[Landmark]

Originally Posted by SaraR

Hi do you know what the average cost is for a 1 bedroom all electric house per month?

It cost me the the same in the newbuild flat I lived in a few years ago in my first floor one bedroom electric only flat with heat pump and underfloor heating (namely £40 per month) as it does now in my dual fuel with combi boiler, insulated, one bedroom mid terrace house, however I have built a little credit that will offset the increases in May when my fixed deal with Eon Next ends and I join the statutory price cap😒

[SaraR]

@AndrewC Hi thanks for your reply. We only have the heating on 1 and it goes up to 6 , most of the time it doesn’t even switch on because it is set so low that it only comes on if it’s really quite cold. If the day isn’t to cold it won’t even come on but if it’s a freezing cold day it may come on but I have to say if we didn’t have it on when it’s really cold outside it would be very cold in the house, the heating on 1 just stops the house being really cold on very cold days.

[SaraR]

Hi we did the creep test we found no problems so unfortunately it isn’t this that is the problem.

[theunknowntech]

Thanks,

In that case the high bills aren't being caused by a meter fault. Something else might be guzzling an excessive amount of juice and you may want to think about what that could be. For example, I don't recommend cryptomining at all because it's a waste of time and you'll almost always end up spending more on the electric bill than you'll ever earn in mining profits. It's not something I'll ever do myself for that exact reason. If you recently fell for the temptation of Norton Crypto for example, you'll probably want to completely uninstall Norton 360, cancel the subscription and switch to an alternative anti-virus product like Bitdefender, Sophos, or Kaspersky.

Have a look around the house and think about anything that might use a lot of electricity. Sometimes optimising the way you use those devices can help to control the bills. I'd also recommend checking your tariff to see if there's a more suitable one. With that being said, could you show me photos of your meters please? I want to check something that might help.

[meldrewreborn]

I use 3,000 kWh of electricity per year and 17,000 kWh of Gas. I've quoted that so that you can see that my Gas bill which covers heating , water heating and cooking is a much higher drain than the electrical appliances.

You issue is almost certainly (assuming the meter is functioning correctly) to do with the ceiling heating. You don't say whether you are on a dual price tariff where night units are priced lower than day units.
If you do have such a tariff it isn't ideal for ceiling heating. Controls are important and thermostatically controlled devices for the ceiling heating are very important. Turning the thermostat down a notch can dramatically reduce your bills. Water heating, washing clothes etc are best done a night if you have a dual tariff meter. Also check that your devices are using power at the same time as the cheap rate operates (if there is one)

Tell us more and we'll try to help, but accurate information is needed to provide the best advice.

[meldrewreborn]

@SHAMUS

You need to tell us more. A normal monthly bill is simply the unit times price plus days times standing charge. You can check these things yourself. If you have arrears and are paying by direct debit these can inflate the monthly DD greatly. Also some suppliers increase debits in winter (particularly for gas) because that's when we use most. Prices on the price cap rose substantially in October 2021 and will again in Apr2022.

My own unit price for gas in April 2022 will be 2.5 times the rate I paid for most of last year. We will all have to pay more because of the high cost of energy on world markets, the problem now is determining whether the payments made by an individual are correct, given there ae many reasons why a bill can be wrong.

Its probably best to start your own thread to keep replies focussed on your issue.