Why high electricty usage

Robin9

It doesn't take much to use an extra 7.5 kWh per day -  - an extra electric shower or two, a long stay visitor, using a fan heater instead of running the main gas heating, a 100 w light in the attic, more cooking  - or some combination thereof.

Mstty

7.5 kWh a day is a lot (circa £900 a year) and you need to get your Sherlock Holmes on and track down the extra usage.

One to one interviews with household members and check each rooms for electircty guzzlers.

StarTrekkie007

markin said:

If you have a hot water tank they usually have an electric immersion heater back up, that is the most common problem, often kids, or people that don't know what the switch even is.

Then it is blocked pond pumps, sump pumps, broken freezers.


You can run tests on the meter yourself first by running a kettle with everything else unplugged and counting the flashes.

I will take meter reading s each  day for the next few days to see if I continue to use such high amounts of electricity.
What houshold devices could consume so much electricity?

As for immersion heater I don't know if I have one or where it is ???

If daily meter readings confirm high usage I will first get an energy monitor to check any potential high usage devices  (e.g. refrigerator )

macman

Basics: how is the property hot watered (you have told us you have gas heating), so presumably a gas boiler? But does this boiler also heat the hot water? If so, is is a combi or conventional boiler? If the latter, then you have a hot water tank, and these are often fitted with an immersion heater as a backup. If so, it's very possible for the immersion switch to be set to 'on' by accident.

Krakkkers

Do you have a hot water tank or get instant hot water from your boiler? 
Hot water tank will be in the airing cupboard if you have one and the switch will be near it.

StarTrekkie007

I have Worcester 28i combi boiler. On research it provides hot water on demand and does not use a water tank

Krakkkers

Ok, but that does not mean you don't have an old water tank, do you have an airing cupboard? 
If not then that is not your problem.
Do you use any of the things already listed, Electric shower, fish tank, EV, pond pump.

ArbitraryRandom

Is your fridge/freezer getting on a bit? If the seals have recently failed then it'll be using more power to try and stay at the set temp. 

Any outdoor lighting that might have dirty sensors so they're staying on for longer? 

Did you work from home/more than normal last month, or perhaps had some time off and binged TV/a new game?

macman

Teenage offspring mining bitcoin in their bedroom?

Gerry1

Underfloor heating, towel rail?