Am i right on my dual fuel price ?

DGJsaver

Hi guys

Ok , moved into a flat with 2 bed and double glazing , with combi boiler a short while ago
I took meter readings and so over a 30 day period we used ;

279 units of electricity E-ON
85 units of gas NPower
We are on standard tariffs with both as we just advised them of moving in and didnt negotiate for any special deal or anything
I did the comparison on energy watch and it said i should be able to get my bills at about £348 p/a with Ebico and/or atlantic

Now im not being dumb but isnt that £29 a month

For BOTH Never :rotfl:

am i wrong , or right !

cheers
D

notbritishgas

Hello DJG, I think you have made a basic mistake. Your Electricity works out at about 3348kwh per year which is roughly the national average.
However I do not think you have converted your gas units into Kwh. The meter measures either in hundreds of cubic feet or cubic meters. If your meter is cubic feet multiply the units by 31.5 to get an approx Kwh reading, if it is a metric meter multiply by 11 to get an approx Kwh.
It is the Kwh that you put into the comparison sites.
PS, your meter will either have cu ft or cu m written on it somewhere.

espresso

DGJsaver wrote: »

Hi guys

Ok , moved into a flat with 2 bed and double glazing , with combi boiler a short while ago
I took meter readings and so over a 30 day period we used ;

279 units of electricity E-ON
85 units of gas NPower
We are on standard tariffs with both as we just advised them of moving in and didnt negotiate for any special deal or anything
I did the comparison on energy watch and it said i should be able to get my bills at about £348 p/a with Ebico and/or atlantic

Now im not being dumb but isnt that £29 a month

For BOTH Never :rotfl:

am i wrong , or right !

cheers
D

A unit of electricity is a kWh, so you can enter that usage into comparison sites, however you need to convert your gas units into kWh before entering them into comparison sites. see here Check if your meter is imperial or metric before using the calculator.

notbritishgas

Hi espresso. That looks like a draw!!

DGJsaver

Knew it was too good to be true lol

thanks both , love ya:beer:

DGJsaver

hmmm using both calculators , should i be putting 85 units into both fields ?

notbritishgas

DGJsaver wrote: »

hmmm using both calculators , should i be putting 85 units into both fields ?

Do not understand this question, please tell us more.

DGJsaver

well i thought if i use my unit amount , ie 85 units , and use one calculator at at time , one way or another i`ll get the right answer , and then i can check which one applies when i get home and check my meter...?

Cardew

DGJsaver wrote: »

hmmm using both calculators , should i be putting 85 units into both fields ?

Unless you know your annual consumption in kWh you cannot use the comparison websites.

As said above, electricity isn't a problem as you can assume your electricity consumption will be fairly constant over the year; so enter 3348kWh (12 x 279) and you will be fairly close.

Again as said above, 85 gas units are approx 935kWh with a metric meter, or 2635kWh(Imperial meter - cubic ft)

However you will use only a small percentage of that gas consumption in the summer when you don't have heat on, so you cannot multiply your winter monthly consumption by 12.

notbritishgas

DGJsaver wrote: »

well i thought if i use my unit amount , ie 85 units , and use one calculator at at time , one way or another i`ll get the right answer , and then i can check which one applies when i get home and check my meter...?

Ok.If you have a cu feet meter your annual consumption would be 85x12x31.5=32130Kwh, which may be correct as I assume the 30 days checked were in the winter.
If you have a metric meter your consumption is 85x12x11=11220kwh, which is a low usage.
The method you are using will not give you a true annual figure as I have said before you use more gas in the winter (assuming gas Central heating) than in the summer. You really need a longer period than 30 days.
If I was abetting man I would say you have a cu feet meter, hope this helps.

DGJsaver

thanks again

its just i used espressos link and i thought if i enter 85 into that it would work it out for me :rolleyes:

but you just have anyway , thanks again