stupidly cheap electric bill?

whoknowskt

Hi all

I moved into my flat in February and it's electric only. Its on economy 7.

I've recently got a fish tank, which has a filter running 24/7 , heater and light unit running (heater only comes on when needed and light is on for 7 hours a day)

I've got an electric shower, I don't bother with leaving the hot water on as I've either got the kettle or shower for instant hot water

I use the dishwasher once to twice a week
The tv is on from about 4pm til midnight every weekday and a few more hours on the weekend unless I'm out.
Washing machine is on once a week. Phone is always charging and then I've got the laptop etc

R2 usage in last month 117
R1 usage in last month 28

I had a meter read by eon in April and I keep checking I'm entering them the right way around

I do work Monday to Friday (normally home by 4 Ish)

12.28 day rate
4.95 night
15.64 standing

Meters entered 30th June and then 2nd August

Is this average for an electric only flat? Just seems really low to me.

The tank hasn't been in a full month yet though

Thanks in advance

HappyMJ

whoknowskt wrote: »

Hi all

I moved into my flat in February and it's electric only. Its on economy 7.

I've recently got a fish tank, which has a filter running 24/7 , heater and light unit running (heater only comes on when needed and light is on for 7 hours a day)

I've got an electric shower, I don't bother with leaving the hot water on as I've either got the kettle or shower for instant hot water

I use the dishwasher once to twice a week
The tv is on from about 4pm til midnight every weekday and a few more hours on the weekend unless I'm out.
Washing machine is on once a week. Phone is always charging and then I've got the laptop etc

R2 usage in last month 117
R1 usage in last month 28

I had a meter read by eon in April and I keep checking I'm entering them the right way around

I do work Monday to Friday (normally home by 4 Ish)

12.28 day rate
4.95 night
15.64 standing

Meters entered 30th June and then 2nd August

Is this average for an electric only flat? Just seems really low to me.

The tank hasn't been in a full month yet though

Thanks in advance

For summer...yes...you haven't used any heating. Wait until winter and the costs will sky rocket so put some extra cash on now so you don't have bill shock in January.

whoknowskt

HappyMJ wrote: »

For summer...yes...you haven't used any heating. Wait until winter and the costs will sky rocket so put some extra cash on now so you don't have bill shock in January.

Thanks!
I was £130 in credit so I left £20 on the account and changed my direct debit from £45 to £24. (End of June was my last bill)
In theory I'll be adding around a tenner a month
Currently my flat is a sauna and has been since I moved in so fingers crossed it won't get freezing in the winter!

vuvuzela

whoknowskt wrote: »

Thanks!
I was £130 in credit so I left £20 on the account and changed my direct debit from £45 to £24. (End of June was my last bill)
In theory I'll be adding around a tenner a month
Currently my flat is a sauna and has been since I moved in so fingers crossed it won't get freezing in the winter!

You should consider changing it back. It's quite likely that when you have to use heating your costs will skyrocket, so building up a bit of credit now is well worth it.
Having said that, even £45/month sounds too low for an all-electric flat for a years usage...

whoknowskt

Eon wanted to keep all the money and change my DD to £9 a month originally

E.ON_Company_Representative:_Helena

Hiya whoknowskt,

I agree with the others that using the heating when it get's colder will make a difference to your usage.

Your usage is sounding low for an all electric property.

Keep popping your meter reads on and make sure the account is fully up to date, you can then also use the Direct Debit manager tool on your online account to ensure you're paying the right amount. Adjust this when you need to.

It is best to build up a credit balance over the summer months as this will then go towards your larger winter bills.

As you know you were already offered the option to leave the credit and lower the payments further.

Thank you

Helena

Richie-from-the-Boro

whoknowskt wrote: »

Eon wanted to keep all the money and change my DD to £9 a month originally

- an accounting BOT decided given the information it had
- sauna etc your annual real use will be north of about £1000.00 or £85pm
- your average payment per month since you moved in at February should have been £85 per month
- you should have already paid or put to one side a minimum £510 since you moved in

Best of luck.

lstar337

In my previous flat that was all electric I was easily putting £5+ per day in the meter during winter.

Heating gets very expensive in winter.

Chances are that if you are hot now (like a sauna) then your insulation is fairly poor and you will be cold (like the Arctic) in winter.

Best of luck to you and keep saving pennies for those winter months. If you are lucky then it will be mild like the last few.

macman

You can easily use 80% of your annual kWh total in the coldest quarter.

whoknowskt

The lady I got the flat from (mortgaged) lived there with her husband and they were paying £35 a month. Since I've put in an electric shower and the hot water is never turned on as it is just a waste as I either use the shower or Kettle for hot water.

Before buying the property I visited it many times and in December and found it was actually really warm, I was measuring up for the cooker/curtains etc, no heating was on and they had the windows open.

Not sure if that makes any difference?

HappyMJ

whoknowskt wrote: »

The lady I got the flat from (mortgaged) lived there with her husband and they were paying £35 a month. Since I've put in an electric shower and the hot water is never turned on as it is just a waste as I either use the shower or Kettle for hot water.

Before buying the property I visited it many times and in December and found it was actually really warm, I was measuring up for the cooker/curtains etc, no heating was on and they had the windows open.

Not sure if that makes any difference?

Yes £35 sounds much better than £24 which I too think is unrealistically low. £35 should just about do it assuming you also use very little....but just be prepared to pay £45 per month.