Gas and electric help please

Bounty1

QrizB said:

Thanks for all the photos. The fusebox labels are a bit confusing; you have circuits for lights upstairs, downstairs and in the kitchen but you only have a circuit for sockets in the kitchen? Where are the sockets for the rest of the house fed from?

I would be tempted to remove the fuses from all the unused circuits and see whether anything unexpectedly stops working.

If you can take meter readings today (first thing, before leaving the house, after getting back from owrk and then before bed) we can get a feeling for exactly when during the day you're using all your power.

I will answer the question about where the sockets are fed from later.

meter reading taken this morning 

We have 2 normal single electric ovens 

Robin9

Bounty1 said:

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meter reading taken this morning 

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What was it please ? and have you given it to your supplier ?

Bounty1

71791 at 8.30am
71800 at 6pm 

QrizB

Bounty1 said:

71791 at 8.30am
71800 at 6pm 

9kWh in 9.5 hours when the house is empty? That's not a good sign, it's more than many MSE'ers use in a day.

If you can cut that phantom load down to 1-2kWh you'll be saving maybe 15kWh/day, 5500kWh/yr. The challenge will be finding it.

Bounty1

QrizB said:

Bounty1 said:

71791 at 8.30am
71800 at 6pm 

9kWh in 9.5 hours when the house is empty? That's not a good sign, it's more than many MSE'ers use in a day.

If you can cut that phantom load down to 1-2kWh you'll be saving maybe 15kWh/day, 5500kWh/yr. The challenge will be finding it.

We did come in for lunch yesterday so kettle and oven were used during the day but no tv or anything else used. 

At 10.30 last night it was 71814
then 8.30 am it was 71819
i think an x box and tv would have been on for a few hours after that and that’s all.

thank you for help, I really appreciate it.

Robin9

Bounty1 said:

At 10.30 last night it was 71814
then 8.30 am it was 71819
i think an x box and tv would have been on for a few hours after that and that’s all.

That's not all -  what about your fridge and your American fridge ?    Have you followed up my suggestion of emptying that American fridge ?

Bounty1

Robin9 said:

Bounty1 said:

At 10.30 last night it was 71814
then 8.30 am it was 71819
i think an x box and tv would have been on for a few hours after that and that’s all.

That's not all -  what about your fridge and your American fridge ?    Have you followed up my suggestion of emptying that American fridge ?

That’s a job I’m going to do over the weekend, the water dispenser has been icing up so I’m thinking it may have a problem?

QrizB

Bounty1 said:

71791 at 8.30am
71800 at 6pm 

and

Bounty1 said:

At 10.30 last night it was 71814

then 8.30 am it was 71819

So 28kWh in 24h, split:

• 0830-1800 - 9kWh
• 1800-2230 - 14kWh
• 2230-0830 - 5kWh

It's interesting that in 10 hours overnight you used less electricity than in 9.5 hours during the day with the house empty. Is there anything you leave running when you're out of the house but switch off at night?

That's not all -  what about your fridge and your American fridge ?    Have you followed up my suggestion of emptying that American fridge ?

I can't help but share Robin9's suspicion about your refrigeration equipment. Could you tell us the brands and model numbers? Eg. there should be a label inside the fridge-freezer with this information?

QrizB

Bounty1 said:

Robin9 said:

That's not all -  what about your fridge and your American fridge ?    Have you followed up my suggestion of emptying that American fridge ?

That’s a job I’m going to do over the weekend, the water dispenser has been icing up so I’m thinking it may have a problem?

YES! If it's making ice when it shouldn't, it's going to be using a lot more energy.

Bounty1

I thinking my fridge freezer may be a big problem , it’s an LG Premium ez digital