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