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My Mother was on a pre pay electricity meter from NPower. She then
changed to a quaterly bill. Her first quater was =A3 150.00 pound this
quater her bill is =A3375.00 !!! this is a huge jump she has complained
to NPower about a possible faulty meter they have told her to keep a
daily log of readings from her digital meter. She has hardly any
eletrical items, she has a two bedroomed house. And a part from lights
and normal appliances such tv's dvd , fridge freezer washer and tumble
dryer which she uses infrequently. The only high comsumpsion items are
the imersion heater on timer and a 2kw oil filled radiator. she has
been keeping daily readings and the usage is as follows : Mon -Tue =3D
51 units Tue- Wed =3D 53 units. Is this normal domestic use or could it
be a faulty meter???? Thanks in anticipation. =20
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Using 51 units in a 24 hour period implies that the radiator and=20
immersion heater are on an awful lot - assuming 5kw for the two together,=
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that means they're both active for 10 hours (OK, assuming that there is=20
sod-all draw from the rest of the house). If it is a dual rate meter,=20
have you checked that the immersion timer is set for overnight only, and=20
that the time on the timer is correct? There's probably not a lot you can=
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do about the radiator - after all, if she's cold, she needs it on.=20

For our house, the average quarterly bill is about =A3300, which includes=
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washing machine and tumble dryer which seem to be going 24/7, dishwasher,=
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heater in shed (on 24/7), TV on all the bloody time, lights left on all=20
over the damn place, grrr, grumble, mumble. That's for two adults and 3=20
kids. Sounds as though there may be something awry round your mum's.

Just my first thoughts on reading this - no doubt there are other=20
explanations!