Gas and electricity bills...
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currently paying about £2600 per year for gas and electric - since we had a smart meter installed. Seriously considering moveing suppliers and asking to have the meters checked.
I am paying More than anyone I know, and now dont have my 10,000gallon pond running or my 1500ltr marine fish tank and the bills are still higher than when they were noth running 24-7...
I am paying More than anyone I know, and now dont have my 10,000gallon pond running or my 1500ltr marine fish tank and the bills are still higher than when they were noth running 24-7...
I had a call from British Gas yesterday morning asking if I had 5-10 minutes to talk about my direct debit. I take it then that they're putting the prices up and want to tell my why. I was working so asked them to call me back at 7.30pm when I got home. Nobody called.
So, not content with putting my bills up yet again, they apparently want to waste 5-10 minutes of my time to explain why. Frankly, I'm not really interested why because it makes no difference to me. Their profits are up 6% or so.
So, not content with putting my bills up yet again, they apparently want to waste 5-10 minutes of my time to explain why. Frankly, I'm not really interested why because it makes no difference to me. Their profits are up 6% or so.
hedgefinder said:
currently paying about £2600 per year for gas and electric - since we had a smart meter installed. Seriously considering moveing suppliers and asking to have the meters checked.
I am paying More than anyone I know, and now dont have my 10,000gallon pond running or my 1500ltr marine fish tank and the bills are still higher than when they were noth running 24-7...
We just move to a house wih a smart meter. Bills seem to have gone from 45 per month to 145 per month, and the house isn't much warmer or bigger to heat. The only way it seems possible to return to previous use of 1.50 a day is to pretty much turn the heating off.I am paying More than anyone I know, and now dont have my 10,000gallon pond running or my 1500ltr marine fish tank and the bills are still higher than when they were noth running 24-7...
Got a nice letter from E-on to tell me that whilst they could guarantee no price rises for 2012 they would "unfortunately" have to increase my charges for 2013. Low and behold - big bill arrived. Not all that bothered as it's created from a made up estimate which is miles out (again) but it does get a bit dull having to phone someone in Scotland to ask them what kind of hemp plantation they think I am running that costs £900 a month to heat and would they mind applying a tiny amount of logic next time they feel like putting my name into the "random bill generator".
Ours is arse raping at £135 a month for a two bed, supposedly super efficient home with us both out working all day.
Although this is slightly explained by adding in the 'Woman factor', which means, Heating in ON, all day, every day, whether we're home or not and the thermostat is set at 25c which is tropical in my book - the cat seems to like it.
Even when it's -6c out and the Met Office are saying "feels like -10c" we have to sleep with the windows open, and the central heating system is used like a giant gas fired tumble dryer to dry clothes so quickly they crisp at the edges (so they don't smell damp).
It’s lucky that all the energy companies are so competitive and don’t at all have nice friendly gentleman’s agreements not to cut each others throats – perhaps that’s what Maggie was asking us all to tell Sid.
Although this is slightly explained by adding in the 'Woman factor', which means, Heating in ON, all day, every day, whether we're home or not and the thermostat is set at 25c which is tropical in my book - the cat seems to like it.
Even when it's -6c out and the Met Office are saying "feels like -10c" we have to sleep with the windows open, and the central heating system is used like a giant gas fired tumble dryer to dry clothes so quickly they crisp at the edges (so they don't smell damp).
It’s lucky that all the energy companies are so competitive and don’t at all have nice friendly gentleman’s agreements not to cut each others throats – perhaps that’s what Maggie was asking us all to tell Sid.
Total bill for both gas and electric was just under £1100 for the quarter. I was expecting around £750...just a bit of a shock really......British gas with online submitted readings. New energy efficient WB boiler fitted three years ago.
To be fair though summer is more like £500, but then you don't have the heating on that much.
I realise this might be small beer for some powerfully built PH company directors though....;)
To be fair though summer is more like £500, but then you don't have the heating on that much.
