Am i paying too much for my energy?

gunner786

5 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms,
2 living rooms downstairs
10 radiators, 
Boiler is vaillant ecotec plus 38,
1 tumble dryer, 1 deep chest freezer, 1 fridge freezer, 50" sony tv,

Robin9

You have a big property so it's hardly surprising that it comes with big bills.

As has been said work out your annual consumption (in kWhs not £) - use a comparison site and switch.

Talldave

Electricity is available at 10.52p/kWh (Green) and gas at 2.6p/kWh (PFP).  Standing charges are pretty irrelevant at your consumption levels. Switch, immediately!

Brewer20

Wow I can't believe you are using or even paying so much and back in Sept. Ok you have 2 extra bedrooms (loft conversion) but surely it's pretty warm up there if properly built. We same type of house, 3 bed semi,  8 radiators, electric shower (used only in summer, baths in winter) Worcester combi boiler. Gas usage 7615 kwh electric 1670 kwh anually. Our DD £52.35 total for both, it probably won't change/hasn't changed over the winter months. We are with Igloo, I'm currently looking to find a better deal.

BTW ditch the tumble dryer, they absolutely gobble electric, got rid of ours years ago.

RelievedSheff

gunner786 said:

5 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms,
2 living rooms downstairs
10 radiators, 
Boiler is vaillant ecotec plus 38,
1 tumble dryer, 1 deep chest freezer, 1 fridge freezer, 50" sony tv,

You have a big home. It is going to have large bills but that said I'm pretty certain that you can save a lot on your bills.

What type of lighting do you have around the house? A big house will have a lot of lights. Switching the bulbs to LED will reduce your consumption.

Are your appliances modern efficient versions?

You have a condensing boiler but have you got it set so that is can actually drop into condensing mode? The return water temperature needs to be below 55 degrees for this to happen.

gunner786

RelievedSheff said:

gunner786 said:

5 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms,
2 living rooms downstairs
10 radiators, 
Boiler is vaillant ecotec plus 38,
1 tumble dryer, 1 deep chest freezer, 1 fridge freezer, 50" sony tv,

You have a big home. It is going to have large bills but that said I'm pretty certain that you can save a lot on your bills.

What type of lighting do you have around the house? A big house will have a lot of lights. Switching the bulbs to LED will reduce your consumption.

Are your appliances modern efficient versions?

You have a condensing boiler but have you got it set so that is can actually drop into condensing mode? The return water temperature needs to be below 55 degrees for this to happen.

Have set the temps to 55

gunner786

Fix is ending in 2 weeks 

JJ_Egan

Then you are free to transfer out .

Dual fuel or single fuels fixed one year or two .

My gas supplier just notified me i can switch , fix ends 31st march .

Due to probable price increase next month etc i have signed to a two year fix with Zog again  .

gunner786

Where csn j check for cheaper energy? Earlier in the thread someone mentioned that mse dontbactually give out the cheapest prices

Robin9

@gunner786  Other comparison sites:   Switch with Which, Citizens Advice Bureau.

Don't forget to use your actual annual consumption in kWh not £ and to investigate separate suppliers for gas and electric as dual fuels can be more expensive.