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So we just got a bill for £580.. and we've only been here for 2.5 months.
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
So we just got a bill for £580.. and we've only been here for 2.5 months.
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
So we just got a bill for £580.. and we've only been here for 2.5 months.
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
https://www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energ...ge-energy-bill
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(Original post by RogerOxon)
You're using ~450kWh per person, per month, or ~1400kWh per month From the numbers in the link below, that's in the range for a small household. Working from home will have increased it.
https://www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energ...ge-energy-bill
You're using ~450kWh per person, per month, or ~1400kWh per month From the numbers in the link below, that's in the range for a small household. Working from home will have increased it.
https://www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energ...ge-energy-bill
EDIT: nvm the one you linked has annual ones. so we've been using a lot but I have no idea how?
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EDIT: nvm the one you linked has annual ones. so we've been using a lot but I have no idea how?
EDIT: nvm the one you linked has annual ones. so we've been using a lot but I have no idea how?
Did you read the meter when you moved in? I'd be tempted to read it regularly now, to keep an eye on it.
Is your heating gas? Doesn't that heat the hot water too?
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(Original post by RogerOxon)
You're right - I'd missed that. Wow.
Did you read the meter when you moved in? I'd be tempted to read it regularly now, to keep an eye on it.
Is your heating gas? Doesn't that heat the hot water too?
You're right - I'd missed that. Wow.
Did you read the meter when you moved in? I'd be tempted to read it regularly now, to keep an eye on it.
Is your heating gas? Doesn't that heat the hot water too?
Nothing is gas in the house. everything is electric.
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Ye we compared it with our picture and it seems right. I will start reading it regularly now.
Nothing is gas in the house. everything is electric.
Ye we compared it with our picture and it seems right. I will start reading it regularly now.
Nothing is gas in the house. everything is electric.
Your annual usage is therefore ~16,000 kWh, extrapolating from the last 2.5 (cooler) months. It doesn't seem that far out from the annual figures (gas + electricity) on the earlier link. IIRC, electricity is more expensive than gas for the energy though.
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
So we just got a bill for £580.. and we've only been here for 2.5 months.
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
So we just got a bill for £580.. and we've only been here for 2.5 months.
We've used 3.4k kwh.
Does this sound normal? it's an electric-only flat. We have 3 people.
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Electric hob and oven
and hot water ofc
What do you guys get for your kwh etc?
Thanks
It seems likely that your heating, which you do not mention, is burning the money, or someone has a large number of gadgets in use.
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That sounds like a lot. How big is the place you're in? Does it have high ceilings? That makes it more expensive to heat. Do you leave lights constantly on? How often and for how long is the heating on? To what temperature do you have it?
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(Original post by Good bloke)
You are using a lot of electricity at a slightly expensive 17p per KWh. In my household of two (in a four bedroom house) we use about 4,000 to 4,400 KWh annually, at 15p per KWh, but we also use 20,000KWh of gas for heating (at 2.8p per KWh). A small house might use only half that amount of heating gas, meaning a total consumption of, say, 15,000 KWh annually. Your energy usage is in line with that, in broad terms, but you are only using expensive electricity and not cheap gas.
It seems likely that your heating, which you do not mention, is burning the money, or someone has a large number of gadgets in use.
You are using a lot of electricity at a slightly expensive 17p per KWh. In my household of two (in a four bedroom house) we use about 4,000 to 4,400 KWh annually, at 15p per KWh, but we also use 20,000KWh of gas for heating (at 2.8p per KWh). A small house might use only half that amount of heating gas, meaning a total consumption of, say, 15,000 KWh annually. Your energy usage is in line with that, in broad terms, but you are only using expensive electricity and not cheap gas.
It seems likely that your heating, which you do not mention, is burning the money, or someone has a large number of gadgets in use.
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(Original post by AzureCeleste)
That sounds like a lot. How big is the place you're in? Does it have high ceilings? That makes it more expensive to heat. Do you leave lights constantly on? How often and for how long is the heating on? To what temperature do you have it?
That sounds like a lot. How big is the place you're in? Does it have high ceilings? That makes it more expensive to heat. Do you leave lights constantly on? How often and for how long is the heating on? To what temperature do you have it?
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
So id say that is rather a lot for 1 bill
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
Also, set a timer on it? It doesn't need to be on constantly, and certainly not overnight e.g. 11pm-5am at least.
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
For contrast, my flat is set at 18 degrees, and we have the heating on once a day for an hour. If we feel cold, then we just turn it on briefly.
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(Original post by Paralove)
You really should not need to be going much above 18-20 C at night. That's ridiculously high a temperature.
Also, set a timer on it? It doesn't need to be on constantly, and certainly not overnight e.g. 11pm-5am at least.
You really should not need to be going much above 18-20 C at night. That's ridiculously high a temperature.
Also, set a timer on it? It doesn't need to be on constantly, and certainly not overnight e.g. 11pm-5am at least.
lesson learned i guess
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(Original post by AzureCeleste)
Wow, that is way to warm to be living in, never mind sleeping. It should be between 18-20 degrees. I don't understand how you can sleep in that temperature.
For contrast, my flat is set at 18 degrees, and we have the heating on once a day for an hour. If we feel cold, then we just turn it on briefly.
Wow, that is way to warm to be living in, never mind sleeping. It should be between 18-20 degrees. I don't understand how you can sleep in that temperature.
For contrast, my flat is set at 18 degrees, and we have the heating on once a day for an hour. If we feel cold, then we just turn it on briefly.
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen+1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
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(Original post by mathboy3495)
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen 1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
it's a flat with 3 rooms/living room/kitchen 1 bathroom
not very big but i think the heating did cause the issue because we do leave it on overnight. to about 24-26C
We heat to 20C when required (California), but overnight our heating is set to 15C - it doesn't come on though.
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