WouldBe
Dislicksick
we had a fancy boiler put in a couple of years ago, cost us over £3000but bills were reduced dramatically, take a few years to get all that money back though
I could do with a new boiler but can't afford one.
Watt's your electricity consumption like?
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I could do with a new boiler but can't afford one.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I could do with a new boiler but can't afford one.
don't go with british gas, they did a good job, but cost the earth, you could probably halve that cost i reckon
WouldBe
Dislicksick
My parents had a new boiler fitted by British gas. They fitted a new programmer for which they charged £80+ (not including fitting). You could get exactly the same programmer from Wickes for £25.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Oh ffs
Just got a bill for 130 for 2 months ffs
the last bill I got was for £40 for 3 months, but I forgot to check if it was an estimate or not
it was an estimate, and it was ridiculously low
So this bill, based on an actual reading, is higher than usual to compensate
Am skint this month cos of moving house so would have rather paid more back then than now
Duno why I'm getting bills this often instead of every 3 months
doesnt make sense
Just got a bill for 130 for 2 months ffs
the last bill I got was for £40 for 3 months, but I forgot to check if it was an estimate or not
it was an estimate, and it was ridiculously low
So this bill, based on an actual reading, is higher than usual to compensate
Am skint this month cos of moving house so would have rather paid more back then than now
Duno why I'm getting bills this often instead of every 3 months
doesnt make sense
50 quid for both electricity and gas, PCM, on a green tarif from one of the big companies. Just me in a 1 bedroom flat. Seems OK.
Things in use at the moment. Aside fridge freezer. Desktop PC, router, couple of USB periferals, 2 speakers, low energy light bulbs and digital radio.
Things in use at the moment. Aside fridge freezer. Desktop PC, router, couple of USB periferals, 2 speakers, low energy light bulbs and digital radio.
free spirit
more tea vicar?
that's a hell of a lot unless you're on electric heating, and electric cooker...
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
How big is your place? How long have you lived there? Did you run up a big bill before the key meter was installed? Or was it already there when you moved in?
If you ran up a big bill and you're now paying off the existing debt and current usage with the key meter, fair enough.
However, if there was already a key meter there, there's a chance that a previous tenant or owner ran up a huge bill and the debt was still on the meter and you're paying off someone else's debt.
That happened to an ex of mine, he moved into a little two-up two-down terrace, it had a key meter, which he wasn't fussed about, thought it helps you budget and manage your money, but he was going through the keys at a rate of knots and it was really expensive.
It turned out that when the previous tenants had moved out, the gas company hadn't wiped the previous tenant's debt off the meter, they'd left it on and the cheeky b@stards were getting him to pay off someone else's debt. Nice for them, squares their books and they're quids in.
I don't trust them. There were key meters when I moved into my flat and because of my ex's experience I insisted they removed them, they were reluctant to take them out. I had to really insist, pointed out that if I ran out of gas or electric late at night, the nearest shop was past a car park and derelict building, past a homeless shelter that housed loads of alcoholics and drugs users, and if I had to go to the shop late at night because they'd refused to remove the meter, and if anything happened to me, like being mugged or attacked or anything...
You can get them to check that it's set at the right rate.
Have you got a key meter madzone? Same might apply to you, if so get them to check the rate at which they're charging you, and that you're not repaying someone else's debt.Ours is fucking massive but I can't work out why
I used one of those wattage meter things borrowed from my neighbour but nothing seemed to be using excessive amounts.
Ho hum.
Alternatively, they have a habit of massively overestimating bills, getting too much money up front off the customer. Check what the reading was on your last bill, and check what the reading is on the meters, see if there's a huge discrepancy. If your bills are estimated, take a reading and phone it in, ask them to reissue the bills. I did that with my electric bill, and it went from me owing them about 130 quid, to me being 50 odd quid in credit (but then I have been working away a lot).
MrCurry
This is fine
I’ve been keeping track of our consumption since we moved here nearly four years ago and even made a nice set of graphs with a spreadsheet. It’s served a purpose actually, because keeping track of what you’re using can provide you motivation to try and reduce it to beat the same month in the previous year. That’s what I’ve been doing anyhow and since my graph will probably get messed up next year when all the columns get too thin to read the numbers, I’d better put it up now.
Overall we’ve got down from knocking on the door of 12,000kWh per year to just over 6,000. I think I already discussed a lot of the measures I’ve taken in the “how to reduce your electricity consumption” thread, but a lot of it is improving insulation to pipes, our boiler, around doors and windows,etc. Using standby killer gadgets helps. More efficient appliances and lights... no magic really, just lots of small improvements and being aware of the consumption level and trying to beat it. We’ve cut out a lot of waste and become more efficient overall.
The cumulative graphs show the total used in the previous 12 months, which is why they don’t start until mid 2017 when there’s a full year of previous figures to calculate from.
Overall we’ve got down from knocking on the door of 12,000kWh per year to just over 6,000. I think I already discussed a lot of the measures I’ve taken in the “how to reduce your electricity consumption” thread, but a lot of it is improving insulation to pipes, our boiler, around doors and windows,etc. Using standby killer gadgets helps. More efficient appliances and lights... no magic really, just lots of small improvements and being aware of the consumption level and trying to beat it. We’ve cut out a lot of waste and become more efficient overall.
The cumulative graphs show the total used in the previous 12 months, which is why they don’t start until mid 2017 when there’s a full year of previous figures to calculate from.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The estimated electric consumption in the last year was 3,691.8kWh (everything is electric) - I pay around £700 odd a year.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
In the summer, 110amp hours a day. Its a boat. We are off grid in the summer and that all comes from solar. In the winter, not sure - my log in for electric is on my laptop, but its considerably more because we are on 240v hook-up and I run oil radiators. We get about a measly 8 amp hours a day off the panels in midwinter. I’ve got 650watt of solar but I need to upgrade my batteries. I got a new 12v Shoreline fridge freezer with a new ultra low energy danfoss compressor in it, it seems to be less power hungry than the old 12v fridge. My only concern is efficiency in hot weather, we’re going to cut a hole in the floor behind it and add a computer fan to draw cool air out the bilge. The electric on our home mooring is a rip off, I pay about £30 every two weeks so free energy in the summer is very welcome.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
About 12 -15Kw/h a day. Good job I'm on economy 24/7
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I'm currently paying £25 per month electric and £45 gas for a three bedroom flat. Not sure what the consumption is in proper units.
