Moved into a house (4 years old) at the end of January 2012. There are 3 of us living in the house (all full time workers so nobody there during the day Mon-Fri). Two of us not from area so go home 2 of out 4 weekends each give or take.
We have nothing electrical plugged in, in the bedrooms, bar a hair straightner here and there and a hairdryer occasionally, clock radio.
The house has storage heaters 4 in the main house (kitchen/sitting room/2 halls). Both halls have been turned off completely since February. Kitchen/Sitting Room off for a period of 3 weeks since we moved in (any chance we get we turn them off to try and reduce the bills). When storage heaters are in use they are on a timer so they kick in at 11pm and out at 8am.
Other electrical items in the house:
BILL BREAKDOWN
Jan/March (as we moved in end Jan) - €286
April/May - €271
Any advice greatly appreciated. I really do see where else we can improve the situation?
We have nothing electrical plugged in, in the bedrooms, bar a hair straightner here and there and a hairdryer occasionally, clock radio.
The house has storage heaters 4 in the main house (kitchen/sitting room/2 halls). Both halls have been turned off completely since February. Kitchen/Sitting Room off for a period of 3 weeks since we moved in (any chance we get we turn them off to try and reduce the bills). When storage heaters are in use they are on a timer so they kick in at 11pm and out at 8am.
Other electrical items in the house:
- Dryer – never used since we moved in
- Washing Machine – goes on after 8pm and full loads i.e. we put in clothes together for the house
- Dishwasher – again goes on after 8pm
- Kettle/Toaster/Fridge Freezer
- Electric Oven/Hob – only used 30-40% of the time
- Microwave – used very little
- 3 showers – 1 electric and 2 pump/power (3 showers used per day) extractor fans in all bathrooms.
- Flat screen TV in sitting room used most eves
- Small lamp in sitting room
BILL BREAKDOWN
Jan/March (as we moved in end Jan) - €286
April/May - €271
Any advice greatly appreciated. I really do see where else we can improve the situation?