How to control an immersion heater (Ed.)

[Murdochcat]

kWh, not kW (we've been here before)! -

Who cares

 

[Murdochcat]

How many people live in this house?

 

[zakinho]

How many people live in this house?

3, generally at home all day. Too many kW being used

 

[Murdochcat]

3, generally at home all day. Too many kW being used

You need to take readings regularly throughout the day. By doing this you’ll see when the usage is high and when it’s cold the usage will be very high

How long have you lived in the property

Underfloor electric heating is a very expensive way to heat a house

 

[zakinho]

You need to take readings regularly throughout the day. By doing this you’ll see when the usage is high and when it’s cold the usage will be very high

How long have you lived in the property

Underfloor electric heating is a very expensive way to heat a house

I have been taking readings, generally first thing in the morning and sometimes throughout the day. Lived here for 4 weeks, 3 of which the UFH didn't work. Waiting to get a smart meter fitted at which point I can shift everything onto an overnight EV tariff, however, been waiting nearly 2 weeks for Scottish Power to change my MPAN number to be able to qualify for the smart meter... don't ask about that one!

There's no gas here so electric is the only way forward. When we get ourselves sorted we will be remodelling this place at which point all other options become available.

 

[Murdochcat]

What was your usage per day before the UFH was working ? 20 kwh ?

 

[zakinho]

70-90

 

[Murdochcat]

70-90

So with just normal living and an immersion you were using 70 to 90 per day

Ouch. I would say about 20 - 25 would be normal

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

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[zakinho]

So with just normal living and an immersion you were using 70 to 90 per day

Ouch. I would say about 20 - 25 would be normal

Yes..... Our previous house was a 4 storey detached Victorian villa, insulated as best you can with that type of house and we were using 12-18kWh per day loadshifting overnight to take advantage of EV tariff, our bills were c.£120 per month. I reckon we're approaching 10x that as Scottish Power won't put us on any other type of tariff other than full rate. Locked in at the moment and not very happy about it.

 

[Murdochcat]

So you need to find out where it’s being used.

EV, hot tub? Neighbour connected to you?

Beware bathroom underfloor heating too - that is also energy hungry