Above average Elec usage

mrchimps

more readings.

7/10 - 20989
7/09 - 19865
7/08 - 18730
7/07 - 17617
7/06 - 16542

Will do some test readings. over the next few hours every couple of hours with aquarium off.

coffeehound

Robin9 said:

That's is 1100 units in 22 days - that's 50 units a day - which is EXCESSIVE.

Yikes, that's like a 2 kW continuous load

Sea_Shell

Have you turned an emersion heater on by mistake?

Our current Elec usage (with Gas CH) is about 5kwh per day, at the moment.    

Robin9

mrchimps said:

more readings.

7/10 - 20989
7/09 - 19865
7/08 - 18730
7/07 - 17617
7/06 - 16542

Will do some test readings. over the next few hours every couple of hours with aquarium off.

This is still excessive - well over 12,000 units a year. More typical for  a 3 bed gas heated is 3,000

The normal is 250 a month so we can assume normal lights, kettle, washing etc . That means there is something taking 750 a  month and that's about 1kW on solidly 24/7. I still suspect your fish

Cardew

mrchimps said:

more readings.

7/10 - 20989
7/09 - 19865
7/08 - 18730
7/07 - 17617
7/06 - 16542

Will do some test readings. over the next few hours every couple of hours with aquarium off.

From 7/06 to 7/07 = 30 days

Robin9 said:

mrchimps said:

more readings.

7/10 - 20989
7/09 - 19865
7/08 - 18730
7/07 - 17617
7/06 - 16542

Will do some test readings. over the next few hours every couple of hours with aquarium off.

This is still excessive - well over 12,000 units a year. More typical for  a 3 bed gas heated is 3,000

The normal is 250 a month so we can assume normal lights, kettle, washing etc . That means there is something taking 750 a  month and that's about 1kW on solidly 24/7. I still suspect your fish

In round figures a fish tank heater should be 1 watt per litre. e.g. 200 watts for a 200 litre tank.

A large fish tank 100cm x50cm x40cm is 200 litres.

You can get very large tanks with special reinforced glass that are 500 litres.

However presumably the tank is kept in a living room so the heater will be on a thermostat and an average temperature for tropical fish is 25C - sometimes 28C for certain species. So heater would need keep the water no more than 10C above room temperature.

tim_p

Robin9 said:

that's about 1kW on solidly 24/7. I still suspect your fish

If it was a kW running 24/7 then the poor fish would need battering and adding to a plate of chips in no time!