jeallen01
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I realise that our bills look high by comparison with some of those you guys have posted, but it's actually far lower than it used to be, and the house is a lot warmer than then - for example, the first year I lived here in 1976-77, the house was "all electric" but actually had very little heating apart from 3 storage heaters and pretty cold but the Winter Quarter bill was £300 (now factor in 40 years inflation and work out what it would be now at that rate!) because of the very large exterior solid walls area. Also it's actually very close to the "national average" for a house (an end of terrace with 3 large bedrooms, and so effectively a "semi") with 900sq ft floor area in the main section + about another 200 sq ft in the attached single storey extensions with glazed roofs) of this size.
Both of us grew up in very, very cold buildings and DID NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL, and we are both getting on (70 &68) and not in the best of health or very mobile (bad knee in my case, and multiple causes in my wife's) and so want/need to stay warm & comfortable.
I take the point about the IOT risks to the supplies being switched off remotely - TBH, I had not considered that when I agreed to have those meters fitted, and I can only hope that it never happens :mad:. OTOH, that's about the only IOT application that will come into this house if I have my way.
I realise that our bills look high by comparison with some of those you guys have posted, but it's actually far lower than it used to be, and the house is a lot warmer than then - for example, the first year I lived here in 1976-77, the house was "all electric" but actually had very little heating apart from 3 storage heaters and pretty cold but the Winter Quarter bill was £300 (now factor in 40 years inflation and work out what it would be now at that rate!) because of the very large exterior solid walls area. Also it's actually very close to the "national average" for a house (an end of terrace with 3 large bedrooms, and so effectively a "semi") with 900sq ft floor area in the main section + about another 200 sq ft in the attached single storey extensions with glazed roofs) of this size.
Both of us grew up in very, very cold buildings and DID NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL, and we are both getting on (70 &68) and not in the best of health or very mobile (bad knee in my case, and multiple causes in my wife's) and so want/need to stay warm & comfortable.
I take the point about the IOT risks to the supplies being switched off remotely - TBH, I had not considered that when I agreed to have those meters fitted, and I can only hope that it never happens :mad:. OTOH, that's about the only IOT application that will come into this house if I have my way.
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