"Richard" wrote in message
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The Wanderer wrote:
On 7 Dec 2006 03:24:21 -0800, Richard wrote:

Sparks wrote:
"Richard" wrote in message
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TMC wrote:

"Richard" wrote in message
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My economy 7 digital meter is showing me using

R1 = 65kwh per 24 hours
R2 = 23kwh per 24 hours

Surely this is back to front, I thought R2 was the night time
units, I
cant be using 65kw daytime and only 23kw at night with 5 storage
heaters.


All you need to do is look again this afternoon and see which one
has
changed then if necessary ring the Electricity people

Tony

Is it possible that im using 65kw in the day and 23kw at night, it
doesnt add up.

Yes, your storage heaters may be coming on in the day due to an
incorrectly
set timer, or the storage heaters may have a boost function that is
being
used in the day.

Does your whole house switch over to rate 2 in the night, or it it
just for
the storage heaters?

Sparks...

The whole house switches over at night, no boost function on the
heaters, do all electric meters show the night units as rate 2?

Have you thouught of looking at an old bill - the readings should give
you
a clue which is normal and which is low rate.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

I have only just moved into this house and have not had a bill, just
rang npower and they are stating that R1 is the night time reading,
seems a little strange that the overall reading shows R2 as the highest
sine the meter was fitted.

The easiest way to verify this it to take a reading in the morning, when it
is in "day" mode, then again in the evening when it is still in "day" mode,
and see which reading has increased (assuming you are using some power in
the house, or course)

As the whole house switches over at night, your storage heaters may be under
local control, rather than under the control of the time switch that
controls the meter - If so, check these are only on in the E7 period - The
E7 time is normally quoted in GMT, which we are currently in, when we switch
to British summer Time, the E7 stays on GMT (as I understand it anyway), so
don't change the time on the timers when the clocks go forward.

Sparks...