I have used 7.5kwh per day average since I moved in almost 2 months ago, is that good/bad/normal?

GervisLooper

The flat uses elec for heating and I would say I have had it on an hour or two per day at most; usually in the morning and evening time.
For comparison, I did the sums for my last place (which used gas) and I only averaged 2.8 kwh per day.
So in terms of the difference (4.7kwh), is that normal for my heat consumption?

theoretica

Was your gas average over the whole year or winter too? 

About 1000 kWh gas a year at your previous place would be extremely low - was that definitely the right units?

tim_p

So all electric, not E7, therefore presumably the heating is peak rate panel heaters or similar?  Seems pretty good, low. 

Gerry1

GervisLooper said:

For comparison, I did the sums for my last place (which used gas) and I only averaged 2.8 kwh per day.

Please show full details of your sums.

Robin9

All electric at 7.5kWh/day ?   That's less than the electric use in a gas heated property.   Are you sure you're using Actual reading ? Or is that just the heating -  what about everything else ?

GervisLooper

Gerry1 said:

GervisLooper said:

For comparison, I did the sums for my last place (which used gas) and I only averaged 2.8 kwh per day.

Please show full details of your sums.

Robin9 said:

All electric at 7.5kWh/day ?   That's less than the electric use in a gas heated property.   Are you sure you're using Actual reading ? Or is that just the heating -  what about everything else ?

Yes this is my actual reading and for everything.

Here are the readings/calcs:

(moved in) 25/11/20  11976
(last read) 11/01/21  12332
356 units used
divided by 47 days = 7.5 per day

theoretica said:

Was your gas average over the whole year or winter too? 

About 1000 kWh gas a year at your previous place would be extremely low - was that definitely the right units?

Yes that is for whole year average as I lived there exactly a year give or take. Hold on though, I didn't provide gas readings. You misunderstood I think (I take responsibility maybe for not explaining properly); that figure was not for gas, but for the electricity in my last place. I did not tell the gas. I merely added it to say that in the last place I only used electric for appliances so we can take that as the reading's average for the current place of appliances so that when taken away we get the average for the heating alone in new prop.

As for the gas reading in old place it is not pertinent to add it because I didn't use the heating once, yes you heard that right! and yes it was for the full year! why? because the placing of the property was directly south and with nothing obstructing it the sun would beam in from sunrise to sunset so effectively heated it without needing anything else. To give you an idea, when I moved in, the minute I walked in I thought the heating was on and looked at the thermometer which read in the 20s! and it never really went below 15c and sure enough the heating was off. So ye, the gas was only used for showers/water.

My new place is the opposite in that it gets no direct sun and is north facing at the back of a large block.

Robin9

GervisLooper said:

(moved in) 25/11/20  11976
(last read) 11/01/21  12332
356 units used
divided by 47 days = 7.5 per day

How do you heat your water ?   Have you a shower ? or bath?  

You don't have  District Heating  supplying your hot water and heating by any chance?

GervisLooper

Robin9 said:

GervisLooper said:

(moved in) 25/11/20  11976
(last read) 11/01/21  12332
356 units used
divided by 47 days = 7.5 per day

How do you heat your water ?   Have you a shower ? or bath?  

You don't have  District Heating  supplying your hot water and heating by any chance?

It is heated with the electric in the boiler like usual.

Gerry1

• Do you have an Economy 7 or similar multi-rate meter?  If so, you may have overlooked one register.
• Please show full details of your sums for the gas consumption at your last place.

Robin9

I see from another thread that you have a super insulated flat.

rp1974

Having previously lived in an all electric home,4.7kWh sounds fairly good to me in fairness.
It's not likely you'll use that amount outwith the winter period either.
Just curious is your hour or twos heating time enough to keep you at a comfortable temperature all day?.