Electric Coin Meter costing a fortune

graceplant

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Hi,






so 5 units for each £1 coin?

I'm not sure how to work that out? This is the first time I've ever had to pay any real attention to electric consumption so i'm a bit of a novice

Ectophile

Swipe wrote: »

19.60 kwh? :eek:

But how much would your electricity be if you added the standing charge to the unit cost?

RelievedSheff

£5 per day isn't normal for a flat/house that is well insulated and uses gas and electric.

It isn't however beyond the realms of possibilities with an all electric flat/house in an older less insulated building however using expensive peak rate electricity.

And your rate does seem very high.

You are paying 19p kWh we are for example paying 14p kWh which isn't the best rate around but considerably cheaper than yours!

Swipe

Ectophile wrote: »

But how much would your electricity be if you added the standing charge to the unit cost?

In comparison, I pay 10.771p + 22p daily standing charge which works out at just under 13p for my annual usage

Owain_Moneysaver

Also, the meter must be MID certificated, otherwise the landlord cannot use it for charging at all.

Most coin sub-meters will be single rate, so Economy 7 won't benefit the tenant.

graceplant

Swipe wrote: »

In comparison, I pay 10.771p + 22p daily standing charge which works out at just under 13p for my annual usage

The landlord told me in a text that off the top of his head, it's 18.5p plus VAT, plus standing charges, so he works that out to be 19.5p approx. Our meter is saying 19.6, so that works out. Wonder why it's so high, perhaps we're paying off the debts of previous tenants...

MovingForwards

That is expensive and isn't normal.

I've not got electric heating, but have got an electric shower and cooker / hob, run the usual washing machine, TV, two PC's, plus chargers and lights etc and spend max £7 PW on a pre pay electric meter.

Hope you can sort it out.

Carrot007

MovingForwards wrote: »

That is expensive and isn't normal.

I've not got electric heating, but have got an electric shower and cooker / hob, run the usual washing machine, TV, two PC's, plus chargers and lights etc and spend max £7 PW on a pre pay electric meter.

Hope you can sort it out.

As much as OP's sounds too high Yoiut meter is probably broken. £5 a day is low at this time of year unless you live in a cupboard. £7 a week. that just covers the fridge freezer and other background things.

SnowTiger

graceplant wrote: »

We are using an eco heater to heat the flat, which has proven to be cheaper to run than the heaters which are installed, and we only use this very sparingly, yet we are spending well over £5 per day. At this rate we will be paying over £150 per month on electric, which just seems crazy given how tiny the place is.

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I have a feeling he may have somehow set the meter to overcharge tenants. The meter says it's set to 19.60 kwh which is apparently relatively normal, so I'm not sure how to proceed from here.

I guess you're paying 19.6p per unit of electricity.

If you're spending £5 a day you're using 25 units of electricity a day.

That's probably not unreasonable usage for two people in an all-electric one bedroom flat during wintertime.

When I lived alone in a small one bedroom electric only bungalow my average usage was 10 units a day during the summertime.

Your heater will probably be guzzling 2kWh of power for ever hour it produces heat.

Is your landlord paying 19.6p per unit of electricity? The worst tariff I could find at CompareTheMarket charges 18.155p a unit with a standing charge of 41.76p a day. That's about a fiver a day for your usage. Is your landlord on the worst electricity tariff? Hmmm.

graceplant

SnowTiger wrote: »

I guess you're paying 19.6p per unit of electricity.

If you're spending £5 a day you're using 25 units of electricity a day.

That's probably not unreasonable usage for two people in an all-electric one bedroom flat during wintertime.

When I lived alone in a small one bedroom electric only bungalow my average usage was 10 units a day during the summertime.

Your heater will probably be guzzling 2kWh of power for ever hour it produces heat.

Is your landlord paying 19.6p per unit of electricity? The worst tariff I could find at charges 18.155p a unit with a standing charge of 41.76p a day. That's about a fiver a day for your usage. Is your landlord on the worst electricity tariff? Hmmm.

We are thinking of asking to see a bill, but don't want to get off on the wrong foot with the landlord by accusing him of any funny business. If we knew the electricity provider, I'm assuming we could find out their unit price ourselves and calculate it along with the standing charge to see if it's legit. Does each provider have a basic unit rate, or does it vary from customer to customer?