How much do you pay for bills monthly (electricity + gas)?

the_bat

Three of us share a 3 bedroom house and we pay 340euro(last bill) per month(winter time) and 280-300euro(summer time) for electricity and gas. We are with Airtricity. I just want to know is it a lot or the price is ok?

snubbleste

340 per month is waaay too high.
Does the heating run on electricity as well? It's still too high, even if it's 340 bi-monthly.

questionmark?

340??? Are you nuts. That's way to high.

mikom

the_bat wrote: »

Three of us share a 3 bedroom house and we pay 340euro(last bill) per month(winter time) and 280-300euro(summer time) for electricity and gas. We are with Airtricity. I just want to know is it a lot or the price is ok?

What size is the HPS and extractor you are running?

Jesus Wept

questionmark? wrote: »

340??? Are you nuts. That's way to high.

Maybe not, they could be growing weed.

krudler

the fcuk? my esb bill was 75 quid from november-january, 340 a month is insane

micropig

The-Rigger wrote: »

Maybe not, they could be growing weed.

Are you OP? €340/month is nuts unless you live in winsor castle?:D

RachaelVO

Are you paying for your Neighbours as well?

That's an extortionate amount of money to pay! I'd get that checked as well as your meter!

micropig

Found your house on google maps

Sure no wonder it's so high:p

RoyalMarine

EUR 85.53 for ESB
EUR 48.98 for GAS

2 month period.

Logical Fallacy

Are you being told this is what they are or do you get to see the bill? Seems very high.

Our gas bill is included in the rent, ESB is about 100 pop during the winter, maybe 60 a pop during the summer.

chirogirl

That's high, my bill was 129 over the winter months. I've a baby, so the heating, water, steriliser, washing / dryer is on frequently.

Chain_reaction

Is anyone overly fond of having the heat on?

From living in house shares I've realised that a lot of people don't know that the immersion is to be turned off!!! and that eight hours plus of heating is INSANE!

Don't Airtricity bill you every two months?

Jesus christ man if you're paying that every month get onto them straight away, thats un natural.

MungBean

Whoever is in charge of paying the bills is robbing you blind. No way your paying 340 a month for ESB and Gas.

robman60

€340 per month is absolutely ridiculous. Are you sure one of your housemates doesn't have a cannabis plantation in your attic or something? That is just extraordinarily high. You guys should definitely try to be more conservative with your energy use, seriously.

Airtricity bi-monthly bills for us are about €160. That's pretty low for a family, I think, but we cut our own timber and switch off electronics when they're not in use, so this helps.

We use oil, only about three hundred euro worth per year though.

micropig

Chain_reaction wrote: »

Is anyone overly fond of having the heat on?

From living in house shares I never realised so many people don't know that the immersion is to be turned off!!! and that eight hours plus of heating is INSANE!

Don't Airtricity bill you ever two months?

Jesus christ man if you're paying that every month get onto them straight away, thats un natural.

I don't mind the heat but I suffer from this

In 2004, psychologist John M. Grohol wrote a satirical piece for The Psych Central Report. I ran this last year, and it seems appropriate to excerpt it again:

"It is an age-old question that has haunted people since the first string of lights was strung in the 20th century," Grohol wrote. "Why do some people seem to go a little crazy with the amount of lights and displays they put on their homes and lawns? What makes some people think that this is a good idea? This growing phenomenon has turned into a full-blown behavioral addiction for some."

Indeed it has; one with its very own WebRing. It’s the time of year when afflicted people manifest CLA—Christmas Lights Addiction.

"It is an extreme behavior of an otherwise normal expression of a celebration of the holidays,” Grohol continues. “If you're one of these folks who can't live without their million-light holiday display, seek help. Imagine how much better your gift to the world would be if you donated your electricity costs to a local charity or homeless shelter.

Chain_reaction

micropig wrote: »

I don't mind the heat but I suffer from this

In 2004, psychologist John M. Grohol wrote a satirical piece for The Psych Central Report. I ran this last year, and it seems appropriate to excerpt it again:

"It is an age-old question that has haunted people since the first string of lights was strung in the 20th century," Grohol wrote. "Why do some people seem to go a little crazy with the amount of lights and displays they put on their homes and lawns? What makes some people think that this is a good idea? This growing phenomenon has turned into a full-blown behavioral addiction for some."

Indeed it has; one with its very own WebRing. It’s the time of year when afflicted people manifest CLA—Christmas Lights Addiction.

"It is an extreme behavior of an otherwise normal expression of a celebration of the holidays,” Grohol continues. “If you're one of these folks who can't live without their million-light holiday display, seek help. Imagine how much better your gift to the world would be if you donated your electricity costs to a local charity or homeless shelter.

HA! I don't mind a bit of festive cheer, I'm not a complete Victor Mildrew, but the immersion being left on for days "because it costs more to turn off and on than just leaving it on for an hour to get a shower" on my buck still makes me wake up in a cold sweat.

No one EVER wants to see a gas bill for 400 euro for one month. Ever. EVER! Even if it was being split four ways.

micropig

Chain_reaction wrote: »

HA! I don't mind a bit of festive cheer, I'm not a complete Victor Mildrew, but the immersion being left on for days "because it costs more to turn off and on than just leaving it on for an hour to get a shower" on my buck still makes me wake up in a cold sweat.

No one EVER wants to see a gas bill for 400 euro for one month. Ever. EVER! Even if it was being split four ways.

you'd want to sort out leaving that immersion on:eek::eek:This is the cause of the large big, also tumble dryers.....


