On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:53:38 +0000, Ed Sirett
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:29:13 -0800, paulc wrote:



Now that ive written down everything, there does seem quite a bit. Ive
taken readings every morning this week, and overnight were using 34
units (its a modern meter, blue button gives you night reading and day
one). Through the day were using 25 units, both seem excessive to me.

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Ok just been put onto this by a friend and we are having a similar
problem though not the same.
until a couple of bills back, i was paying £80 per month on DD and
this was covering my usage. we also have economy 7.
i had running
3 x storage heaters
2 x computers (1 on 24/7 as uploading weather station but monitor off
over night)
1 x fridge freezer
1 x chest freezer
1 x electric cooker when in use (about once a day)
1 x microwave about 4 times a week
light bulbs ranging from 1 x 100w to 40w and energy saving 11w
1 x kettle boiled about 10 times a day
1 x emersion heater on 24/7
1 x electric radiator with thermostat set to 18c (24/7)
1 x bedside light 25w
1 x radio alarm

the whole house is electric, no gas and no solid fuel and is rented.

a couple of bills back i got one for £800+ then the next one was for
£700+ so i rang them up and changed to a card meter on 6th december.
it ate £50 in 5 days. things started getting turned off.

i am now running
2 x comps as above
1 x 2kw convector heater thermostat controlled on number 3
1 x fridge freezer
1 x kettle
1 x cooker
light bulbs
the emersion heater is only being turned on over night

our current usage for the previous 24 hours is £6.37
units are
R1 (day time i assume) 43.31
R2 (night time i assume) 36.05

R1 price 8.36p per unit?
R2 price 3.61p per unit?

readings have been taken for over a week and i can't get the usage
down. Tonight i have borrowed a calor gas heater off a friend so we
will see what the readings tell me tomorrow, but where am i using all
this power? do i have a leak?