High useage

Level 92

retrotecchie

24-11-22

@Purplerachel123

Ok, I think the oven control stat is knackered, and your oven is on all the time, but at a really low temperature and accounting for about half of your usage. If there is no clock on the oven, your workaround is to always turn it off at the wall when you aren't using it, and turn the switch back on when you need to use it. It won't be costing any more to run....it's just costing you a fortune when you are not using it. You'll need to replace it, or get an engineer in to fix it.

Meanwhile, isolate it at the switch and you will save yourself a lot of money.

Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player. I DON'T work for or on behalf of EON.Next, but am willing to try and help if I can. Not on mains gas, mobile network or mains drainage. House heated almost entirely by baby dragons.

Level 92

retrotecchie

24-11-22

@JoeSoap

Two heads are always better than one...good to have someone riding shotgun in case I miss anything, which I often do!👍

Level 6

Purplerachel123

24-11-22

Thank you so much for your help

Level 92

retrotecchie

24-11-22

@Purplerachel123

Can you do me a favour please? Report back over the next couple of days and let us know if your numbers improve somewhat? I'm pretty sure it's the oven...the same happened to me. I only spotted it one day when I took out a baking tray and it seemed suspiciously warm. Only four years ago, and electricity was a lot cheaper then, but It still almost doubled my bills!

Last edited by retrotecchie; 24-11-22 at 21:13.

Level 91

JoeSoap

24-11-22

Originally Posted by retrotecchie

@JoeSoap

Two heads are always better than one...good to have someone riding shotgun in case I miss anything, which I often do!👍

If the oven is consuming like that then would it not have some warmth when you open the door? I guess if the switch is left off all night and through tomorrow it will show up in the numbers.

I'm an Eon Next dual fuel customer with no particular expertise but have some time on my hands that I am using to try and help out a bit.

Level 92

retrotecchie

24-11-22

@JoeSoap

My old oven had a rotary switch with a positive click off. Two sets of contacts, one for the fan and the oven light, the other was for the element. The control also included the stat, so you clicked it on and carried on winding to the appropriate temp. If you turned the control off, power was still getting to the element, but the stat was 'regulating' to not much above ambient...but enough to draw several kWh a day, day in day out.

The fan and light contacts were low current, and fine. The element contacts were heavy duty and had welded themselves together at some point. You thought if the fan and light were off, all Good, but not the case.

Last edited by retrotecchie; 24-11-22 at 21:18.

Level 91

JoeSoap

24-11-22

@retrotecchie
Excellent diagnosis. I await good news from @Purplerachel123 tomorrow. Still not sure if we’re talking smart meters or not. The Bright App is brilliant for looking at overnight consumption hour by hour.

Level 6

Purplerachel123

24-11-22

I will update you in the morning

Level 6

Purplerachel123

25-11-22

This morning it’s on £3.64 £2.01 on electric and £1.49 gas will know throughout the day if it’s using less

Level 91

JoeSoap

25-11-22

@Purplerachel123

Where are you reading this? Is it on your in home display for smart meters? Can you tell us how much you have used in kWh?