Faulty appliance causing huge electric bills?
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i have gone into the website to look at previous readings. I have noted the readings below. 95 DD seems to have been agreed based on previous owners' usage..nvas7407 can I go right back to when you moved in and made contact with Bulb - how was the DD established ? Did someone say that the previous occupiers used £90 a month and the DD was set on that basis? If so I think you are proving the point that people have different lifestyles and standards of comfort and with this goes different costs.
19 Apr 18 Gas Customer 6131
19 Apr 18 Electricity Manual 40434
06 Apr 18 Gas Estimated 6094
06 Apr 18 Electricity Estimated 40309
30 Mar 18 Gas Customer 6068
30 Mar 18 Electricity Customer 40231
06 Mar 18 Gas Estimated 5971
06 Mar 18 Electricity Estimated 40060
04 Feb 18 Gas Customer 5832
04 Feb 18 Electricity Customer 39651
06 Jan 18 Gas Estimated 5672
06 Jan 18 Electricity Estimated 393570 -
If you did not provide readings when you first moved in that will be part of the problem.
I know you want bright lights for health reasons but they come at a cost. Have a bright light in your lounge, where you will spend most of your time (go for the highest wattage or whatever the energy bulbs come in), throughout the rest of your house put energy bulbs.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear it in 2026.0 -
We moved in April and that's when we gave our reading. And since then it was been estimates only (my mistake). I gave electric reading alone in July, which has led them to asking me to up my DD. In terms of the light, yes, dull light makes me ill. I don't know if a low watt/ high lumen LED white light might suit me and i can then use that in the room i mostly use. I am just not sure where i can go to check these out. Ikea seemed to have a few bulbs in cages/boxes, but i am not sure if they we let me test out a few bulbs to check which one makes me not want to kill myself. I can't think of any other shop besides Ikea where i might be able to do that..MovingForwards wrote: »If you did not provide readings when you first moved in that will be part of the problem.
I know you want bright lights for health reasons but they come at a cost. Have a bright light in your lounge, where you will spend most of your time (go for the highest wattage or whatever the energy bulbs come in), throughout the rest of your house put energy bulbs.0 -
CakeCrusader wrote: »Yup, you'd be surprised. It uses up electricity for the clock, and if the door's open for the light too. I used to live in a house with a card meter and I could see the difference when I unplugged the microwave.Purely out of curiosity can you quantify that?
Microwave on standby: £3 or £4 a year
Modern TV on standby: 25p to £2 a year
Old style mobile phone charger:
- plugged in only while charging 10p a year
- charge and left overnight: 20p a year
- left plugged in all the time: 30p a year
For smartphones double or treble that.
DECT cordless phone and base: maybe £2 to £4 a year (a guess)
Gas central heating electronic control: £6 a year
Gas cooker electricity use: £2 to £5 a year
WiFi router: £2 to £10 a year.0 -
Good old British Home Stores always used to have a big lighting dept where different bulbs and shades were on display. Can you not find a shop selling lighting where you could test out various bulbs? I suspect if you found a shop, there'd be someone there who'd know how to translate watts to lumens!In terms of the light, yes, dull light makes me ill. I don't know if a low watt/ high lumen LED white light might suit me and i can then use that in the room i mostly use. I am just not sure where i can go to check these out. Ikea seemed to have a few bulbs in cages/boxes, but i am not sure if they we let me test out a few bulbs to check which one makes me not want to kill myself. I can't think of any other shop besides Ikea where i might be able to do that..Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
i will ask around if there are shops that deal with lighting.Good old British Home Stores always used to have a big lighting dept where different bulbs and shades were on display. Can you not find a shop selling lighting where you could test out various bulbs? I suspect if you found a shop, there'd be someone there who'd know how to translate watts to lumens!
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LED s are available in many outlets.Screwfix are reliable for using tried and tested makes unlike Ebay where some downright dangerous ones are on sale direct from Chinese sweatshops should be avoided. BBC Fake Britain prog showed that some of them could give you a shock just holding them if your earthing was nt up to standard
Halogen spots can be replaced at a huge drop in wattage. 10 x L.E.D. Gu10 5.3 watt are £13 a pack. Cool white for kitchens and warm white for lounges. Don t go less than 5 watts. the 3 watters are nt bright enough
Candle type bulbs fitted in hanging pendants, small screw/bayonet fitting are £7.19 for a pack of 4.
I have two hanging pendants in my 18 ft lounge with 8 x led bulbs of 5 watts each in warm white.Total only 40 watts compared to 400 watts if they were old types.
All the different fittings are available nowadays in LED0 -
If you have problems with lighting avoid warm white & go for cool white. I now only use warm white for bedside lights. Warm white feels like a cloud hovering over me, sitting in gloom etc. I know that cool white is supposed to be bad for sleep but it really makes a difference during the day.0
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