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The meter reader here has to be the laziest ever - he will drop a card through the door saying he called and I wasnt in (might help if he knocked) and for me to take a reading and leave the card dangling out of my letterbox by 10am the following day.

northwales4u wrote:The meter reader here has to be the laziest ever - he will drop a card through the door saying he called and I wasnt in (might help if he knocked) and for me to take a reading and leave the card dangling out of my letterbox by 10am the following day.

I got a bill a few weeks back for Gas and Electric, which was miles out. I used the automated online and phone facilities to try and change it and it would not work

When I rang them and spoke to someone they said I cannot change the readings because the meters had been read by their meter readers, which is a complete fabrication as I work days and have never let a meter reader into the house.

Sounds like EDF energy.

What they probably said was It hasn't been been read by a meter reader for x years and has to be

isn't it idealy 2 times a year if its once ok but definatley every 2 years

Ok folks. Get your hankys out and prepare to cry (on my behalf)

3 bed end of terrace 1950's block built with 60mm cavity. Inhabited by 4 people.

Multi-fuel stove in living room (heats room only). Reasonably modern Vaillant gas combi which does the central heating and hot water (on demand - no immersion) - fuelled by..... dum dum duuuuuuuum - two 47kg LPG bottles (no mains out here) which cost £50 each. During the cold season (say 5 months of the year!) I get through two a month. Don't have heating on timed as it can't handle our shift patterns!

Electric with Scottish Power - £36/month - just for appliances.

Haven't got cavity wall insulation (sore point atm). Loft insulation 150mm - yes I need to address this too. Do have double glazing though!

All in all its pretty grim I'm sure you'll agree

blakes wrote:Ok folks. Get your hankys out and prepare to cry (on my behalf)

Multi-fuel stove in living room (heats room only). Reasonably modern Vaillant gas combi which does the central heating and hot water (on demand - no immersion) - fuelled by..... dum dum duuuuuuuum - two 47kg LPG bottles (no mains out here) which cost £50 each. During the cold season (say 5 months of the year!) I get through two a month. Don't have heating on timed as it can't handle our shift patterns!

All in all its pretty grim I'm sure you'll agree

you leave the LPG heating on ALL THE TIME?

Still, that's not bad considering...... £500 for 6 months worth of 100% heating. We have ONLY electric at our place and the annual bill is approaching £2000

Insulation is the way to go (obviously) as it is for us - I've just pulled one of the walls down (plasterboard) and found NOTHING between it and the outer (wood) wall Got my work cut out for me.

No I don't have it on all the time! I mean I can't program it suitably so we switch it on for a couple of hours in the morning and same again at night - as and when we need it.