Daily average for March

EnergyMan_3

chrisyd wrote: »

I don't have anything in writing, just what the nice guy said over the phone.

The house was a new build and when I moved in it actually has 39 units on the meter (I remembered that)

Appliances :-
tumble dryer - usually on about 9 times a week
Washing machine - 9 times a week
Dishwasher - 4 times a week
TV - 42" plasma - on about 6 hours per day
Heating/water - Gas
Chest freezer - massive

thanks

Tumble dryer 9 times a week????? Geez no wonder your electricity is high. A tumble dryer for one hour uses 3-4 units - up to 40p. A full dishwasher uses 2-3 units each wash - costing up to 27p each time. Chest freezer = massive? Then 23 units a day is normal for the appliances you have on.

espresso

chrisyd wrote: »

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what their average daily reading for electricity for March is?

We live in a detached 3 bed 2002 house, gas CH, double glazing and (2 kids) and is looks like we are using 23 units per day!

I spoke to our supplier and told them the reading last week and they admitted they have never had an actual reading from the house and it has been estimated since day 1.

I looked at our estimates from past years and it seems we "suppose" to use about 8 units per day.

As our suppliers have not had a reading should I tell them over the last week we have used 80 units (when really it is 160) and then change to a new supplier with the correct reading othrwise I will face a 2k bill (which I cannot afford)

chrisyd wrote: »

That is it - they don't and this is the first time I have given them a reading

Why have you never given an actual reading each time that you have received a bill?

chrisyd wrote: »

I don't have anything in writing, just what the nice guy said over the phone.

The house was a new build and when I moved in it actually has 39 units on the meter (I remembered that)

Appliances :-
tumble dryer - usually on about 9 times a week
Washing machine - 9 times a week
Dishwasher - 4 times a week
TV - 42" plasma - on about 6 hours per day
Heating/water - Gas
Chest freezer - massive

thanks

So you remember that the initial reading was 39, it's now obvious how you are actually consuming 23 kWh per day (much higher than average) and you have been paying for an estimated 8 kWh per day (less than average). Why do you think that what you owe will now be based on what you tell them that you consume in one week? Are you denying that you have used over 10,000kWh per year, over each of the last five years?

chrisyd

I tried to call Scottish Power when I moved in and virtually every month for 2 years - they kept saying they never supplied me with electricity.

The electricity box is outside right next to the gas box.

The gas has actually been read, and when I raised the question about the electricity they said that if the figure is too high or too low then the system will throw it out.

I admit I am at fault here by not taking control of the readings and looking at the paperwork when it comes through the door. I am currently paying £70 per month to clear some of the backlog (which they have estimated) for 2 years when I first moved in.

Conclusion is - I will tell them the correct figure as of this morning and see what happens