Central Heating 23/24 Season
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
kids now on long PJs instead of shorts
heating wont come on for another couple months probs. unless its freezing. the HVAC picks up the inbetween stage
ran the numbers yesterday with gas usage based on my smart meter data and the price being 10.5p or whatever the exact . of a penny it is for 2 years will keep my gas bill at £100 a month over the 12 month direct debit
not terrible however we are very low use of gas compared (9000 kw) and considering it used to be 2.6p (only 2 winters ago) so like £250 a year including standing charge it is a massive increase.
how are people affording this.
heating wont come on for another couple months probs. unless its freezing. the HVAC picks up the inbetween stage
ran the numbers yesterday with gas usage based on my smart meter data and the price being 10.5p or whatever the exact . of a penny it is for 2 years will keep my gas bill at £100 a month over the 12 month direct debit
not terrible however we are very low use of gas compared (9000 kw) and considering it used to be 2.6p (only 2 winters ago) so like £250 a year including standing charge it is a massive increase.
how are people affording this.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Still feels quite mild, not been tempted to put the heating on yet.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
New predicted usage numbers in. Eon estimated we'll be using £3800's worth of gas & leccy to heat our huge, sprawling terraced cottage. ****s.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Yeah quite mild in Manchester, been out all morning with my chainsaw feeling the tangled mess that was once a garden. Wish I’d ordered a bigger skip though. Going to need a second I think.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Remove the room thermostat and get one of those portable ones that is controlled by your phone, and don't let anyone else have access to the app.
I've got an Ideal Halo which works very well on the app, there's also Nest and Hive which I believe work the same way
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Surely they can be nothing more than estimates,
or are those figures set in stone?
Just had my weekly update from Shell energy who are saying my yearly energy bill will be about £1500.
Didn't think that was too bad.
Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
KW rates have been fixed and are set at 10.5 p KW gas and 34p electric
All that changes is how much of the stuff you use
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British Gas send me a weekly email telling me details soon and seem to have removed the take a reading from the app so I can’t even do that.
Related question I’m on SVR can I move providers (even if I stay on SVR?)
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
You get a gadget with it that gives you a running total of what you use each day etc. It isn't bad, it is good for people to try and understand what causes significant usage (in my house it is normally my wife). It won't change your life though, apart from giving you an hour by hour window into how much poorer you are getting.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
13 year old daughter morning she’s cold. She’ll have to wait until November for heating here. She could always go or her mums, heatings on in August!
19.5 according to my Nest in the front room, t-shirt weather. They start early with this ‘cold’ lark.
19.5 according to my Nest in the front room, t-shirt weather. They start early with this ‘cold’ lark.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Is this the top price per unit the energy companies can charge from October 1st?
Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
thats pretty much the price, I doubt you will find anyone under that because energy is so far above it
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Not on for me yet (3 floor, 3 bed townhouse, semi) and I'm fighting to keep it off for another couple of months more, if at all, this year. Considering electric blankets for the beds at night, anybody got any idea if they're worth it? To be honest it's OK for me and the kids to throw jumpers/blankets on of an evening while we do whatever we're doing, but bedtime is when it seems like it might bite a little bit. Got an electric fire I might put on in the living room if that's where we're sat.
Been lucky, I guess, with my energy company (Octopus) - they're cutting their standing charge by 4% which sort of offsets the unit change a bit, and not immediately putting bills up, so the government discount will actually reduce my bill rather than just hold it at the same. If I can keep the energy use down that should help too.
Been lucky, I guess, with my energy company (Octopus) - they're cutting their standing charge by 4% which sort of offsets the unit change a bit, and not immediately putting bills up, so the government discount will actually reduce my bill rather than just hold it at the same. If I can keep the energy use down that should help too.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
What are your daily standing charges now Yorks?YorksHammer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:21 am
Been lucky, I guess, with my energy company (Octopus) - they're cutting their standing charge by 4% which sort of offsets the unit change a bit, and not immediately putting bills up, so the government discount will actually reduce my bill rather than just hold it at the same. If I can keep the energy use down that should help too.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Currently, Electric is 48.258p, going down to 47.902p. Gas is 27.216p, going down to 26.841p. That's based on the letter that they sent alongside all their gubbins about what they're doing - I spotted immediately that neither of those is 4% on the standing charge so have emailed them back about it. My maths says the following:
Current Electricity Standing Charge: 48.258p
New Electricity Standing Charge: 47.902p
% reduction based on above: 0.74% (100 - ((47.902/48.258)*100))
4% reduction: 46.338p (48.258 x 0.96)
But maybe there's something I'm missing. Any kind of reduction is pretty welcome at the moment, mind. Keep trying to get people I know to switch to Octopus when they're looking as both parties get £50 credit on their bills.
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Re: Central Heating 20/21 Season
Thanks Yorks, just read an article which states that the standing order reduction will save on average £12 a year. No idea how accurate that is, am lousy at maths.
Apart from that, when you say you'll be paying less, is that because of the £400 government hand out?
Apart from that, when you say you'll be paying less, is that because of the £400 government hand out?
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