it say meter reading, rather than estimated... i should have stuck to estimated which was 1.2k per month!!My meter was read, every three months, for years, but I still got estimated bills.
Does it say 'actual' or 'estimated' on the bills?
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it say meter reading, rather than estimated... i should have stuck to estimated which was 1.2k per month!!My meter was read, every three months, for years, but I still got estimated bills.
Does it say 'actual' or 'estimated' on the bills?
No that would only make the bill even higher once an actual read was taken.it say meter reading, rather than estimated... i should have stuck to estimated which was 1.2k per month!!
Hi, They changed the meter, then said the meter was working fine after testing the new one. they won't look at wiring on the other side of the meter. they say it is not their problem.You have the right to have your meter tested, and if it has been tested by your supplier, you can have it independently tested.
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What exactly has your supplier done, to investigate your complaint?
yes you are right... increased it by hundreds!No that would only make the bill even higher once an actual read was taken.
if only i had a weed farm i could start paying these bills off! I have 3 phase, i think because the house was formerly part of a farmYes, if you assume £0.15 per kWh and 30 days for the £2,300 bill that is an average of around 21kW.
While it is possible, it is hard to see that coming off a 80A single phase supply giving it can't be constant.
Weed farms excluded....
thanks, they have fitted a check meter and it read the same as the other meter. they refuse to look at if something else is somehow taking electricity from before or after the CUAll good advise, I want to concentrate on the supply meter, I would insist that the energy supplier do an accuracy test on the meter,2 ways load bank test or fit a check meter in series with your supply meter the latter is the only option if you have 3phase meter.
The weird thing is, i have two meters, the problem one, which came in at 2k for the month of dec has no heating or hot water on it. just lights, tech, toaster and kettle!!I have in the past used energy monitors to get an idea of how much power each device in a factory is using.
you could buy a couple of these and put them on each of your heating units.
they are the most likley high usage devices you have.
if they account for 90% of the usage then i am afraid you will have to turn the heating down.
if they are less than 50% of your usage then i suspect you have a problem with either billing meter or a leech drawing your electricity for there own use.
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there may well be a member who can install them on different circuits for you at different times if you are not confident.
I am going to get a spark to do a usage report on each circuit. you are right i need more info from a pro.it was partially rebuilt in 2016, so parts are old parts new.
Deffo can't have been built from scratch in 2016 since there appears to be old colour wiring involved in the utility cabling.
Was this a big renovation and/or partial demolition/rebuild job, and the utility area was existing?
At this point there is too much guessing involved and you need to get an electrician in to trace stuff and figure out what's going on. Without more pics and layout of the house/adjoining buildings etc it's just too difficult to give an accurate answer here.
Get a spark in to see what's going on and give any report he gives you to your electricity supplier to prove that they need to do a thorough investigation.
How are you billed? Are there two, one with two meters' numbers added together, just one? What do the numbers on the bill say - do they match up with one of the meters? Have your bills dropped since lockdown ie with places being shut?
I don't see why a three phase unit was put into a domestic dwelling unless you have tonnes of outbuildings or a business next door was being run off it. I have no experience in the UK but on the continent when i've seen a building+workshop set up it was either three phase or one single phase and one three phase supply. Two three phase supplies is just plain weird unless someone from Sweden has done it.
I will get it done independently also, thank youHi, They changed the meter, then said the meter was working fine after testing the new one. they won't look at wiring on the other side of the meter. they say it is not their problem.
I have an efergy monitor that i used about a year ago, let me see if i can find it.Do you have an energy monitor?
If so, I think we can get a good idea of usage just with an hour on the phone.
Send me your phone number via personal message if your up for the challenge.
P.s. it will not require opening of any electrical boxes.
Imagine trying to work while they use their sales pitch on you the entire time you are there, not fun at all.
Is that another term for a pyramid scheme?Utilities Warehouse is basically a multi-level marketing company,
It is but as pyramid schemes are illegal they call them MLMs or direct sales or whatever to get around the law.Is that another term for a pyramid scheme?
Given the meter change it is far more likely to be a real load. But things are not always what they seem and it could be one or more of the following:It looks like something is making to meter read incorrectly at the property.
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