Gas & Electricity

blueinsa said:
Have to laugh at some posts on here and posters who claim their bills are £80 a month for both.

Where do they live? A fucking shoe box??
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I live in a 2 bedroomed house in Somerset, with A rated energy efficiency. Only me here. I am at work 5 days a week and have a shower at the gym in the morning.
It's costing me about £80 a month for both.
It's actually coating me less than it did it my terraced house, in Manchester.
 
Nightmare Walking said:
I live in a 2 bedroomed house in Somerset, with A rated energy efficiency. Only me here. I am at work 5 days a week and have a shower at the gym in the morning.
It's costing me about £80 a month for both.
It's actually coating me less than it did it my terraced house, in Manchester.
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10° warmer in Somerset than Manchester, plus you've got Coates.
 
remember arthur mann said:
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I never knew I’d need lessons my gran just did it !! those were the day’s no money no nothing. In fact they used to have a wash house where all the women went communal washing.
I don’t want to give the chancellor idea’s though so I’ll shut up with money saving tips.

PS the washing up bowl takes 18 litre’s to the top. He just measured it.
 
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Kirkstall Blue said:
I never knew I’d need lessons my gran just did it !! those were the day’s no money no nothing. In fact they used to have a wash house where all the women went communal washing.
I don’t want to give the chancellor idea’s though so I’ll shut up with money saving tips.

PS the washing up bowl takes 18 litre’s to the top. He just measured it.
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Must have a Belfast sink.
 
Just to counterbalance the low-ballers on here, our use for October is £230 for gas and electric.

Used the heating a few hours a day but surprisingly little in the evening compared to normal. The electric is higher than I thought it would be, possibly because we’ve used the tumble dryer a lot. Will look at cutting that down going forward.

Have been paying £236 DD for months so over £500 in credit now ready for increasing gas usage for the next few months.
 
RobMCFC said:
Just to counterbalance the low-ballers on here, our use for October is £230 for gas and electric.

Used the heating a few hours a day but surprisingly little in the evening compared to normal. The electric is higher than I thought it would be, possibly because we’ve used the tumble dryer a lot. Will look at cutting that down going forward.

Have been paying £236 DD for months so over £500 in credit now ready for increasing gas usage for the next few months.
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Most peoples’ electricity will be fairly consistent throughout the year unless its used for heating.

Gas is the major variable for the vast majority of us.

2 hours heating yesterday cost us £3.50.
 
blueinsa said:
Have to laugh at some posts on here and posters who claim their bills are £80 a month for both.

Where do they live? A fucking shoe box??
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Suppose it depends on personal circumstances, in my case there is just me and my wife in the house. Both out at work all day and we enjoy walking so take the dog out each night. Being a FOC i like to be tucked up in bed by 9:30 so we only really use energy in the home for a couple of hours a day. We live in a 3 bed semi but are careful in what energy we consume. For example we don't have a dishwasher, we use an air fryer rather than the oven, we have showers rather than baths and don't use a kettle. Where possible we avoid using the dryer and try to use the washer just once a week.

I can imagine how a couple who have 2 or 3 kids and maybe work from home are in a completely different position though.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Most peoples’ electricity will be fairly consistent throughout the year unless its used for heating.

Gas is the major variable for the vast majority of us.

2 hours heating yesterday cost us £3.50.
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Yeah, I agree generally, but I’m thinking lots of tumble dryer use in the winter vs hanging stuff on the line in the summer might be tipping that balance.
 
RobMCFC said:
Yeah, I agree generally, but I’m thinking lots of tumble dryer use in the winter vs hanging stuff on the line in the summer might be tipping that balance.
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Our tumble dryer costs 40p to totally dry our weekly wash. Much cheaper than having the heat on.

We won’t use it when we have the heat on, obviously, bur condenser dryers are pretty efficient these days.

Saves on ironing too.
 
abu13 said:
We live in a 3 bed semi but are careful in what energy we consume. For example we don't have a dishwasher, we use an air fryer rather than the oven, we have showers rather than baths and don't use a kettle. Where possible we avoid using the dryer and try to use the washer just once a week.
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Kinell...sounds a bit miserable that, no kettle, how do you make a brew ?
 
Just checked our account. Eon next. We are at the moment £1208.84 in credit ! Also noticed we have not Been billed for any gas usage the last two months.
 
For the 2nd month I have had an e-mail telling me I have had £60 odd off the govt credited to my bill. I read - and am disgusted by - if you are on a pre-pay meter ( the poorest and most vulnerable) you have to apply for , get and and cash in a voucher on line. Guess what? You get 90 days to do it and so far the uptake is very low. Every thing this Govt does just seems to be aimed at fucking over the poor for the crime of being poor
 
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