Hi guys
Sorry to start another thread on this topic. I have read through some of the other threads but would really appreciate some help with some questions specific to myself.
Myself and my boyfriend have just moved into a one bed apartment recently and I just got an ESB bill the other day for €72 - this was only billing for the past 2 and half weeks!.
I think this is excessive to say the least!. At this rate our bill for two months would be working out at around €280!
I queried it with the ESB to see if they had given an estimation for our first bill and they said no, that it was a reading.
The girl I spoke to in ESB advised me to have our meter checked by our landlord to make sure its working which I am going to do but in the meantime I am wondering if we are going wrong anywhere in relation to usage and would appreciate any help you can offer in this regard:
1. We have a storage heater for heating water which seem to be common to apartments but I have never used one before and don't know if we are getting the best use out of it - we have this timed to come on from 6 - 8 in the evening to ensure we have hot water when we need it. Is this too much or should we be setting at a different time of the evening when usage is cheaper?.
2. Can someone explain to me what the nightsaver option is and is it worth having?.
3. I am trying to think of other items which could be running up the bill. Any advice on what to watch out for so we can be careful in future?. I have a laptop and the battery is not great on it which means I almost constantly have it plugged in when I use it - which would be about 2 hours every evening - I have a feeling this could be contributing to the high ESB bill, am I right?.
We don't use the electric heaters that often as the apartment is warm anyway- maybe 2 hours a week tops - just to dry clothes
Sorry for all the questions guys, but I really hope someone can help. This is our first time living out of home so we're not used to all this bills malarky
Sorry to start another thread on this topic. I have read through some of the other threads but would really appreciate some help with some questions specific to myself.
Myself and my boyfriend have just moved into a one bed apartment recently and I just got an ESB bill the other day for €72 - this was only billing for the past 2 and half weeks!.
I think this is excessive to say the least!. At this rate our bill for two months would be working out at around €280!
I queried it with the ESB to see if they had given an estimation for our first bill and they said no, that it was a reading.
The girl I spoke to in ESB advised me to have our meter checked by our landlord to make sure its working which I am going to do but in the meantime I am wondering if we are going wrong anywhere in relation to usage and would appreciate any help you can offer in this regard:
1. We have a storage heater for heating water which seem to be common to apartments but I have never used one before and don't know if we are getting the best use out of it - we have this timed to come on from 6 - 8 in the evening to ensure we have hot water when we need it. Is this too much or should we be setting at a different time of the evening when usage is cheaper?.
2. Can someone explain to me what the nightsaver option is and is it worth having?.
3. I am trying to think of other items which could be running up the bill. Any advice on what to watch out for so we can be careful in future?. I have a laptop and the battery is not great on it which means I almost constantly have it plugged in when I use it - which would be about 2 hours every evening - I have a feeling this could be contributing to the high ESB bill, am I right?.
We don't use the electric heaters that often as the apartment is warm anyway- maybe 2 hours a week tops - just to dry clothes
Sorry for all the questions guys, but I really hope someone can help. This is our first time living out of home so we're not used to all this bills malarky