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We went away in the summer and our house was burning around 9kw a day bone idle. Few auto lights etc (all led)
 
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Chris Wilson said:
Do I assume I am a rareity in not paying by direct debit, but instead awaiting a bill and posting a cheque? I like having full control of how much Scottish Power can take, if they can take it, and when they can take it. All these confusions cited here about DD payment amounts and refunds reassures me none DD payments offer a lot more control over my money.
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DD is just so much easier.
My DD is set correctly and reasonably. Did take some work though
 
Regy53 said:
We went away in the summer and our house was burning around 9kw a day bone idle. Few auto lights etc (all led)
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We average 9kWh a day whilst at home with my PC and laptop on all day, TV on several hours in the evening and running the washing machine!
Wizzkidy said:
There are 7 of us in the house and my usual electric usage is around 200 a month, with four PC's going on in the house and kids leaving lights on all the time, with the oven usage and items on stand by.

Now you may understand why
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Even so, to eliminate 200w of usage just by turning off devices on standby, would need about hundred of them!

Either that or like I said, the lights being left on are 100w halogen bulbs or huge Led arrays
 
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It's not just turning stuff off from standby, it's the kids leaving the lights on in like 4 rooms during the day and turning the computers off when not in use, not using the tumble dryer/dishwasher no where near as much, it all adds up. It's been a tough slog this month but whatever we have done has been well worth it
 
Wizzkidy said:
Saved £45 for the month turning off all the plugs overnight and being religious with turning all the lights off when needed, the kids just don't bother so it's been hard work this month but worth it
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Wizzkidy said:
There are 7 of us in the house and my usual electric usage is around 200 a month, with four PC's going on in the house and kids leaving lights on all the time, with the oven usage and items on stand by.

Now you may understand why
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Wizzkidy said:
It's not just turning stuff off from standby, it's the kids leaving the lights on in like 4 rooms during the day and turning the computers off when not in use, not using the tumble dryer/dishwasher no where near as much, it all adds up. It's been a tough slog this month but whatever we have done has been well worth it
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Will you be mentioning the hot tub anytime soon?
 
Haggisman said:
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We average 9kWh a day whilst at home with my PC and laptop on all day, TV on several hours in the evening and running the washing machine!


Even so, to eliminate 200w of usage just by turning off devices on standby, would need about hundred of them!

Either that or like I said, the lights being left on are 100w halogen bulbs or huge Led arrays
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andy_mk3 said:
That’s insane. Do you have any computers running all day or a hot tub or something? Our usage while at home is never much beyond that.
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Yeah i might have to look into it indeed. Our smart meter has never worked. Will get onto octopus
 
Regy53 said:
We went away in the summer and our house was burning around 9kw a day bone idle. Few auto lights etc (all led)
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Do you have any idea what was drawing that much power over the day?

Same, away in Scotland in the summer for a couple of weeks.

To get an accurate background use while away I remotely disconnected the battery that runs the house (midnight to midnight off)
Only things on were the router 4-5w, network switch and fridge/freezer, everything else turned off at the wall.
Total for the 24hours 0.8kWh

You must have some idea what was left on running while you were away?
 
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200sols said:
You use cheques. Explains a lot.
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And cash, my debit card wouldn't swipe in Tesco the other week, it's been playing up for a while, needing a bit of coaxing to be read. Girl on the till looked apologetic and said a member of staff would return the £140 odd quids worth of stuff to the shelves. I just pulled out the cash.

She seemed amazed anyone carried a decent bit of cash these days... Job sorted, new card arrived last week, seems OK, the old one has had a rough life, admittedly. I've said before, a fair bit of cash in your pocket can be a God send.
 
Chris Wilson said:
Do I assume I am a rareity in not paying by direct debit, but instead awaiting a bill and posting a cheque? I like having full control of how much Scottish Power can take, if they can take it, and when they can take it. All these confusions cited here about DD payment amounts and refunds reassures me none DD payments offer a lot more control over my money.
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Afaik, most suppliers give a discount for paying by D/D, I get 7% off with EDF so there's that to take into account as well.
 
Troop said:
Do you have any idea what was drawing that much power over the day?

Same, away in Scotland in the summer for a couple of weeks.

To get an accurate background use while away I remotely disconnected the battery that runs the house (midnight to midnight off)
Only things on were the router 4-5w, network switch and fridge/freezer, everything else turned off at the wall.
Total for the 24hours 0.8kWh

You must have some idea what was left on running while you were away?
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Sounds like next door have plugged in a hefty extension lead :)
 
Just had an email from octopus telling me my fixed deal ends 1st November. Fair play, they explained my options and what my bills are going to look like.

It's a £1,000 increase to my electricity (gas was already on the standard tariff) which is far less than I was expecting, so pretty happy with that. Well not happy, but I had bugeted for a hell of a lot more.

Hopefully the big changes we've made recently will help, especially the new oven!
 
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TheOracle said:
Just had an email from octopus telling me my fixed deal ends 1st November. Fair play, they explained my options and what my bills are going to look like.

It's a £1,000 increase to my electricity (gas was already on the standard tariff) which is far less than I was expecting, so pretty happy with that. Well not happy, but I had bugeted for a hell of a lot more.

Hopefully the big changes we've made recently will help, especially the new oven!
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The new oven??? What business are you in to make a new oven a substantial energy cost saver, are you running a crematorium? :)
 
Chris Wilson said:
The new oven??? What business are you in to make a new oven a substantial energy cost saver, are you running a crematorium? :)
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haha, well every little helps. We had a 15yr old Neff double over which was on it's last legs. Consumption was 7kw :eek: replaced with a ninja convection thingy which is far, far less

won't make much of a dent in that extra £1k, but a few quid
 
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