New Flat all electric...help me!

Gerry1

Apart from moving to a flat that's all electric (sorry for being tactless, but it's true), other big mistakes include

• using an instantaneous power shower
• using an immersion heater during E7 daytime rates;
• leaving an immersion heater boost switch on;
• not knowing your exact E7 switching times; and
  
• having a local immersion heater timer that's not mimicking the meter's exact switching times.

MalMonroe

Gerry1 said:

Apart from moving to a flat that's all electric (sorry for being tactless, but it's true), other big mistakes include

• using an instantaneous power shower
• using an immersion heater during E7 daytime rates;
• leaving an immersion heater boost switch on;
• not knowing your exact E7 switching times; and
  
• having a local immersion heater timer that's not mimicking the meter's exact switching times.

Hey!! Stop it with all the doom and gloom. 
Do people even HAVE immersion heaters any more??
Being all electric isn't so bad, it's what we have. We manage!
OP didn't come on here to become terminally depressed about heating in a flat. 

Gerry1

MalMonroe said:

Do people even HAVE immersion heaters any more??

How else do you get hot water in an all electric flat? 

MalMonroe

Rikkka said:

Hi guys,

next week I'm going to move in this flat, 2 bedroom all electric. I'm a bit worried about this. How much could the electricity bill be? We are two.

What about the other bills? There is a chance to find better offers between the different companies?

Sorry if it sounds 'stupid' but it's my first time, in my previous flat everything was included so I didn't have to think about this.

What do you suggest?

Thank you very much.

I guess you've signed a contract? Electric heating can be expensive. Our 2 bed flat has it, it's about £100 pm. But it won't be too expensive if you're careful.

I suggest, since you ask, that if you can't get out of the contract, you stay in that flat for the length of the contract and in the meantime, look around for a flat with gas heating. Underfloor, if possible. If there are two of you though, it shouldn't be too expensive, should it, sharing the costs?

P.S. If you take some of the advice on here, you'll be living a very miserable life indeed!

Rikkka

Thanks you very much for the answers.

MWT

Gerry1 said:

MalMonroe said:

Do people even HAVE immersion heaters any more??

How else do you get hot water in an all electric flat? 

... you have an unnecessarily expensive electric 'boiler' instead and just wish you had an immersion heater

MWT

Rikkka said:

Thanks you very much for the answers.

Do come back and ask questions if you need to, it is a lot for anyone to absorb in a short space of time, but just get into the habit of taking frequent meter readings now so you get an idea of what you are consuming and use what is left of the summer to get a good understanding of your heating so you are prepared for winter.

tacpot12

MWT said:

Gerry1 said:

MalMonroe said:

Do people even HAVE immersion heaters any more??

How else do you get hot water in an all electric flat? 

... you have an unnecessarily expensive electric 'boiler' instead and just wish you had an immersion heater

You don't have to have an electric boiler, you can have an instantaneous water heater. This is basically a shower unit designed to sit under a sink and provide hot water to the tap when you need it. Larger units can provide hot water to two taps at the same time, but need a larger cable. One advantage of larger units is that they heat the water faster. Electric boilers are designed as direct replacements for other types of boilers where the householder wants to retain their hot water store and "wet" central heating.

Gerry1

tacpot12 said:

MWT said:

Gerry1 said:

MalMonroe said:

Do people even HAVE immersion heaters any more??

How else do you get hot water in an all electric flat? 

... you have an unnecessarily expensive electric 'boiler' instead and just wish you had an immersion heater

You don't have to have an electric boiler, you can have an instantaneous water heater. This is basically a shower unit designed to sit under a sink and provide hot water to the tap when you need it.

Massive bills guaranteed if you are on E7, especially if you have both !  At least with an immersion heater all your hot water can be at the cheaper rate.

tim_p

An immersion is a good standby in the event of a boiler failure.  We’ve got gas central heating and hot water but divert solar to the immersion and barely use any gas between April and Sept.