I'd have a heart attack if I got a bill that size for the month, there be no electricity used in Micropigs house for the next 6 months, cold showers all round, that'll learn them:p:D

clashburke

19.00 per month Gas
54 - 94 on ESB that bi-monthly (lowest & highest bill)
that 3ppl in a 3bed house

i nearly got sick wit the €94 bill:mad:!! never mind yours:o

Dudess

If it's only adults in a house, it's pretty easy to watch and limit your fuel consumption.

Chain_reaction

micropig wrote: »

you'd want to sort out leaving that immersion on:eek::eek:This is the cause of the large big, also tumble dryers.....


I'd have a heart attack if I got a bill that size for the month, there be no electricity used in Micropigs house for the next 6 months, cold showers all round, that'll learn them:p:D

Oh I'm long gone from there!

It's good to be living with those who suffer from immersion, washing machine etc paranoia.

Mint Sauce

3 in our house

Leccy bill every two months, €60 to €70 each

Oil Bill every two months, €33 each (we actually get two fills a year totaling €600)

The OPs bill scares me.

Tech3

2 bed apt: 80 a month usually

ShaShaBear

Jebus Crust on a Cheese Toastie, that's a lot of money!!!

I used my electric storage heating every single night ALL over Winter and my bill for TWO months was 240 quid! And my shower and cooker runs off the electric. No way in hell it should be that high (unless, from personal experience, someone is using an electric fireplace)

amtc

I paid 190 for gas and electricity for the last two months - I do leave on my immersion all the time as a plumber friend told me it didn't actually make all that much difference and I like the extra few minutes in bed before having to turn on water for a shower Idon't have the heat on overnight). that includes 7 rads and an electric fire, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, cooker, 2 tvs, 2 laptops

Maggie the Kat

My tenants use between 260-280 on esb every two months. I pay the bill up to the value of 265 , anything over they pay. I think its very high. My own is 160-180 evry 2 months. But then they 4 people , who in turn have 4 tellys running and games consoles etc. and 2 fridges.

seamus

Two month bill in from BG yesterday is €340 :eek:

All-electric, but that's pretty high even for Winter, the last one was €220 IIRC.

I'll have to check this weekend to see that nothing's calibrated weirdly.

cazzgirl

Esb 2 month electricty Bill 110euro

Flogas 2 month gas bill 100euro

3 bed house with adult and 1 child

mikom

amtc wrote: »

I do leave on my immersion all the time as a plumber friend told me it didn't actually make all that much difference

Can this be true?

Rose35

One bed apt, storage heating, no electric shower, water heated by emersion, last bill 480 euro for 2 months, never any less than 240 and highest was 550 winter 2010. Moving out in next few weeks. Think im heating the whole neighbourhood!!!

dearg lady

amtc wrote: »

I do leave on my immersion all the time as a plumber friend told me it didn't actually make all that much difference

mikom wrote: »

Can this be true?

I'm wondering same?!

seamus

amtc wrote: »

I do leave on my immersion all the time as a plumber friend told me it didn't actually make all that much difference

mikom wrote: »

Can this be true?

dearg lady wrote: »

I'm wondering same?!

It depends on your usage. There's a school of thought that over the long-term you're wasting more energy by having a timed immersion because the water in the tank gets heated fully, then cools fully, then you reheat it again when the immersion kicks in again.
If you leave the immersion on all the time, it will keep the temperature of the water in the tank "topped up" - as it's based on a thermostat it won't actually be "on" constantly, it will just kick in for ten or 20 minutes every couple of hours.

It's hard to say which is best and is dependent on a number of factors such as how much hot water you use, when you use it, how well insulated your tank is, etc. My immersion kicks in overnight (I'm on a nightsaver tarriff), and on the rare days that we use little hot water, I'll still find hot water in the tank at 10pm at night. That's down to the insulation on my tank. But it means that I have no need to keep it "topped up" by leaving the immersion on.

If you tend to use all of your hot water in the morning rather than the evening, then leaving it on all the time would mean that you empty the entire tank in the morning, then it heats up a full tank again in the afternoon and you're spending money maintaining that heat even though the water won't be used until the next morning.

If you tend to use your water much more evenly through the day (i.e. you find yourself switching on the immersion every couple of hours), then it may work out more efficient to just leave it on.

Zipppy

Tiny bills you guys have...

We're in a 4 bed house in Dublin...are pretty conservative with use of gas, cooker is electric too, we're out all day so heat is off...

Just got a Gas bill today €320 :eek:

last one was €520 :eek:

last ESB bill was €171 :eek:

So Nov - Jan ESB/Gas combined was €690..there is only the three of us and we go easy on light heat cooking etc....

what is going on ?

Vahevala

I live in a 2 bed apartment, pay about 80-110 Euro for 2 months - Bord Gais Electricity and gas is low at about 30/40 - 2 months - Bord Gais Gas.

RachaelVO

Zipppy wrote: »

Tiny bills you guys have...

We're in a 4 bed house in Dublin...are pretty conservative with use of gas, cooker is electric too, we're out all day so heat is off...

Just got a Gas bill today €320 :eek:

last one was €520 :eek:

last ESB bill was €171 :eek:

So Nov - Jan ESB/Gas combined was €690..there is only the three of us and we go easy on light heat cooking etc....

what is going on ?

WHAT?????

That's exponential! You might wanna get that checked out, that doesn't sound right to me at all. You seem to be paying in 2-4 months what I pay in about 8(ish) months, maybe even more!

sciencetec

the_bat wrote: »

Three of us share a 3 bedroom house and we pay 340euro(last bill) per month(winter time) and 280-300euro(summer time) for electricity and gas. We are with Airtricity. I just want to know is it a lot or the price is ok?

Did you ever find out why it was so high?

The_Conductor

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