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HELP!! £400 pcm Electricity!
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Reed_Richards said:Does the fact that the Normal reading is lower than the Night imply that Normal has been round the clock once and would read 1093523 if it had enough digits?0
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Chino said:Reed_Richards said:Does the fact that the Normal reading is lower than the Night imply that Normal has been round the clock once and would read 1093523 if it had enough digits?Reed0
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Gerry1 said:It's a mystery (at least to me) why you have a three phase supply and such massive consumption, but there's absolutely no doubt you're on an absurdly expensive tariff !0
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molerat said:What is the history of the building ? That is certainly not a usual domestic set up. Are the fuses / breakers marked ? Where do those 2 little fuse boxes link to - outbuildings maybe ? You need to do loads of investigating and take meter readings at least daily.
The storage heaters have been turned off at the wall since early Jan but the electrician has turned off the fuses for the heating just in case.
I am awaiting a quote for him to carry out the work and then take out all the storage heaters and replace with efficient, modern panel heaters, whereupon I will doubtless switch from an Economy 7 tariff. He has also advised that although the standing charge may be a bit higher because of the three phase meter, he would recommend sticking with it given that the entire house is run off electricity.0 -
Reed_Richards said:Does the fact that the Normal reading is lower than the Night imply that Normal has been round the clock once and would read 1093523 if it had enough digits?
I doubt it as the figures from the last 12 months show 66% of energy being used at night.0 -
[Deleted User] said:The agreed DD payment of £69 per month is looking increasingly dubious. Suppliers have access to historic usage data so one has to ask why the supplier agreed to such a low monthly payment?0
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Tallerdave said:Gerry1 said:It's a mystery (at least to me) why you have a three phase supply and such massive consumption, but there's absolutely no doubt you're on an absurdly expensive tariff !
It's certainly worth doing a full detective job on every cable from that setup to ensure there's nothing feeding an adjacent property/outhouse.
I'm intrigued as to what the Heatmiser- like thermostat is doing up on the right hand side? My boiler cupboard has one of those, but it's averaging two remote sensors to control the radiator circuit, not measuring the temperature of the boiler cupboard!0 -
ChuggerChugger said:molerat said:What is the history of the building ? That is certainly not a usual domestic set up. Are the fuses / breakers marked ? Where do those 2 little fuse boxes link to - outbuildings maybe ? You need to do loads of investigating and take meter readings at least daily.3
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Are you sure you have storage heaters or do you actually have fan or panel heaters on all the time. Can you send pictures of your "heaters" in use.0
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ChuggerChugger said:
I am awaiting a quote for him to carry out the work and then take out all the storage heaters and replace with efficient, modern panel heaters, whereupon I will doubtless switch from an Economy 7 tariff. He has also advised that although the standing charge may be a bit higher because of the three phase meter, he would recommend sticking with it given that the entire house is run off electricity.
If you've been there 40 years and it was a Police Station before - insulation will not be good. Are the windows double glazed,? roof rafters 300 mm ?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill2
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