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Meter Readings

  • 28-11-2022 09:06PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2


    Hi all

    I have a question in relation to meter reading. I moved house in early October and the kWh reading on the meter was 616kWh as it is a fairly new build (first time let). We haven't received a bill yet but trying to gauge it off the meter reading. Our house is fully electric heating, water heating, hob. We also have our water connected to a pump as we are in the country side but I don't know if this has any connection to our own network or is it split between the 4 houses on the plot.

    As of today we are 8 weeks in the house and our meter is reading 1970kWh. With that in mind, our reading was 1840kWh on Saturday evening, a 130kWh increase in 2 days where neither of us were in the house except in the morning before work and evening after work seems crazy. We don't use a tumble dryer either just to note!

    Considering the "average" usage per year is 4200kWh, I feel like an extortionately high bill is coming our way. I work in the office 2/3 days per week and my girlfriend is in the office 5 days a week this usage seems very high.

    Would anyone have any advice on this or could someone in a similar living situation be able to give any insight into their meter readings.

    Cheers!



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,549 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Are you reading it correctly and not including the decimal place?



  • Posts: 613 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    61.6

    184.0

    197.0

    Sound a bit saner?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Upload a picture of your meter.


    It is possible, but unlikely, that your meter is faulty.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 Dleahy92


    Received a bill this morning.

    my meter reading was correct. 1120kWh usage for the 51 days.

    Thanks for the input all.



  • Posts: 613 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Heat Pump?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,265 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The 'average' is for a house with fossil fuel main heating - any form of electric heating will result in massively higher electricity bills, but you don't have to buy oil / pay a gas bill etc



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