cheapest electricity setting for one bed-room apartment

mrbook

markin said:

Is it a new build or just new to you?

The cheapest electric heating is storage heaters on E7, do you own or rent? It may be best to just move if you rent and its got a poor EPC.

No, it's not a new build, I rent it.
what if I ask my landlord to change the meter? do you think it would cut the bill cost? the current meter is a standard electricity meter and what it I ask to change it to an economy 7 meter? 

mrbook

Robin9 said:

I assume that when you moved in you rang the existing supplier to set up the account and DD in your name and gave them the meter reads. I also assume the bill you have is based on the actual reading you gave at the end  of the month - is there a letter on the bill after the meter reading  - A , E or C.  It's highly unlikely you will see a meter reader - so if you don't read your meter no-one else will.

What was the reading at that time ?  What is it today ?  Sounds like you are on E7 - look at you meter , is there a pointer showing day, R1 or similar.

I think the meter is a standard electric meter. I have checked, I have used 92 KW for 7 days! without using heaters and it was just a water heater, fridge, and stove (I didn't use washer, dishwasher and so, just for checking how much I use).
take a look and please give me what comes to your mind, I am really struggling with it. Also, my contract is for 1 year and I can not change the apartment. 

Eldi_Dos

If you can find out date meter was installed you should be able to work out average yearly usage of previous tenants.

QrizB

mrbook said:

I think the meter is a standard electric meter. I have checked, I have used 92 KW for 7 days! without using heaters and it was just a water heater, fridge, and stove (I didn't use washer, dishwasher and so, just for checking how much I use).

That sounds like a lot. I would expect you to be consuming less than 10kWh per day, basd on your declared usage.

Your meter is a bit of an antique. Does the serial number match the serial number on your bill? Is the meter installed in your apartment, or is it in a shared meter cupboard? If the latter, are you sure you're reading the correct meter? Could it be someone else's?

Eldi_Dos said:

If you can find out date meter was installed you should be able to work out average yearly usage of previous tenants.

The date of installation will be written on the tag attached to the meter. We can see the day - 02 - but not the rest of it.

mrbook

QrizB said:

mrbook said:

I think the meter is a standard electric meter. I have checked, I have used 92 KW for 7 days! without using heaters and it was just a water heater, fridge, and stove (I didn't use washer, dishwasher and so, just for checking how much I use).

That sounds like a lot. I would expect you to be consuming less than 10kWh per day, basd on your declared usage.

Your meter is a bit of an antique. Does the serial number match the serial number on your bill? Is the meter installed in your apartment, or is it in a shared meter cupboard? If the latter, are you sure you're reading the correct meter? Could it be someone else's?

Eldi_Dos said:

If you can find out date meter was installed you should be able to work out average yearly usage of previous tenants.

The date of installation will be written on the tag attached to the meter. We can see the day - 02 - but not the rest of it.

Oh, I see. yes, the serial number matches but as you said it is in a shared meter cupboard and I have no access to that! but there is someone I email and she send me the meter with a photo. 
So, do you suggest I go for a smart meter? or economy 7 meter? honestly, I don't know what is the difference! 

QrizB

mrbook said:

QrizB said:

mrbook said:

I think the meter is a standard electric meter. I have checked, I have used 92 KW for 7 days! without using heaters and it was just a water heater, fridge, and stove (I didn't use washer, dishwasher and so, just for checking how much I use).

That sounds like a lot. I would expect you to be consuming less than 10kWh per day, basd on your declared usage.

Your meter is a bit of an antique. Does the serial number match the serial number on your bill? Is the meter installed in your apartment, or is it in a shared meter cupboard? If the latter, are you sure you're reading the correct meter? Could it be someone else's?

Eldi_Dos said:

If you can find out date meter was installed you should be able to work out average yearly usage of previous tenants.

The date of installation will be written on the tag attached to the meter. We can see the day - 02 - but not the rest of it.

Oh, I see. yes, the serial number matches but as you said it is in a shared meter cupboard and I have no access to that! but there is someone I email and she send me the meter with a photo.

It's good that the serial number matches. The next step is to check that the meter really is the one serving your flat. Unfortunately the Meter Sanity Test needs access to the meter; if you can only get photos by email, that isn't going to help.

mrbook said:

So, do you suggest I go for a smart meter? or economy 7 meter? honestly, I don't know what is the difference! 

Economy 7 would make your hot water cheaper, but if your flat has electric panel heaters (rather than storage heaters) it will make your heating more expensive. It's likely that E7 won't save money, it could actually cost more.

You're currently using almost 14kWh per day. I would expect you to be using less than half that.

Are you able to get daily meter readings? And can you switch off your hot water for a day or two, just so we can see if it cuts your electricity use?

markin

The sticker says 1984 so that would be 2268/year - 6.2/day, But if its gone around the clock that would be 12.4/day - 4537/year, it could have hit 0000 many times!
 The current water heater may be newer and simply use more power though.

Test sticker says 2006.

Gerry1

mrbook said:

QrizB said:

mrbook said:

I think the meter is a standard electric meter. I have checked, I have used 92 KW for 7 days! without using heaters and it was just a water heater, fridge, and stove (I didn't use washer, dishwasher and so, just for checking how much I use).

That sounds like a lot. I would expect you to be consuming less than 10kWh per day, basd on your declared usage.

Your meter is a bit of an antique. Does the serial number match the serial number on your bill? Is the meter installed in your apartment, or is it in a shared meter cupboard? If the latter, are you sure you're reading the correct meter? Could it be someone else's?

Eldi_Dos said:

If you can find out date meter was installed you should be able to work out average yearly usage of previous tenants.

The date of installation will be written on the tag attached to the meter. We can see the day - 02 - but not the rest of it.

Oh, I see. yes, the serial number matches but as you said it is in a shared meter cupboard and I have no access to that! but there is someone I email and she send me the meter with a photo.

Insist on getting access to the meter, supervised if necessary, so that you can do the meter sanity test.  You might find out it's her meter and she's living the life of Riley at your expense ! 😱

Sadly, if you have non-storage panel heaters (or anything else that uses daytime electricity) it's always going to be extremely expensive so the only real solution is to move.  In that respect you're fortunate because you won't be punished by Stamp Duty on top of all the other expenses of selling and buying.

Try to find somewhere with gas central heating.  If not, modern High Heat Retention Night Storage Heaters such as Dimplex Quantum will be the least worst.