Modern quantum storage heaters

tubzy2001

Hello, I live alone in a 2 bed bungalow and have the modern storage heaters which are supposed to be cheap but my electric bills are so high. I am with CO OP energy and between November last year and May this year I used £951. May to August with no storage heaters on I used £159. I’m in huge arrears and the £85 I pay a month does not cover the Usage let alone the debt. I have an economy 10 meter but I’m on an economy 7 tarrif, Co Op have said I can leave and switch but other suppliers have quoted me £300+ more a year.
Can anyone give me some advice please and also any form of portable heating which would be cheaper to run and give me enough heat for the winter as I really don’t want to use the storage heaters this winter and see that my bill will be lower.

Many thanks

Robin9

Could you give us your actual consumption please - both day and night - for the last year or so. Hopefully all your meter readings are actual and not estimated. Include today's readings.

Storage heaters operated correctly - with a good tariff - are probably best.


As you say your £85 is not covering the cost - but don't forget that your bill is covering all your heating, water heating, lighting and cooking.

tubzy2001

Day rate 2410, night 9916. Which was given to me a few weeks ago. I do understand that I’m electric only but none of my neighbours are billed so high.

Robin9

80% is very, very good - keep the storage heaters. The consumption is quite high - you must have them on a very high setting.

A quick comparison site search says a COOP tariff would cost you £140 a month; you could probably save £15/£20 a month.

How much is your debt

Gerry1

I trust that the OP is getting all applicable benefits such as Warm Home Discount and is on the Priority Services Register if relevant.

tubzy2001

Robin9 wrote: »

80% is very, very good - keep the storage heaters. The consumption is quite high - you must have them on a very high setting.

A quick comparison site search says a COOP tariff would cost you £140 a month; you could probably save £15/£20 a month.

How much is your debt

I’m too frightened to turn the heating on, it’s an old bungalow very rural here so it gets cold easily. My debt is around £1200

Alter_ego

Sounds like you need to insulate the house. Start with the loft.

tubzy2001

Alter_ego wrote: »

Sounds like you need to insulate the house. Start with the loft.

Hello, had new roof last December with new loft insulation which hasn’t made a difference and in fact the new soffits don’t have air vents and now I have black mould on the bathroom ceiling.
Housing association property

Gerry1

tubzy2001 wrote: »

Day rate 2410, night 9916. Which was given to me a few weeks ago. I do understand that I’m electric only but none of my neighbours are billed so high.

Please give actual meter readings with dates and say how these originated (customer / meter reader / smart meter).

You need to think in kWh to understand whether your consumption is excessive. What are the p/kWh rates and what is the daily charge?

Robin9

Turn the input and output settings of all the storage heaters to a minimum at this time of year just to take the edge of the nippy mornings. There's no reason to turn the bedrooms up any more for the rest of the Autumn and Winter.

Read your meters regularly .

With that sort of debt the Coop will not allow you to switch suppliers.

What Coop tariff are you on ?

jk0

Bungalows are always costly to heat because they have a lot of wall & roof area compared with the volume. I sold mine ten years ago. It was also electric heating, and the bills then were about £1000 pa. I was musing in the bath this morning what the present owner must be paying. I reckon around £2500!


Move to a flat IIWY.