Huge ESB Bill in new build

rodge123

So we moved into new build in January. (We were living in old cottage on site that was demolished then)
Received estimated bill for Dec/Jan for €150.
I'd imagine €400 would be more realistic based on previous year.

After receiving bill of €750 for Feb/Mar which is a reading!

I'm after checking meter last few days and it's averaging 25 units a day which is working out at €225 for 60 days!
Thought it may have been heat pump but I can see units it's used since Jan 1st and it's low.

Apart from some laying of floors with chop saw, we didnt do anything out of ordinary to justify this massive bill.

Any ideas, tips, advice?
Is the meter reading final and I have no argument?

antoinolachtnai

Is it a digital meter by any chance?

rodge123

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

Is it a digital meter by any chance?

Yes, why do you ask?

antoinolachtnai

Does it look like this meter maybe? https://www.esbnetworks.ie/existing-connection/meters-readings/news-item---recall-of-ampy-meters

rodge123

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

Does it look like this meter maybe? https://www.esbnetworks.ie/existing-connection/meters-readings/news-item---recall-of-ampy-meters

Afraid not, it's two phase.

See attached image.

Meter.JPG

antoinolachtnai

Shame. Can you identify whether the load is at night or during the day?

Can you identify if there is any particular circuit causing the consumption (try switching a few breakers off for a few hours), making notes and taking readings as you go).

rodge123

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

Shame. Can you identify whether the load is at night or during the day?

Can you identify if there is any particular circuit causing the consumption (try switching a few breakers off for a few hours), making notes and taking readings as you go).

I've been taking unit readings for last three days and they are about 25 per day which is very good.
I'll continue to do this until I get a day where readings are very high...should be possible remember what was done that caused it from previous day.

I really cant think of anything that would have caused excessive usage though (That we have no stopped apart from chop saw for floors)

antoinolachtnai

25 a day at this time of year is a fair bit. It is bringing you to 9000 a year, which is double the median consumption.

The heat pump has its own sub meter?

rodge123

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

25 a day at this time of year is a fair bit. It is bringing you to 9000 a year, which is double the median consumption.

The heat pump has its own sub meter?

Sorry, 16 units per day on average over last three days.
That's a yearly bill of about €1,250 at 0.15 per unit (Next step is to switch from Electric Ireland for better rate)

I'd consider that a cheap bill for all electricty/heating/hot water all year round?

Yeah have a separate meter on heat pump and units used are low enough, cant remember off top of my head. That was the first thing I checked.

Victor

Does this cover all the electricity since the builder started on site?

Is it possible you have a short?

rodge123 wrote: »

Received estimated bill for Dec/Jan for €150.
I'd imagine €400 would be more realistic based on previous year.

After receiving bill of €750 for Feb/Mar which is a reading!

So it used to be €400 and now its an average of €450?

rodge123

Victor wrote: »

Does this cover all the electricity since the builder started on site?

Is it possible you have a short?


So it used to be €400 and now its an average of €450?

It used to be 400 when in old cottage and using electric rads.
New build should be averaging a lot less based on readings I have taken over last few days.

What do you mean by a short? (Dont know much about electrics!)

Victor

rodge123 wrote: »

What do you mean by a short? (Dont know much about electrics!)

Electricity would be draining into the ground.

Turn everything off. Does the meter stop counting?

Turn the fridge and freezer back on.