On Aug 16, 8:45*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
OH thought the old ones were leaking electric ( costing too much).

Sigh. If under 20yrs old they would have been fine (money saved).


So what we actually have on is 2x1.5 kw's and 2x3 Kw's. *Both as low as he
can make it.

Which means charge is set to #1.
The difference between #1 & #6 is quite substantial when it is cold.
Worse, it means the fabric of the house can not get warm (heat store).

Ok, 2x 1.5kW + 2x 3kW = 9kW
- Maximum winter bill is 120 days of 100% charge (#6 & supercold)
- 9kW x 7hrs x 120 days = 7560 units = £415.80

The difference between running at #1 v #6 is about £100 at most.


When I get cold I will ask to have the halogen heater put on ( 500 w)

Ah, that will be 6p/hr to run, and does very little.

6p/hr gets you 0.5kW during the day.
6p/hr gets you about 1.2kW overnight on E7 - better value.
Thus forcing you to use peak heating is not economic.


3) Consider a dehumidifier

That is something I have thought about but not bought. OH says it wouldnt
do any good ( does he know? I dont know)

It would, but they draw about 250W (0.25kW) or 2.5p/hr.
Buy one with a humidistat, run for 6hrs/day over 120 days = £18.
Problem is he will turn the humidistat to "turn on only if 90%
humidity" :-(


Now we have it all over the house
and frankly the place stinks of must.

Hmmm...
What ventilation do you have re wall vents?
Are your floors solid concrete or wood - if it is wood you might have
a wet underfloor problem?
I assume the gutters are all clear and not overflowing onto the walls.