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Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Yes, I had re-read your quoted post, so I am also a confused now - hence the in my last reply.
I've not been particularly frugal with my leccy historically (but this may change!). Bulb estimates my daily average will be 7.8kwh but last month I averaged 5.5kwh without really trying.
What I really need to worry about is my gas consumption
How are you doing with the air-fryer? Mrs Q has purchased one and seems quite taken by it but I havent' quite managed to master it yet things tend to come out a bit burnt on the outside but still no more than lukewarm on the inside.I averaged 4.84kwh per day in August, first 5 days of this month that's down to 2.92, helped by the air-flyer, but mainly down to the new fridge/freezer, both of which combined looks like paying for themselves in under 15 months.
My obsession with electric savings has come to an end, and will move onto gas once I start using the heating.
I was £570 in credit with my last bill on 21/9, and I've put up my DD from £1 to £67, to take account of OVO paying the grant payments into my bank account, it'll be interesting to see how much I am still in credit come the March bill. I am currently on target to have a Oct bill slightly under £60.
When I moved to this place I made a conscious effort with the lights. I didn't really have a choice - the previous owners took most of the light fittings with them! All except the old uplighter I mentioned earlier are now LED lights (both inside and out) and I rarely use more than a couple of 5 watt (?) table lamps for lighting of an evening. My desk lamp is 5 watts, I think.I'm horrified at how much electricity I was using before and I really don't understand how with all my lighting being about 9 watts per room and in my main room it's more like 2 watts over my keyboard.
My habits have been relatively stable for years - for me it was being forced to look at how much I was spending in a year and then seeing projected increases of thousands of pounds per year laid out in front of me that did it ...
And it's not like there weren't significant tariff increases before ...
This is what Bulb have charged me over time ... so large percentage increases aren't new, but they are of course compounded ..
Early 2020 14.62p per kwh
Late 2020 16.27 - 11 percent increase
late 2021 20.5 - 26 percent increase
from April 2022 - 27p 31 percent increase
from October 2022 34p - fixed for 2 years 26 percent increase
Previous threatened caps - 53p and then 80p approx ...
How are you doing with the air-fryer? Mrs Q has purchased one and seems quite taken by it but I havent' quite managed to master it yet things tend to come out a bit burnt on the outside but still no more than lukewarm on the inside.
I've had my immersion heater on for 2 hours a night (rather than the 6 or so before), and so far I've not run out of hot water. I make that a saving of around 4x3.5kWh per day, or something of the order of £4-5 a day
Yep we've not had that problem either. Stick it as a query on the airfryer thread, Micki, should be on new posts somewhere cos Boatie had a query about jacket spuds earlier.I think it's ace, I've certainly not experienced that problem, perhaps you need to turn down the cooking temperature a bit & cook a little longer, or have lessons from Mrs Q.
How are you doing with the air-fryer? Mrs Q has purchased one and seems quite taken by it but I havent' quite managed to master it yet things tend to come out a bit burnt on the outside but still no more than lukewarm on the inside.
I'm still getting used to my air-fryer. There's definitely savings from using it for things like chicken thighs or chops which I would have cooked in the conventional oven. It cooks chips OK but although it's a 2 in 1 (Tefal) it won't do these simultaneously with anything in the tray. It cooks them first and then keeps them warm whilst you cook something in the tray. The quality of the chips deteriorates while I'm waiting for the food in the tray to cook.I think it's ace, I've certainly not experienced that problem, perhaps you need to turn down the cooking temperature a bit & cook a little longer, or have lessons from Mrs Q.
It does seem a bit high. But, monitoring it on my graphs, it tended to operate on a duty cycle of a minimum of 75% while it's on, then stops for a bit, before topping up the heat a bit later. I could probably do some sums to work out the rate of heat leakage from the HWC, or just buy an additional insulating jacket and bung it on. So maybe I'm just saving half that theoretical amountNot sure about that, if the immersion heater is rated at 3.5kw, it's not going to be using anything like that once the tank's temperature is reached.
What a cock-up. Which company?
Sorry, don’t understand. If it’s been credited on your online bill that means it’s been taken away from the amount due doesn’t it?
Sorry for the confusion!!I read it was being credited to the bank account, but also credited to the bill.
My Ovo account tells me I could change my DD to £5!After checking online yesterday ovo said i could reduce my DD from £273 to £140 AND i get the £66 refund as well
Do it!My Ovo account tells me I could change my DD to £5!
I only switch on the immersion heater for a bath and my back of an envelope calculation says 7.5KWH per bath or 0.25kwh per day averaged over a month. When I worked, I had a hot bath every Sunday which would have meant 1kwh per day.I've had my immersion heater on for 2 hours a night (rather than the 6 or so before), and so far I've not run out of hot water. I make that a saving of around 4x3.5kWh per day, or something of the order of £4-5 a day
Laundry's no problem - the washing machine is cold feed only (and mostly runs at 30C). I use a shower to wash, and only very, very rarely have a bath (the HWC doesn't really supply enough water for a decently full, decently warm bath). The only thing I really use hot water for is washing at the sink, and doing the washing up.I only switch on the immersion heater for a bath and my back of an envelope calculation says 7.5KWH per bath or 0.25kwh per day averaged over a month. When I worked, I had a hot bath every Sunday which would have meant 1kwh per day.
I'm hoping to make my water heating more efficient by having the water only heat to 40 degrees so I don't end up wasting hot water... but it's a low priority for me as I'm fine with flannels and cold water most of the time.
I realise that with a job and social life like yours, bathing and laundry are going to be important.
Tbh I would probably spend it I'll just leave it there.Do it!
(But put aside a reasonable sum each month, so you can pay them when/if they realise their error. But in the meantime it’s better in your account than theirs!)
What am I looking at?If I use the 1kw fan heater under my desk this winter it will be on a thermostat ...
I have yet to decide where to set the temperature ...
The 12 volt supply for the thermostat uses almost a watt by itself !
I may run some lighting off it as well ...
EDIT - currently reading 19 degrees at head height, 17 under my desk ...
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That's the best cheap temperature control module the Chinese have to offer and a knock-off "Omron"-style relay - thankfully my 1kw fan heater shouldn't tax it too much ... if I get around to doing the immersion heater I will drive an industrial contactor off the relay...What am I looking at?
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I keep getting phone calls from 'various' companies saying they offer a free loft insulation survey. If I say I'm not interested they start going on about the problem with 'old' loft insulation being dangerous. I admit to switching off at that point but I'm sure they've sometimes mentioned 'fire hazard' or 'causing damp problems'. They insist they aren't trying to sell me something and I insist that I'm NOT INTERESTED.I just had some bod come to the door selling windows under the guise of a "recycling scheme" for anything over ten years old !
There is usually a thermostat in the tank to control the heater.if I get around to doing the immersion heater I will drive an industrial contactor off the relay...
Yes but it's not easily accessible and sod's law if I tried to adjust it, it would pack up and I'm not in the mood for draining the tank and fitting a new heater ... and I like the idea of having a nice digital temperature display and I have all this stuff to hand ... it's getting ripped out over the next year or two ...There is usually a thermostat in the tank to control the heater.
What am I looking at?
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Why? Are you an EON customer?Just got this email.....
Your Energy Bills Support Scheme monthly discount has been paid
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That's a nice surprise!