£125 a month electric bill!

D_M_E

Just because the serial number on the bill matches the actual meter serial number does not mean it is the actual meter supplying your premises.

To confirm for sure:

1. turn off everything electrical - including fridges/freezers (a few minutes off will not have much effect),

2. go and check the meter, if it has a spinning disc it should not be moving, or if it has a flashing red light it should hardly be flashing if at all. If it moves with everything turned off then it could well be either a faulty meter or should be allocated to someone else's flat.

3. fill up a kettle and turn it on

4. go back and watch the meter while the kettle is boiling - does the meter now change, if only by a small amount, usually under 1Kwh for the few minutes the kettle takes to boil?

5. If it does then that's the correct meter.

Having done the test turn everything back on.

LouFace

takman wrote: »

You seem hung up on the Direct Debit amount but what you need to be looking at is the actual meter reading and how much you are actually using from these readings as posters above have said.

The Direct Debit simply collects an amount that they estimate is an average of what you will use across the year.

How often do you read your meter and give this reading to your energy company?

I give a meter reading every month.

LouFace

D_M_E wrote: »

Just because the serial number on the bill matches the actual meter serial number does not mean it is the actual meter supplying your premises.

To confirm for sure:

1. turn off everything electrical - including fridges/freezers (a few minutes off will not have much effect),

2. go and check the meter, if it has a spinning disc it should not be moving, or if it has a flashing red light it should hardly be flashing if at all. If it moves with everything turned off then it could well be either a faulty meter or should be allocated to someone else's flat.

3. fill up a kettle and turn it on

4. go back and watch the meter while the kettle is boiling - does the meter now change, if only by a small amount, usually under 1Kwh for the few minutes the kettle takes to boil?

5. If it does then that's the correct meter.

Having done the test turn everything back on.

We did this earlier (minus the kettle) when we checked the serial number. There was no change in the meter reading, however as it was the middle of the day we are going to try again tonight as people may have been at work.

LouFace

robin9 wrote: »

good - so having ruled out transposing lets go back to meter reads s per my post #2.

What are your meter reads ?

r1 - 10299
r2 - 09432

Robin9

and what were they when you switched to Eon - and what date

LouFace

Robin9 wrote: »

and what were they when you switched to Eon - and what date

I can't remember when I switched. The earliest meter reading I have is from 7th June 2017 and is:

R1 - 07050
R2 - 04862

molerat

8000 kWh in 14 months is reasonable for an electrically heated property.

Which register is day and which is night ? IMO R2 is night.

with no hot water

How do you heat the water ? Do you have an electric shower ?


You need to positively identify your meter and then confirm when your meter switches over. I would try to pick a quiet time of day when most people are out and bung all the cooker rings on, that will make the meter clock up noticeably.

takman

LouFace wrote: »

I can't remember when I switched. The earliest meter reading I have is from 7th June 2017 and is:

R1 - 07050
R2 - 04862

At that usage if your actual costs were £125 a month that would be a very expensive tariff. How much have you actually paid for that energy use?

Have you used the MSE Engery Club to find the best deal?

GibbsRule_No3

I am having the same issue as you but with EDF. No one has read my meter, despite asking, since I moved in 3 and a half years ago. July 2016 - Jan 2017 my Day consumption was 968kWh Night 6,482 recent 10 Jan 2018 - 09 July 2018 Day was 6,917kWh Night 1,028kWh but they think it is right. Not helped that the meters just say Rate 1 or Rate 2 nothing about Day or Night. I do only have Electric supply to my 1 bedroom property and storage heaters that work on E7. Latest thing I am being told to do is record two readings a day for 7 days, so on it goes. Luckily I have the money at present to pay the new monthly charge that has gone from £50.00 to £183.00 weird. I am not doing anything drastically different usage wise from when I moved in to cause such a difference and I don't think prices have risen that much in those years. Maybe £90.00 a month now but £183 seems off. Good luck sorting it out.

LouFace

molerat wrote: »

8000 kWh in 14 months is reasonable for an electrically heated property.

Which register is day and which is night ? IMO R2 is night.

How do you heat the water ? Do you have an electric shower ?


You need to positively identify your meter and then confirm when your meter switches over. I would try to pick a quiet time of day when most people are out and bung all the cooker rings on, that will make the meter clock up noticeably.

We have a transposed meter so R2 is actually our day reading. The economy 7 switches on around midnight and turns off around 7am.

We boil the kettle to wash up, and yes we have an electric shower.