Yeah, I have a log burnerIf I used no gas at all in my house, it'd start getting damp.
Yeah, I have a log burnerIf I used no gas at all in my house, it'd start getting damp.
It's not saving you any money by having estimated readings which are lower than actual - it's costing you a lot more. You're going to end up paying the higher price cap rates for electricity you used a while ago when it was actually cheaper.
Get a proper meter reading done soon. Don't leave it until after the prices increase again!
It's flexible. Apparently the fixed rate would be £467.74 a month.
I am speaking to the wife about getting a smart meter. Something looks like it's wrong. I don't think we have to tell the landlord about it, but we will out of courtesy.
Electric shower, or immersion water heating?
I would walk round together, list out all the items plugged in/wired in.
You can then eliminate the smaller items for now, such as TV boxes, and focus in on the big ones, washing machine, tumble drier, immersion heater, cooker etc
Then assign average times the things are on, some will be more tricky than others of course, like immersion, but your ideal is to get an estimated usage per device that covers something like 80% of your usage
Then you can start to focus on if you can change patterns on those devices.
Taking slightly shorter showers etc.
I think the next price cap will be announced at the end of August then applied from the end of September.When are these price increases happening? Will try to get the meter before then.
We have a 10kw electric shower and still don't go over 10kw a day usually. Forgot about that big boy!
Yeah I remember seeing the meter say 10kw. Gf was in shower. Kind of shocking!
stick some kingspan on the external walls and get a negative air pressure door test done.I’m somewhat hoping the government have a plan ready to be announced once Liz gets into the big seat to give them a nice boost in popularity.
But then I remember it’s the Conservatives so guess that’s very much wishful thinking.
I need to think about how I can get my house less leaky for winter but it being a 1920s semi, there’s not much that I can do beyond draught exclusions. How I wish I had cavity walls!!
I don't think this is true, they will bill at the rates applicable for the date range of the usage. There may be overlap at the sides due to them estimating how the actual usage was spread out but they won't charge all of it at the rates at the time of the bill.It's not saving you any money by having estimated readings which are lower than actual - it's costing you a lot more. You're going to end up paying the higher price cap rates for electricity you used a while ago when it was actually cheaper.
Get a proper meter reading done soon. Don't leave it until after the prices increase again!
Yeah but if you have a 10kw/h shower and you have a couple who both like 15 min showers your at 5kw a day. So right now about £1.50 a day, or £45 a month just for that! Come October will be approaching £100 a month!
And in theory one of he easiest things to realy make a difference on, certainly for blokes, I mean 3-4 mins should be enough.
I actually turn our shower off mid shower, so I wash my hair then turn off, lather myself up, turn it back on to rinse off. Not to save money (thats a side gain) but because we have one of those daft rainfall jobbies
(Yeah it wasnt my choice but I gave in), totally daft things, trying to lather up whilst its trying to wash it off you!
Without sounding overly stinky, I grew up in a time when you had a wash every day at the sink, and a bath once a week.
Mine is just a standard mains fed mixer shower. Doesn't cost anything to run??Hell, I shower twice a day, but gravity fed, not spaffing money up the wall for a power shower.
Well pay for heating the tank, and a nominal fee for the water itself.Mine is just a standard mains fed mixer shower. Doesn't cost anything to run??
It's not confusing at all, if you know how much your electricity costs (for example 30p a unit), 1kw/h is going to cost you 30p for 1 hour.
Without sounding overly stinky, I grew up in a time when you had a wash every day at the sink, and a bath once a week.
The daily shower seems a fairly modern thing. Unless you've been out getting sweaty you don't really need it.