Energy coin operated

Kimivdl

Hi,

I’ve recently moved into this flat and on Monday afternoon i put 25 pounds worth of coins into the coin operated electricity box to fully top it up. When I got home around 6:30 today it was completely empty. I find it odd that I would used that amount in three days. As far as I can figure out it’s 100 units and it’s a pound for 4 units.

It’s just me in a small studio apartment. When I checked the meter yesterday/possibly this morning it was only halfway

It seems insane to me that it would cost that much? My old flat I paid my half for the combined electricity and gas and that was only 40 a month! And that was a two bedroom flat with single glazing

Any advise on this?

MovingForwards

Have you contacted the supplier to take over the service in your name?

Can't remember how the old ones work and whether it's possible you are paying the previous tenants debt as that would explain why you've got through it so quickly.

Ask your supplier to change the meter to a modern pre-pay or normal meter.

PeterGr

Heating and hot water are the usual culprits at this time of year. Check settings, timers and thermostats. Make a note of a meter reading each day if you can so you can see if its coming down.

PennineAcute

Does your landlord pay the bill and collect the money from the meter?

anniecave

I would query with the supplier what tariff you are on and exactly what the unit rates and standing charges are, if you can't tell this already from the meter.

[Deleted User]

This will be a private sub meter which many landlords use to save the expense of installing proper utility meters linked to suppliers. Only private landlords will use a coin operated meter.Suppliers got rid of them decades ago.
Landlords are not supposed to be able to sell on electricity and make a profit. The OP will have to try and work out how many pence per unit of electric on the meter it is costing him/her
1 unit on the meter is 1 kwh..
At the moment I would expect a prepayment meter supplied by say, British Gas to charge around 14 p per kwh so 1 pound should buy around 7 kwh s or 7 units on the meter.
Don t forget that a daily standing charge would be charged by a supplier of around 25p a day. The landlord would not be charging a daily charge but I would take it in account