Electricity bill 200 pounds

Gerry1

Troggers11 said:

I feel as if I'm doing all the correct things in the flat energy saving wise but the bill is still massive. I've been trying to get though to bulb but I'm not having much luck.

Forget Bulb.

You might as well ask Harrods and Fortnum & Mason to match the prices of Aldi and Lidl.

Just do a comparison and switch today.

Simple as that, unless you want to keep throwing money away.  If your local petrol station is charging 129.9p/litre, why would you fill up on the motorway at 199.9p/litre or whatever?  That's the equivalent of what you're doing.

Robin9

Troggers11 said:

................ I've been trying to get though to bulb but I'm not having much luck. 

I don't think your problems lie with Bulb - other than an expensive tariff.
We look forward to those meter reads.

Is there a timeswitch associated with the meters - what times are on / off settings ?

Gerry1

Troggers11 said:

And with the immersion heater is 3 hours enough then or shall I run it longer as I would rather not get any risk of bacteria haha.

The thermostat setting is more critical.

• Hot water storage cylinders should store water at 60°C or higher
• Hot water should be distributed at 50°C or higher (thermostatic mixer valves need to be fitted as close as possible to outlets, where a scald risk is identified).
• Cold water should be stored and distributed below 20°C.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/legionella.htm

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/15/doctor-says-run-shower-20-minutes-holiday-10313055/

Reed_Richards

But see https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis6.pdf which suggests hot water temperature should be limited to 44°C for vulnerable people.  These include:
■ children;
■ older people;
■ people with reduced mental capacity, mobility or temperature sensitivity;
■ people who cannot react appropriately, or quickly enough, to prevent injury.

Gerry1

Reed_Richards said:

But see https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis6.pdf which suggests hot water temperature should be limited to 44°C for vulnerable people.

That's at the tap, not in the tank.

Troggers11

Hi. Just took the meter reading.
R1 which I assume means rate 1 is 18498
R2 is 26203

Reed_Richards

Gerry1 said:
That's at the tap, not in the tank.

Do you personally have Thermostatic Mixing Valves on all your hot water outlets?  Most domestic plumbing only uses TMVs on the showers and not all showers have those.   

• Hot water should be distributed at 50°C or higher (thermostatic mixer valves need to be fitted as close as possible to outlets, where a scald risk is identified).

is a recommendation for institutions or commercial buildings, surely?  In domestic plumbing you either distribute hot water at the temperature it is in the tank or, if your are fortunate, you have a TMV on the tank outlet.  

Robin9

Troggers11 said:

Hi. Just took the meter reading.
R1 which I assume means rate 1 is 18498
R2 is 26203

Are you sure about these readings ?   If so 18271 in March and 18498 now is 227 units and is very very low 
and 25852  / 26203 is 351  also exceedingly low.

Please post a copy of the bills (inc the supplier your transferred from to go to Bulb) please - blank out name/address and account number and a photo of your meter.  Many meters present challenges - old ones where the dials go in different directions and modern ones where you have to press 9 or look for the decimal point.

PS You need to check if R1 or R2 is day or night.    Take a couple of reads during the day a few hours apart and see which register changes.

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Troggers11 said:

Me and my girlfriend live in a one bed flat which we moved in last month With storage heaters and a immersion boiler. It's also a old building.
Are ESTIMATED annual bill is 2400 pounds which seems insane for how little we use.

ESTIMATED means that Bulb have no idea what your annual usage will be so looks like they have over ESTIMATED.

OP you need to take regular meter readings and give to supplier at least once a month.

Set up a wee spreadsheet to keep track of usage and payments so you can keep your eye on things.

Turn output down to 0 and only open in evening if needed remembering to close again before going to bed.

As already suggested start looking for a switch to cheaper supplier.

Troggers11

Here are some readings