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Help ! 71kw per day

  • 20-12-2024 01:54PM
    #1
    Chris55D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    All advice gratefully received.
    We have crazy high electricity usage. Between 35 and 71 kw per day. Detached 3 bed bungalow with attached 2 bed granny apartment. 2 retired adults and 2 adults working full time outside the home. Heating is mainly stoves - no back boiler. Oil fired heating approx 1-2 hours daily. water from a private well, just had the pump replaced.
    we’re flummoxed. Bills are around €350 - €470 per month ???



Answers

  • #2
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,360 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    There is a pump or element running constantly. Someone has an electric heater, immersion on. If you have a domestic treatment plant then the blower and motor might be stuck on.

    Look at the meter and count the flashes per minute. Then go and start turning off circuits



  • #3
    munsterfan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 514 ✭✭✭munsterfan2


    When we moved in our first bill was 280eur for the month - turned out to be a stuck relay for the water pump which was churning away at the bottom of the well. Check your meter see how quickly it's changing then turn your circuit breakers off to see which circuit breaker (fuse) circuit is pulling all the power. My first bet would be the well



  • #4
    munsterfan2
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    When they fixed the relay for the pump they told me the pimp would have burnt itself out if I hadnt noticed



  • #5
    the_amazing_raisin
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    First guess would be an immersion heater, check it isn't left on and if possible kill the power to it

    Second guess is a pump toggling, they produce a significant current spike when they start. However it would have to be cycling a lot so would probably burn out fairly quickly

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



  • #6
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Most often from a well pump. Get it fixed before you end up replacing the pump.



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  • #7
    Chris55D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Chris55D


    so… We called out the Well guy, and yes a switch was stuck ON meaning the pump was constantly on. A new switch and dial and €150 later we hope all is fixed.
    Thanks to everyone for the advice as this could have gone undetected for a long time and cost us a fortune.



  • #8
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Everyone with a well pump should have an easily visible bulkhead light fitted, to warn of excess running. Will save trouble dawn the line. It will highly such a problem and also excessive cycling problems.



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