Having just moved we've just got our first bill. For a WEEK we've used £36 worth of gas alone and having just gone checked we've used about the same again! Just how the funk
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Having just moved we've just got our first bill. For a WEEK we've used £36 worth of gas alone and having just gone checked we've used about the same again! Just how the funk
well it is often the case that people who have similar routines on a weekly basis will have energy bills that are consistent or similar week on week.
iam not overly surprised by your discovery
You got a leak or something? lol
I live on my own in a 2-bed semi, I pay DD of £25 a month electric and £50 a month gas. Haven't had an electric bill yet (due one end of month), but gas I'm basically overpaying by double on that amount. Keep meaning to lower it but meh.
I am fairly frugal with my central heating, have a gas stove and get a bit anal about making sure electrical stuff is all turned off when I'm not using it though lol
if you have empty sockets, make sure you turn the switches off or the electricity leaks out during the night and gets wasted. this leads to high bills.
if you have just moved in, phone round for a decent tarriff, as your likely on the bog standard pay-the-highest-default-tarriff.
Jack - I would love to come round and see your semi.
My you are a genius merit!
A leak is what im thinking jack although can't smell anything. Im kinda hoping it is the case
You would smell it.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
Tumble dryer? Kettle boiling alot for baby bottles? immersion tank? Biggest lecky caners they are
electricity has no smell so leaks are hard to detect.
I used to pay £80 month for gas and electric .
It then went to £122 a month
And it now been put up to £140 .
Im at work 6 days a week and its only a 2 bedroom house. :cry:
just as well with the price of your energy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lambo
We were paying £120 a month but were overpaying so in credit.
Now pay £60 a month and tbh i couldnt care less what we use.
The heating goes on when were cold,electric used when we want.
Metit is correct about tariffs .
My work one was 15.9 per unit and ive got it down to 11.1 for the electric.
We have 3 bed semi, 3 of us, cost us £110 last month, drops to £40-50 a month in summer. We're with British gas, only pay for what you use. Submit a meter read once a month. That's for combined energy use.
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by meritlover
When I questioned them it has increased so much apparently because I now have had a new smart meter fitted and was informed that the older meters run way too slow and I along with most of the country have been very lucky to have been paying for the old meter reading .
Burgo, your probably on an estimated reading, I suggest you get actual readings ASAP and contact your provider with the numbers.
I've missed a couple of readings throughout the year and it doesn't half mess my bill up, I went from £110 a month for my gas and electric combined to £140 the following month... It went back down after actual readings and thus I was in credit ;)
2 bed flat, British gas, combined gas and lelectric, last quarter, 180. Iiiiiiiittttttttttssssssss ffffffrrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaaazzzzzziiiiinnnnnnggggg ggg iiiiinnnnnnnn. Mmmmmmmyyyyyyyy. Hhhhhhooooooouuuuuusssssseeeeee though,lol
I'm actually surprised at how many people know how much they spend on utilities!!
I hardly ever look at bills, it's like petrol, if it's needed then I buy it, it costs what it costs and thats about it
Bazil, I check mine online regularly as I need every bloody penny, it's my money so feck them stealing it lol
you should try checking the P.F of your appliances with a high inductive load or low P.F which may lead to high apparent power. your meter may be showing incorrect power consumed instead of real power.
try adding more capacitors if you have a P.F problem.
Suppose mate, I did check my house insurance last year and saved £300 !!!
There maybe somthing in the myth about shopping around I suppose,
With the extra money they've got off you then you may get that silver GSI actually finished when you get a refund lol... get it checked out ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bazil
no, the myth is that loyalty to big companies saves you money in the long termQuote:
Originally Posted by bazil
Sell the nova, the welder is drawing all the power lol. What boiler as a combi saves loads as there no pilot light burning all day
Nope they are actual readings. Just submitted the readings for the old place and now owe them £280 for that as well.
Its a baxi solo3. Its ****e but irs rented so not a massive amount I can do
is your H.W cylinder on a immerser as well as the boiler?
