Energy Crisis

It may have been mentioned here before but Iā€™d certainly encourage anybody with a smart metre to have a close look at their electricity bill.

My nighttime rate (11pm-7am) is almost half peak rate (5-7pm). Certainly makes sense not to stick on the dishwasher until after 11pm if you can at all. Weā€™ll certainly be doing it in future.

Our summertime nighttime usage looks high. Canā€™t think of much being on bar the fridge freezer. Sheā€™s an old one but a good one. She must be ating it.

Iā€™ll have to get the wife up early to cook the dinner in future. She didnā€™t see the joke. Washing machine post 11pm may be achievable though. Weā€™ll seeā€¦.

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I see where youā€™re coming from but Iā€™d be loathe to go to bed with appliances churning along. God forbid anything goes awry and you comatosed in the scratcher.

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Tumble dryers and dishwashers cause most house fires. An insurance assessor guy once told me.

Electric Ireland emailed me today to tell about me about my Christmas present of a 50 euro credit towards next billā€¦ Will be glad of the 250 deduction when the Nov/Dec bill floats in.

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I think they have highest standing charge?

Cunts robbing us blind and giving us a crumb back

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Thanking them for it

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A friend of mine lost house, garage and 3 cars due to a fuckin tumbledryer working while they were in bed.

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Weā€™re been ridden sideways sure. That said Iā€™ve a nice 26% discount until March so could be worse.

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Got a letter today saying there is an error in my reading. Theyā€™ll come out and fix it with a new smart meter and apply any credit to my account.

There is no way they can tell if there is an error in the reading. Iā€™m on a day/night meter which is far cheaper than the smart meter and i suspect this is just a ploy to try con me into changing to a smart meter thinking itā€™ll be great and Iā€™ll get a credit.

Shower of cunts. They wont be changing that meter.

Have you a heat pump?

3 cars?

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Yup.

Yup. Itā€™s a family home, 6 in family so there was 3 cars in the yard owned by the family living in the house.

3 cars? Fuck sake

Do you only have the HP working at night? I know itā€™s popular, but never thought it was ideal. Wouldnā€™t the house be roasting in the morning and cold in the evening?

Yup rough but they got out alive which is the main thing

Mental

No its set on a timer, so it reduces at about 8 or 9pm and kicks back in around 5am. But the main rooms would be at the same moderate temperature so there isnt a noticable drop then. But during the day there wouldnt be as much a demand in it as the house would be at a decent temperature anyway. At the moment our useage would be about 60/40 for day/night useage. Rates are much better than any smart meter. Spoke to a guy in Bord Gais when checking rates and he said dont change at all until they significantly change their rates.

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Yea they were very lucky