2 power electric fire cost

Dandytf · 17 December 2018 at 6:01PM

PeterGr wrote: »

Perhaps you are too focused on the cost of using an electric fire for one hour. You mentioned that you had storage heaters switched on. Each of those will be on 7 hours a night, so a 2kW storage heater has the potential to cost you £45 per month during the winter. This is more significant than the £6 per month for an hours use of the electric fire each day.

Thanks only one storage heater in hall on from Sept-possibly Feb end or early March as I like to come home to warm. Flat.
I also use bedroom wall mounted electric fire during winter though max 30mins at night.
I'll continue using heating as usual and I'll soon find what Sse charge q1 2019.

PeterGr · 17 December 2018 at 6:49PM

I would kindly suggest than rather wait to see what the bill is, that a reading of the electricity meter each month will give a pair of kWh figures and a monthly cost, and a much better idea of how use of the heating varies the charges over the year.

macman · 18 December 2018 at 12:23PM

All your heating except the single NSH is running on E7 peak rate. Get rid of the E7 meter/tariff and switch to single rate. That will reduce your costs from 18p per kWh to about 12p per kWh.
Or replace the fan heater with an NSH.
I doubt that running a single NSH on E7 is economic if you then use peak rate heating in other rooms.

Dandytf · 18 December 2018 at 1:12PM

macman wrote: »

All your heating except the single NSH is running on E7 peak rate. Get rid of the E7 meter/tariff and switch to single rate. That will reduce your costs from 18p per kWh to about 12p per kWh.
Or replace the fan heater with an NSH.
I doubt that running a single NSH on E7 is economic if you then use peak rate heating in other rooms.

I don't think I'\ll get a meter replaced.
WHa's NSH, any examples

Dandytf · 18 December 2018 at 1:18PM

Night storage heating -that's the hall storage heater, e7 rates.
The living room storage heater was removed and replaced with the fan heater not by myself as such.
Probably cause storage heaters cool down afternoon until during the night.
As I mentioned I'll soon find what Sse think cost wise may Jan or Feb.
Meanwhile I'll use power one only when required.
I'll repost early 2019 when my next Sse bill is due to arrive or earlier as I'll take some more readings sooner.

Dandytf · 11 November 2019 at 11:54AM

Whilst I expected Bulb electric bills to rise, I'm reasonably happy.
Have been using bedroom e7 wall mounted electric heater 30 mins some nights
Also switched on the 2k electric fan heater in living room 2or3 times reacently-no more than 30 mins approx.
Since joining Bulb Feb of 2019 66 pounds DD was more than enough during spring/summer until No'v
1st increase is deemed to be... I had used 85 pounds from 11thOct to 7th Nov that's only 19 pounds increase on monthly DD.

One or two options-think rather than increase DD immediately , I'll make additional small one off payments and try and avoid going into debit territory whilst my balance is +.76p.

markin · 11 November 2019 at 12:31PM

If your using the bedroom "e7 electric heater" before 12:00 you may be using your day rate power! Check what time your night meter actually starts!

Is it still charging at night or are you just using the boost on day power?

As said earlier you may be far better off changing to a single rate if you barely use the night rate, Give us last years meter readings for Day and Night.

Dandytf · 11 November 2019 at 12:53PM

markin wrote: »

If your using the bedroom "e7 electric heater" before 12:00 you may be using your day rate power! Check what time your night meter actually starts!

Is it still charging at night or are you just using the boost on day power?

As said earlier you may be far better off changing to a single rate if you barely use the night rate, Give us last years meter readings for Day and Night.

Bedroom e7 almost 1 hour before midnight- think my times are either 23:15 or 12:00
It's not like hall storage heater as bedroom is flat panel heater it doesn't charge overnight it has on/off switch and temp dial.

markin · 11 November 2019 at 1:54PM

So just 1 storage heater, and water? you really need to to look at switching 1 rate

Gerry1 · 11 November 2019 at 2:49PM

You don't need to change the E7 meter in order to change to a single rate tariff, many companies will happily just add the two readings together. Have you done any non-E7 comparisons? You may well find single rate is cheaper. Similarly, separate suppliers may be cheaper than dual fuel, so you need to check a few combinations.

You could even consider using E7 only from September to March if you can switch tariffs without penalty.

BTW, the rating of your electric fire should be shown on it, probably on a small metal plate at the back.

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