Well that's scandalous, are your neighbours growing cannabis and hooked upto your electric lol
The electric is fine its just th gas. Yes have an immersion as well merit but its tuned off as well dont use much hot water
I pay £65 a month for gas and electric for a 2 bedroom house with pretty much the tv on all day and the heating on 5 hours a day. Im with eon fixed price plan for 3 years
sometimes i make more gas than i use.
have you set up the HW and CH clocks properly with some well spaced programs so that its not on all the time?
Ch is thermostatically controlled. Has to be with two 3 month old babies in the housing. Hw is just there when we need itQuote:
Originally Posted by meritlover
Spend about £166 a month on gas,electric,heating, hot water,up keep of the building and get back about £700 a year from them.
Comparing to the old house at worst we were using 50kwh per day compared to averaging 130kwh per day here. Almost 3 times as much
Hi burgo, yours is same as my moms .. She dnt get quarterly bills its a pre pay bag of s**t machine .. Chews a fiver per day. Even puttin in like 15 its burns it in like 2 days :/ just economy for ya.
But, kettles and boilers are the biggest gas swallowing machine (as said by someone) ..
Electric wise its oki, just the gas all down to tarrif.
Mom had letter sayin "from nov '12 - nov '13 you will use £785 in gas" .. Their calculator must obviously be bust cuz £35 x 52 is waaaaaaay over the figure they got.
Get everything checked mate, you can't be too sure with that. Surely if you have doubts of gas...
I'm paying a lot more since the misses came to live with me... But our prices are a bit higher then yours... (160 euro a month for gas, 80 euro a month electrics for a 2bedroom house)
I think we pay too much and thats £80 a month for both gas and electric lol
The mrs uses the ****ting tumble drier all the time and never at night on eco7 grr and the washing machine runs a couple of times a day too.
Should be better once I finish the utility room as the tumble and washing can be run at night without disturbing us.
if your renting your landlord will have to have his gas safe checks every year, you should have been given this paperwork (you have the right to withhold rent if this isn't done), them checks will insure you dont have a leak
you cant always smell gas leaks, Ive had countless people moaning to me about there excessive bills and it turns out to be a leak caused by them getting some tit in to work on there gas,
how old is your gas meter? post up a picture, your with in your rights to demand some one checks out your meter, the meter will be sent off and checked if its running fast, alot of the time if the meter isn't running fast you would incure the cost of these checks!!
whats the condition of the house, double glazed windows, loft/cavity wall insulation?
there arte some cheap things you can do to help save on heating get some cardboard wrap it in loads of tin foil (not the expensive stuff, get supermarkets own brands stuff) and slide it between the radiator and wall, you wont be able to see it and it helps the wall not soak as much of the heating, also turning down the thermostat 1deg can save 10% a year
also what kind of meter are you using card or credit (billed)?
How theres only 3 of you. I do one wash a day at night for the 5 of usQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Its got a gas safety certificate but that doesn't mean he meter is reading right.
Its got cavity wall insulation and about a foot of loft insulation. It's only a bungalow as well.
Its not a card we get a bill on submitting a reading and we only have it set to 19 degrees not turning it down any more
Need to go careful with that though, it's a bit contradictory, I looked into it as there was dangerous amounts of mould growing and other kinds of crap with one of our uni houses. Technically in certain situations you have some rights to withhold rent, but you also break the contract you signed at the same time, so they're well within their right to kick you out. Basically they either have to allow you to live there and fix it, or kick you out... and one of those options is far cheaper if they're likely to get another tenant quickly that won't complain.Quote:
Originally Posted by turbojolt
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Originally Posted by bazil
Haha I'm exactly the same, everything is a DD, I just use my card until it gets declined lol lol
Wouldn't have a clue on how much I spend on anything to be honest...
'only a bungalow' means there is probably more wall and roof area than say a flat or semi. So it is very likely to need more energy to head.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
phone round and get a better deal, if you cant then that is as cheap as its going to get as you already say you are doing as much about your consumption as possible and you can start to suck it up and except it.
i can help you save loads on your bill, pm me if your intrested.