Old style fuse box + electric metre

[Deleted User]

Hi,

fatbobbutler wrote: »

I use oil for my heating and hot water, and I have this off over night anyway.

if you have oil central heating, then economy 7 shouldn't be clicking in, it's for

electric central heating, unless you had that previously and changed to oil, and the

old time switch wasn't removed.

Do you have a two rate meter?

fatbobbutler

Yes, I have a 2 rate meter. Is this wrong? I have lived at this address for just over 2 years and have always had this meter and always had oil fired heating.

Is there any chance I could of been paying more because of this?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

if you have oil central heating and use that for heating your water as well,

then I would say you are on the wrong meter.

The Economy 7 meter is for electric heating, recording normal day usage and

night usage.

I would think that you have probably paid more over the term, as your night

usage will be very low.

Just out of interest, take a reading each morning and see what you are

using.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

another thought, methinks that there must've been electric heating in there

at one time, and replaced by oil, and that your electricity supplier hadn't

been notified of the change, so you still have a two rate meter.

silvercar

If you have a two rate meter but are only on a single rate tariff, the energy company won't go through the hassle and expense of changing your meter, instead they just add up the total units used and charge all units at the same rate.

fatbobbutler

I would like them to change the meter though, if only to have 2 newer bits of kit in my bedroom cupboard.
Can't I just tell them that i suspect it's faulty? Maybe a fire risk or something??

fatbobbutler

well it looks like i have to ring edf energy to change the meter. Not sure they'll do it as it's not actually faulty.

Canucklehead

silvercar wrote: »

If you have a two rate meter but are only on a single rate tariff, the energy company won't go through the hassle and expense of changing your meter, instead they just add up the total units used and charge all units at the same rate.

Good evening: This happened to us last year...yesterday we had a card through the door from Onstream...they want to change the meter now:rolleyes:

Canucklehead