[Karln]

Ok.
For some reason yesterday my IHD decided not to show any readings on the gas side.
Fast forward 24 hours and all is good with showing gas usage on the IHD.
But according to my IHD the 24 hours previous i supposedly used £3.45 in gas. ??????

Now the other days before Thursday the 29th June my daily usage readings where.

Monday 26th June £0.85p
Tuesday 27th June £0.62p
Wednesday 28th June £0.45p

So how the heck does my IHD get that i used £3.45p when the only bit of gas i used was when i cooked some tea and had had a shower?

Anyone got any clues to 1- why my IHD stopped working for 1 day ? 2- why my IHD decided to hammer me for gas i know i did not use on the day it decided not to work?

[JoeSoap]

@Karln

Can you check back and see how much it says you have used in kWh compared to the days before? I know there can be problems with the IHDs using incorrect rates but the bills will be correct for the amount of energy consumed.

As long as the kWh readings are what you consider normal then it may be just a glitch.

Also, if you have the Bright App you could check on there to see what you have used.

[retrotecchie]

Originally Posted by Karln

Anyone got any clues to 1- why my IHD stopped working for 1 day ? 2- why my IHD decided to hammer me for gas i know i did not use on the day it decided not to work?

1. They do that sometimes. Glitch on the HAN, or just random luck. They are a 'guide'...not supposed to be taken as absolute truth.

2. It's displaying random nonsense. It hasn't 'hammered you' for anything. As @JoeSoap says, go by the kWh usage, not what the £ says.

[Karln]

Originally Posted by JoeSoap

@Karln

Can you check back and see how much it says you have used in kWh compared to the days before? I know there can be problems with the IHDs using incorrect rates but the bills will be correct for the amount of energy consumed.

As long as the kWh readings are what you consider normal then it may be just a glitch.

Also, if you have the Bright App you could check on there to see what you have used.

here are my daily KWH readings.

26th June 15,62 kwh
27th June 9.56 kwh
28th June 5,79 kwh
29th June 84.62 kwh (dont use this much in the dead of winter in a day never mind summer)

[retrotecchie]

@Karln

How do you arrive at those readings? From the Bright App or your IHD itself, or do you take daily manual readings from the physical meter (not the IHD)?

[JoeSoap]

@Karln

If you have the Bright App or similar (or even download it at sometime now or in the future) you can break the day’s usage down to half-hourly intervals (as long as your meter is set to half-hourly readings).

This will show exactly when the alleged consumption took place.

[WizzyWigg]

@Karln

My IHD has never been accurate and I only use it a visual guide. Definitely not as the gospel truth. As the forum learned colleagues say the third party app Hildebrand Bright is way more useful. It's free as well. If you use it for the first time it does take a little time to populate. 👴

[Karln]

ok the above reading where taken from my Bright app.

I have just checked my Bright IHD which is now back to normal and it says i only used £0.64p of gas yesterday when IHD was down.

So how can Bright app reading be way off compared to the Bright IHD reading?

[retrotecchie]

@Karln

The Bright app should be spot on as it takes data directly from DCC from your actual meter reads. The actual IHD itself could have just rolled a seven for any number of reasons. They are not infallible. Likewise, if data from DCC was corrupted for any reason, then the Bright app could have the occasional 'wobble. So long as you are only billed for your net metered usage between billing readings, that's all that matters.

[Mailman]

@Karln

What does your IHD show for the gas usage 'so far this month'

Mine is showing 78.38 kWh gas .......