7500 Gas units in a month. Can it be right?

berol

We recently moved into a house that is around 15 years old. The house has an annex over the garage which has its own boiler, however we only ever have one rad turned on in one room in the annex. The main house is 5 bed (3,000 sqft). Our bills seem crazy for gas. We are using 7400 kwh / month (£288). Is this possibly a mistake or is it just because its a larger house with an annex. Is there a way to find out?

Verdigris

Which units? Cubic metres, cubic feet or kWh?

Is that based on actual meter readings or estimates?

berol

KWH = 7411

berol

Verdigris said:

Which units? Cubic metres, cubic feet or kWh?

Is that based on actual meter readings or estimates?

It appears the meters agree. 

theoretica

What unit is the meter in?

Verdigris

It's a big house and it is the heating season, so that could be well be right. How hot do you have the main house? Turning the thermostat down by even one degree can make a significant reduction in gas consumption.

theoretica

Running a whole boiler for 1 radiator might not have the boiler running at its most efficient.

MWT

berol said:

We are using 7400 kwh / month (£288). Is this possibly a mistake or is it just because its a larger house with an annex. Is there a way to find out?

Nearly 250kWh a day is very high indeed.

I wonder if this is another case of a metric meter being treated as Imperial... ?

Take a look at the meter, it should tell you on there if it is reading in cubic metres (m3) or cubic feet, and similarly your bill should have a calculation for converting the meter reading into kWh, look and see if it has a 2.83 multiplier in there...

FreeBear

Verdigris said: It's a big house and it is the heating season, so that could be well be right. How hot do you have the main house? Turning the thermostat down by even one degree can make a significant reduction in gas consumption.

Fitting a smart thermostat that allows for different temperatures throughout the day will also help. TRVs set correctly is another measure that is effective in cutting down on gas usage.

Planeteer

That's way more than our annual consumption for a 4bed detached home

Coffeekup

berol said:

We recently moved into a house that is around 15 years old. The house has an annex over the garage which has its own boiler, however we only ever have one rad turned on in one room in the annex. The main house is 5 bed (3,000 sqft). Our bills seem crazy for gas. We are using 7400 kwh / month (£288). Is this possibly a mistake or is it just because its a larger house with an annex. Is there a way to find out?

What was the reading when you moved in and when did you move in? What was you reading last month? Gas Hobs? Gas fire? Left the annex boiler on a few times and forgotten about it? Family off for 2 weeks over the holidays so heating on 24/7? Guest's round!

With the fuel prices going up, people are waking up to how much there using.
I for example a few years ago used an average of 1800 kWh of gas across December's over 8 years (60 a day), Dec just gone, really cutting back I used 800 units (26 a day) same house too, I could say I've saved over half on my gas bill then, but because the prices have gone up I'm no better off than I was last year.

Is your usage correct? It Could well be its a big house, we've also in the coldest season of the year (although currently it's been quite mild) people have their heating on a number of hours a day, I work with some one who keeps their heating on to keep their cat warm whilst they work.