We've also got one - or had one! It's either got a hole in it and has deflated or one of the storms has whisked it further up the chimney. The string tying it to the grate doesn't appear to have anything attached to it any more! I really must investigate before the chimney sweeper appears.
Octopus have just introduced this an 'Agile Tariff' - such that you will pay less a certain times, tied into wholesale prices and as they move. I will do it.
Octopus haven't just introduced the agile tarrif. It's pretty complicated,there is a daily standing charge of around 45p You have to do a lot of balancing and juggling. If you have the time,etc,they have a 15 minute agile.We've just kept the economy 7 with them. The agile is really only realistic with storage heating and an electric car. Since having the solar panels 6months ago,our duel fuel has gone down from £130 a month to £60, we have our own electricity,are getting approximately £8 a week feed on top. We have taken 2 lump sums from our credit in the summer. Left £120,as a buffer,am over £300 in credit,and haven't used any gas for heating water all summer. Just the immersion heater about 20 minutes. We have cavity wall insulation, have renewed all doors and windows with double or triple A rated glass, while we were working,and very thick loft insulation,it's a bungalow so no heat loss upstairs.Am planning giving money to disabled sons,my older one lives in a freezing 70s block, with metal single glazed windows. Bought him thermal underwear last week.
Just out of curiosity, I turned the heating on for the first time today. Overnight, the house had dropped to 16.5 degrees - not cold, but not t-shirt warmth.
The heating would normally have come on for a couple of hours - so the house was warm/warming for 'getting up' and to dry towels. With a couple of kettle boils, and the heating being on for an hour or so, the smartmeter is already reading over £3.80.
I'll see what the overall price is after this evening's session. I can then check with the online figure that my supplier gives me over the next few days.
Hello Steve,that's funny, we've just put ours on yesterday as well. Got very cold and wet walking the dogs,also got a back problem, involving ice pack, not moving much. I got back indoors, hubby had it on 18c, I walked in and found it unbearable. Haven't made much solar energy these last couple of days I hold off the washing until it's a dry day.,our meter says 13p at the moment.
I think I know why our energy bills are above average. Our heating has been on for ages; I cannot conceive of waiting until early November before turning it on.
...that one day ended up at circa £11 - and the same day the previous week (ie pre heating) circa £4 - which gives me a rough £2750 annual 'base' with a mild winter - so I would guess somewhere between £3000-£4000 as the temp drops. Which I think fits in with the annual average and a fair bit over the cap rate.
This is ours. I did a 2 year fix last spring,and kept the economy 7,so at least if we don't produce much solar,I can still wash/dry/cook for 12p pkwh. This is for a week/month though, Steve.
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I really must investigate before the chimney sweeper appears.
You have to do a lot of balancing and juggling. If you have the time,etc,they have a 15 minute agile.We've just kept the economy 7 with them. The agile is really only realistic with storage heating and an electric car. Since having the solar panels 6months ago,our duel fuel has gone down from £130 a month to £60, we have our own electricity,are getting approximately £8 a week feed on top. We have taken 2 lump sums from our credit in the summer. Left £120,as a buffer,am over £300 in credit,and haven't used any gas for heating water all summer. Just the immersion heater about 20 minutes. We have cavity wall insulation, have renewed all doors and windows with double or triple A rated glass, while we were working,and very thick loft insulation,it's a bungalow so no heat loss upstairs.Am planning giving money to disabled sons,my older one lives in a freezing 70s block, with metal single glazed windows. Bought him thermal underwear last week.
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