I realise this might be small beer for some powerfully built PH company directors though....;)
We're with BG and submit monthly readings and pay by variable DD. Seems to have worked OK for 2 years so far).
Only annoyance is that despite newer appliances, increased insulation, low voltage / LED lighting, reduced gas and electricity consumption, the bills are slowly creeping up...
Only annoyance is that despite newer appliances, increased insulation, low voltage / LED lighting, reduced gas and electricity consumption, the bills are slowly creeping up...
We are all electric, with a coal fire in the living room, so we get arse raped for in excess of £225 per month.....
Coal costs us another £80 per month so it gets f
king expensive as we have to use those bloody storage heaters to keep upstairs warm.
Hateful money eating things but have no choice other than to use them.
Is it worth it? No because the service is ste. We had an mongrel claiming to be from npower turn up at 6.30pm on Monday night saying he wanted to read the meter.
Told him it was not convenient due to it being evening meal time so the kitchen was being used. He grunted about it being against the law to refuse him entry - asked hm for proof of who he was. He didn't have his ID badge on him. Said it was in the car & he wouldn't go & get it so another reason not to let him in.
Mongrel said he would be back the following day to read the meter so he said I should make the meter accessible to him due to the law giving him 'right of access'.
So he returned the following day - at 7.30am......
Needless to say he didn't get in as I was a stupid time to come back.
He wasn't happy. Tough st. Idiot.
Coal costs us another £80 per month so it gets f
king expensive as we have to use those bloody storage heaters to keep upstairs warm.Hateful money eating things but have no choice other than to use them.
Is it worth it? No because the service is s
te. We had an mongrel claiming to be from npower turn up at 6.30pm on Monday night saying he wanted to read the meter.Told him it was not convenient due to it being evening meal time so the kitchen was being used. He grunted about it being against the law to refuse him entry - asked hm for proof of who he was. He didn't have his ID badge on him. Said it was in the car & he wouldn't go & get it so another reason not to let him in.
Mongrel said he would be back the following day to read the meter so he said I should make the meter accessible to him due to the law giving him 'right of access'.
So he returned the following day - at 7.30am......
Needless to say he didn't get in as I was a stupid time to come back.
He wasn't happy. Tough s
t. Idiot.P-Jay said:
Ours is arse raping at £135 a month for a two bed, supposedly super efficient home with us both out working all day.
Although this is slightly explained by adding in the 'Woman factor', which means, Heating in ON, all day, every day, whether we're home or not and the thermostat is set at 25c which is tropical in my book - the cat seems to like it.
Even when it's -6c out and the Met Office are saying "feels like -10c" we have to sleep with the windows open, and the central heating system is used like a giant gas fired tumble dryer to dry clothes so quickly they crisp at the edges (so they don't smell damp).
It’s lucky that all the energy companies are so competitive and don’t at all have nice friendly gentleman’s agreements not to cut each others throats – perhaps that’s what Maggie was asking us all to tell Sid.
Thats bad for a 2 bed. We have a 4 bed detached 1960's place, and we pay around that.Although this is slightly explained by adding in the 'Woman factor', which means, Heating in ON, all day, every day, whether we're home or not and the thermostat is set at 25c which is tropical in my book - the cat seems to like it.
Even when it's -6c out and the Met Office are saying "feels like -10c" we have to sleep with the windows open, and the central heating system is used like a giant gas fired tumble dryer to dry clothes so quickly they crisp at the edges (so they don't smell damp).
It’s lucky that all the energy companies are so competitive and don’t at all have nice friendly gentleman’s agreements not to cut each others throats – perhaps that’s what Maggie was asking us all to tell Sid.
The difference is my wife doesn't know about the thermostate
. She knows how to over ride the timer if it gets a bit chilly, but if the thermostat isn't made, all its doing is turning the "central heating boost" light on.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff