Zebra power help

GunJack

time to check:-

1. what's the thermostat set to?
2. where is it in the house?
3. TRV valves on all the radiators?
4. Timer on the heating?

for starters....even with newborn twins, they tend not to need it too warm if they're properly wrapped up in clothes

Lewigreg081281

GunJack said:

time to check:-

1. what's the thermostat set to?
2. where is it in the house?
3. TRV valves on all the radiators?
4. Timer on the heating?

for starters....even with newborn twins, they tend not to need it too warm if they're properly wrapped up in clothes

GunJack said:

time to check:-

1. what's the thermostat set to?
2. where is it in the house?
3. TRV valves on all the radiators?
4. Timer on the heating?

for starters....even with newborn twins, they tend not to need it too warm if they're properly wrapped up in clothes

We have the radiators set at around 18-20 degrees. 

It sits at try bottom of our stairs which is pretty central in the property. 

We have radiators set at 3 and the heating is on a timer. We use it a couple of hours in the morning and then 3-4 hrs in the evening. 

Ta

GunJack

That doesn't sound too bad....maybe time to try reducing the thermostat a degree at a time until you notice a difference?

QrizB

Looking at your meter photos, you've used 11300 cubic metres since the meter was installed on 18/03/2017, four and a half years ago.

11300 cubic metres is, very roughly, 125000kWh so you really are burning through 30000kWh per year.

SneaksyWhippet

If you're using your heating as you say and you're still getting through 30,000 kWh of gas per year then something definitely doesn't seem right with your boiler/meter or something. Have you had your boiler serviced recently? Have you turned everything off and watched the meter to see if it stays still? How is your insulation?

For reference, when I was at home on maternity leave with my twins my annual gas usage wasn't more than 10,000-15,000 kWh absolute max, and that was with me being VERY generous with the heating.