We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Gas meter/bills

2

Comments

  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 28 October 2022 at 7:45PM
    pochase said:
    What is a bit scary is their average usage of 56KWh daily between 1st of April and 30 September during summer.

    Where are you located, I can't really see how you can use this much just for hot water and maybe cooking. Were they still heating in April and May, and maybe started already in September?
    Heating is on 24/7 year-round but of course kicks in as necessary. Not sure what temp they have it set to but Prob 21-23c
    Central Scotland is their location. 
  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 28 October 2022 at 7:48PM
    pochase said:
    This month they used in average 62KWh per day (£186.41 / 1736KWh)
    Huge difference then if they can keep to that. Thanks.. Makes my oil heating consumption look Baltic 😁
  • pochase
    pochase Posts: 3,449 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    Not really a huge difference. Most of us have not switched on the heating yet.


  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    pochase said:
    Not really a huge difference. Most of us have not switched on the heating yet.


    Huge difference for them versus their apparent past usage. 
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 21,586 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    ccluedo said:
    They submitted a meter reading on 1st October of 45694. The reading tonight is 45849.
    In 27 days they have used 155 cubic metres. In the same period we've used 21 cubic metres.
    Admittedly we're in the central south and, like pochase, we haven't turned the heating on yet.
    ccluedo said:
    Huge difference for them versus their apparent past usage. 
    We can't really say that, the meter readings last year weren't frequent enough for us to know how much gas they were using in October 2021.

    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 13,040 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Some info on your friends might help us understand their high use - I am thinking house bound OAP's
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • Spoonie_Turtle
    Spoonie_Turtle Posts: 10,911 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Sixth Anniversary Name Dropper
    Definitely need to find out their actual thermostat tenp, and maybe suggest considering whether they can reasonably turn it down a degree or two.
  • Alnat1
    Alnat1 Posts: 4,041 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Maybe have the temperature around 16C overnight while they are tucked up in bed? A warmer duvet will cost much less.
    Barnsley, South Yorkshire
    Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22 
    Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries 
    Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
    Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing 
  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    They just like tropical temperatures! 
  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    pochase said:
    This month they used in average 62KWh per day (£186.41 / 1736KWh)
    Can I ask how you worked that out  for future reference ? The numbers in the OP give usage of 155. How do they translate that into KWh pls? 
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.6K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture