Energy bill increases
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gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
A new ( unwanted) high in ' ma maison' Gas only (incl SC) 82kwh in 24 hours £8.30.
Just done our calculations (all rough but near enough) for the last 24 hours
Reading taken after boiler turned off yesterday evening, todays reading taken at the same time.
5 m3 = 55KwH, cost around £5 odd per day.
House temps this morning 15c
Heating on at 10.00 till 12.00 set at 19.5c then 15.30 till 18.00 set at 19.5c
Hot water on last night at 18.00 off at 20.00 then on today at 06.00 off at 07.00
I think we will reduce the afternoon heating to go off at 17.00, an hour earlier . We don't like the house too warm to sleep in so that will make it more comfortable plus save cost.
House currently sitting at 18.5 c, heating been off nearly 4 hours so its only lost 1c.
18 is too warm really to go to bed in.
cougie uk
Guru
They're brilliant. Keep your core warm and let your arms do things. I wear mine round the house too. I can do the dishes in it - can't really do that with a coat on.
I've even got a packable one I was using in lockdown when cafe stops had to be outside. I could put that on whilst I stopped and not get cool.
One of the most useful bits of kit. Especially the cycling versions.
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
A new ( unwanted) high in ' ma maison' Gas only (incl SC) 82kwh in 24 hours £8.30.
Just got my monthly energy bill from Octopus 15-nov-22 to 14-dec-22.
Gas £179.72 & Elec £69.29 = £249.01.
I can scrape together the £249.00 but I'm going to neogoiate a bank loan for the remainder.
P.S Maybe crowd funding is a better option than a bank loan ?
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cougie uk
Guru
Have you not got any credit balance with Octopus?
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Yes, but it's down to a miserly £455.00 now
Oh, plus this months DD not credited yet. 
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
And it is bang on for here, currently -7C
it was a cold one, was putting the recycling out at 6:30 and my nips were freezing up lol
Kingfisher101
Veteran
Why cant you do dishes with a coat on? I can understand them being useful for people working outside etc but otherwize I think they are a gimmick. One of my problems is my arms get very cold so they are not for me. If they work for you then fair enough.
cougie uk
Guru
Wet sleeves ?
My favourite armwarmers are a set of tattoo sleeves which are basically tights for the arms. roll down to nothing but keep the chill off when it's not warm enough for bare arms. Cost a couple of quid and make a big difference on the bike and running for me.
Chislenko
Veteran
That's Mrs. C's Christmas present sorted 😊
chris-suffolk
Über Member
Same here, washing on, maybe even the tumble dryer, and all at 63p /kw that I generate (exported or not). Win, win!
damn you early adopters lol
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
I thought it had warmed up, but back from bike ride and coldest was -6C
