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EDF -Won't change meter from Economy 7 to Normal meter
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Don_Draper wrote: »Is there any way that she can insist that the meter is changed from E7 to normal? Or is she stuck with this anomaly for ever?
Don't assume that not having storage heaters automatically means having an E7 meter is an 'anomaly' - lots of people without storage heaters manage to save money on E7... it all depends on what other appliances she has and what time of day they get used.
She needs to use her actual consumption figures (Day/Night) in a comparison website to find the cheapest E7 tariff, and then repeat the exercise using the Day/Night figures added together to see if a single-rate is cheaper."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
Thank you, I will suggest that she checks the rates properly before she switches tariff from E7 to Standard single variable.
Her most recent bill was for 1790 Day plus 410 Night units.
Does anyone know, can she insist on having a single tariff smart meter installed? Even if it becomes a dumb meter when she changes supplier?0 -
Don_Draper wrote: »Thank you, I will suggest that she checks the rates properly before she switches tariff from E7 to Standard single variable.
Her most recent bill was for 1790 Day plus 410 Night units.
To make an informed decision it is essential she uses actual readings covering a reasonable time period (say 12 months)."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
I've looked at her bill, it is for a 6-month period and the readings are actuals.0
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Don_Draper wrote: »I've looked at her bill, it is for a 6-month period and the readings are actuals.
Something else to check is the actual hours the E7 meter is recording night-rate consumption. Some meters have a timeclock, which in some cases becomes inaccurate meaning the E7 period could be at any time of day."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
Bill was for 20 Jan to 19 July. I think the family is out at work/ school 9am-6pm.
I will mention to her about the time clock, she said that she thinks it's a very old meter, it was in the house before she rented it maybe 10 years ago. She has never realised until now that she had such an odd meter & tariff.0 -
Don_Draper wrote: »I think the family is out at work/ school 9am-6pm.
I will mention to her about the time clock, she said that she thinks it's a very old meter, it was in the house before she rented it maybe 10 years ago. She has never realised until now that she had such an odd meter & tariff.
Typical E7 hours end at around 7:30am (8:30 in the summer) so a lot of the morning routine (showers, hairdryers/straighteners, kettle, coffee maker, toaster, microwave etc) could/should be taking place within E7 hours (plus lights in most roomsin the winter). The house is then sitting empty with minimal consumption for perhaps 9 hours (weekdays) of the peak time.
If she didn't know she had an E7 meter then presumably she isn't maximising night-time consumption by running things like the dishwasher and washing machine at night?"In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
She is not originally from UK and so I doubt that she was aware of the E7 system's existence until very recently.0
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Don_Draper wrote: »She is not originally from UK and so I doubt that she was aware of the E7 system's existence until very recently.
Suppliers were not concerned in checking these apart from Scottish Power who asked us to check if they were within two hours of the published Eco 7 hours.
Older digital meters have drifted many hours out too..only Radio Teleswitch work correctly.
Smart Eco 7 has been badly needed for years with these meters..They would work spot on !0
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