economy 7.
Hope someone can help.

Thanks

jk0

Are you sure your storage heaters don't have an automatic input? What is the make & model no?

No, don't switch to a flat rate.

Softwaremad_2

Looking for help - lady has come to me - property was E7 but then rewired and storage heaters removed. ISupply supplier
refused to change meter or tariff - she is now getting into increasing debt as the £250 paid monthly is not enough to cover electric usage and service some £2500 built up debt.

ISupply have lied and stated that dual meter is not in place - and E7 tariff is correct despite removal of systems at property. They refuse to believe it has been rewired and/or investigate.

Lady is disabled with young child with significant health care needs?
i have directed her to complain to CEO
we are at a loss. ISupply stated that she cannot move to another supplier until debt is below £40 - she could change meter - however all others have stated only current supplier can change the meter. Sounds like she is trapped to me and i am failing as to know how to get someone to listen and try and resolve this.

Blooming awful state of affairs from an energy supplier if you ask me

Chrislincs

I am currently on E 7 as have storage radiators. I have also got 4kw photovolcaic solar .and thermal solar panels. Am on the brink of outing the storage rads in favour of air source heating. I am now in a quandary about whether it might pay me to stay on E7, The PV will help drive pump by day, and PT heat the water, in longer days, at least. I am so into thinking use power by night that everything has timers on it. However, winter months, when I will need heating most, will use more grid electricity. Have had conflicting advice from various "experts", Does anyone have personal experience or information? I am a sole pensioner, so home by day, much of the time, now, and in a no gas zone.
My storage rads are costly to run - but no boilers to service or replace, and so much easier to add on as I am a serial extender. They are just not very green.

fasteddy13

Hi..
Hope I am not hijacking this thread or repeating an issue..
I have 2 meters, 1 is off-peak and the other is standard.
Apparently this prevents me from switching to any company other than the big 6. I have tried to find a way of getting a digital meter which will accommodate both rates but I am getting nowhere with my current provider (Scottish Power). 18 phone calls, no-one calls me back and just passes the buck to another department.
Anyone done this? I cant seem to find a route to getting one meter so I can be free to switch to a smaller company, preferably one that specialises in renewable energy..
Any advice would be very welcome..

afmfifgh

Have you tried to actually do the switch. I have the same and have never had an issue switching provider though the only non big 6 I have switched to has been Ovo and Coop.

Never been an issue they just ask for both readings and then combine them.

If you haven't tried switching I would just give it a go.

caledonian80

Hi, my storage heaters are basic Sunhouse models, with manual input and output dials on top, along with a main hard wired switch at the side.
My last bill with Scottish Power for just under a months usage before I switched via cheap energy club was just over £125. (Feb/March)
I!!!8217;m still trying to work out how to prevent the hot water from running out/going lukewarm.

fairyqueen

Hi im sorry if someone else has asked this but im on economy 7 and have storage heaters is it normal that my night usage is much higher than my daytime usage

pineapple

fairyqueen wrote: »

Hi im sorry if someone else has asked this but im on economy 7 and have storage heaters is it normal that my night usage is much higher than my daytime usage

Sounds normal to me. In summer when I am not using my storage heaters I find my day and night consumption is generally about 50:50 - though sometimes I use more on the day rate. In winter when using storage heaters, the balance tips and I often use at least twice as much on the low rate. My overall annual night:day use is about 70:30.