New Posts For Thread: Just had a massive shock!!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shockMoved into my apartment in April '16 and was staggered that up to April '17 my gas bill was almost £1.15kOk, so it's LPG as I live in the sticks, but for Christ's sake!!!This was more than double what I was paying, in a much bigger property, with naYes Jack....agreed!I thought of being self sufficient, with bottles, but the price is off the scale!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037805#553037805Yes Jack....agreed!I thought of being self sufficient, with bottles, but the price is off the scale!Tue, 31 Oct 2017 06:26:14 -0500Think some mugs were in charge of sorting the gas out to still be under contract for 18 months at that price.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037773#553037773Think some mugs were in charge of sorting the gas out to still be under contract for 18 months at that price.Tue, 31 Oct 2017 06:16:19 -0500Yes Jack....41.5p per litre + vatRip off standing charge of 12.34p per day + vat!!!I took it upon myself to get alternative quotes and three were significantly less.....Problem is that the owners of 'The Hall' have 18 months still to run on a lease chttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037759#553037759Yes Jack....41.5p per litre + vatRip off standing charge of 12.34p per day + vat!!!I took it upon myself to get alternative quotes and three were significantly less.....Problem is that the owners of 'The Hall' have 18 months still to run on a lease cTue, 31 Oct 2017 06:08:18 -0500bill for all year including electric for cooking etc came to £12 a week£600/year!Me £360/annum For electric and gas. Central heating on as much as I want.Modern efficient boiler, LED lights, good insulation and it helps to have windows facing Souhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037685#553037685bill for all year including electric for cooking etc came to £12 a week£600/year!Me £360/annum For electric and gas. Central heating on as much as I want.Modern efficient boiler, LED lights, good insulation and it helps to have windows facing SouTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:28:39 -0500Lady,You didn't say whether you knew how much you were paying (via the common LPG arrangement) per litre for your gas. I guess there is a residents association or management companyThat is pretty fundamental and you should probably find out!LPG suphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037667#553037667Lady,You didn't say whether you knew how much you were paying (via the common LPG arrangement) per litre for your gas. I guess there is a residents association or management companyThat is pretty fundamental and you should probably find out!LPG supTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:15:59 -0500Here's a thought. How about air conditioning with a heat pump? Expensive and messy to install, and you get potentially unsightly pipework and outdoor units, but you get much more heat per kW consumed than electrical resistance heating. I believe by ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037653#553037653Here's a thought. How about air conditioning with a heat pump? Expensive and messy to install, and you get potentially unsightly pipework and outdoor units, but you get much more heat per kW consumed than electrical resistance heating. I believe by aTue, 31 Oct 2017 05:11:50 -0500Is it not possible to be comfortable in a pullover?also when I last lived in a flat I had been renting for less than a year, can't remember exactly , when I thought to myself These bills are too high .the meters of all flats were housed in an outbuilhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037621#553037621Is it not possible to be comfortable in a pullover?also when I last lived in a flat I had been renting for less than a year, can't remember exactly , when I thought to myself These bills are too high .the meters of all flats were housed in an outbuilTue, 31 Oct 2017 04:54:37 -0500Ok, a bit of an update....0.84p per Kwh is a figure as quoted on several internet sites.Yesterday I managed to speak to n-power, and I was told that the typical consumption of these rads is 0.34p per hour.So, considering I have six it soon multiplieshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037573#553037573Ok, a bit of an update....0.84p per Kwh is a figure as quoted on several internet sites.Yesterday I managed to speak to n-power, and I was told that the typical consumption of these rads is 0.34p per hour.So, considering I have six it soon multipliesTue, 31 Oct 2017 04:32:53 -0500Under sink non vented on demand water heaters are becoming popular ,a much better option than keeping 150/200 litre water tank hot ,even if heat losses are offset against heating bills in winter. ,similar to old style light bulbs helping with heatinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553037069#553037069Under sink non vented on demand water heaters are becoming popular ,a much better option than keeping 150/200 litre water tank hot ,even if heat losses are offset against heating bills in winter. ,similar to old style light bulbs helping with heatingMon, 30 Oct 2017 18:22:15 -0500Turn everything off until meter no longer moves, then turn things on to see what is using the electricity. It should be obvious.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30957243/just-had-a-massive-shock?post_id=553036505#553036505Turn everything off until meter no longer moves, then turn things on to see what is using the electricity. It should be obvious.Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:31:25 -0500