Energy bill increases

[cougie uk]

You have to set that against the ease of use, it's used for music & controlling some socket, of which some are inaccessible without removing furniture & in one instance floorboards. Yes I can use an App to control them, this way anyone can switch them on & more importantly off.

We have 2, 1 in the corner of the dining room usage as described above, the other in a room which hasn't been used since April/May & if the weather holds not for another month until I have to go back inside to work, at which point I'll use it for music, so it 'should' have been switched off months ago.

Save more money by just walling up the room !

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

My fixed rate mortgage period runs out in 117 days.

Just been on phone and secured a 10 year fixed rate extension for only a few quid more than we are paying now.

Reassuring to have that, and a sensible fixed fuel tariff, in the current climate.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Amazing what a couple of days do to your DD. That’s the difference on Wed announcement. How people could have afforded that sort of price hike!

 

[neil_merseyside]

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Amazing what a couple of days do to your DD. That’s the difference on Wed announcement. How people could have afforded that sort of price hike!

So you have a surplus now, and you will have a surplus then, yet you can only increase the amount so the surplus rises more?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

So you have a surplus now, and you will have a surplus then, yet you can only increase the amount so the surplus rises more?

We are talking about energy companies here, they like to use our money as a free overdraft they can get interest on.

 

[MrGrumpy]

So you have a surplus now, and you will have a surplus then, yet you can only increase the amount so the surplus rises more?

Actually they now suggest I drop it

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Actually they now suggest I drop it

But won't let you sufficiently

 

[MrGrumpy]

But won't let you sufficiently

The whole point is reaching £0 owed I believe ! Early days but if I’m ( a miracle ) in credit after winter I’m sure I can drop it . Not too worried about it now obviously , what I’m paying is what I use . So to save I’ll try and cut, recent events have made make take notice !!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I'd rather I owed them money than they owe me

 

[mjr]

I'd rather I owed them money than they owe me

Yes, do your own calculations. Some energy companies do tricks like taking that "in 12 months" estimated amount on a date immediately before you'd pay them.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Yes, do your own calculations. Some energy companies do tricks like taking that "in 12 months" estimated amount on a date immediately before you'd pay them.

I left British Gas on the 16th August & provided them with a meter readings, I gave the same ones to Octopus, so far BG have sent me 3 Final Bill's all with differing amounts on.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

When I got the keys to where I live now, approximately 5 years ago, the first thing I did was was to swap out all 41 standard GU10 bulbs, which provided the main light in all rooms, for LED ones. The living room alone had 9 in the ceiling, each consuming 50 watts. The LED lamps which replaced them were only 4 watts each. In the evening we sit with a single uplighter fitted with a 5 watt LED lamp.

Last night one of the G4 lamps in the cooker hood (my wife likes to use these when cooking) blew. It was one of the original 12v, 20 watt bulbs. Checking in the local supermarket showed that 2 x exact replacements would cost the same as 4 x 1.5 watt replacement from Amazon. These were duly ordered and will arrive today.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Anybody any thoughts on what these spikes are overnight?

Fridge/Freezer?

 

[fossyant]

Anybody any thoughts on what these spikes are overnight?

Fridge/Freezer?

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Most likely the pump or what ever kicking in. Our new one uses many different power levels depending upon what it is doing, circulation fan, cooling, off, etc.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Anybody any thoughts on what these spikes are overnight?

Fridge/Freezer?

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Cats, foxes, badgers or pervy voyeurs triggering your exterior security lights? 😁