Hi we moved into our house last August. It was gutted, extended and refurbished. We put in tons of insulation and scored a B1 rating on the BER. We also put in a geothermal heat pump and night rate meter. The house is around 1800 square feet and a bungalow. We have the temp set at about 21 C.
We got a few tiny bills last year. Before Christmas we got one for about €350. Then after Christmas one came for €600 and our latest one is €400. I know that they were estimating for a while so I can understand the big one for €600 but I think the latest one is a bit steep. I need to start monitoring units etc to try to work out where we're going wrong. I have turned down the heat in the past few weeks because we're finding the bills hard to pay.
We have all new appliances mostly with A ratings. We run the dishwasher and washing machine at night and try to keep windows closed etc. I dont have a dryer or any other really greedy appliances, we dont even have out outside lights installed yet. The only other change I can think of that I have to make is to change all the bulbs to the energy saving ones.
Are these bills normal? Am I expecting too much from the heat pump? Any help would be most welcome.
Many thanks
We got a few tiny bills last year. Before Christmas we got one for about €350. Then after Christmas one came for €600 and our latest one is €400. I know that they were estimating for a while so I can understand the big one for €600 but I think the latest one is a bit steep. I need to start monitoring units etc to try to work out where we're going wrong. I have turned down the heat in the past few weeks because we're finding the bills hard to pay.
We have all new appliances mostly with A ratings. We run the dishwasher and washing machine at night and try to keep windows closed etc. I dont have a dryer or any other really greedy appliances, we dont even have out outside lights installed yet. The only other change I can think of that I have to make is to change all the bulbs to the energy saving ones.
Are these bills normal? Am I expecting too much from the heat pump? Any help would be most welcome.
Many thanks