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thanks to all. so its just the immersion heater being on constantly that is causing the elec increase. I've read through the instruction manuals we've got but the one for the cylinder is far from helpful. I just didn't realise it was the gas boiler that 'powered' the hot water. Immersion turned...

thanks big-all but sorry, I don't know what you're trying to tell me. My actual energy use has shot up over last couple of months, I'm not just basing this on an energy monitor read out. @picasso There is a power lead from the wall to the range tribune that leads directly into the front of...

there is a gas boiler downstairs in the kitchen (which as far as I've been able to fathom fires up when the central heating kicks on) and this range tribune he upstairs.

I honestly don't know. Don't think anything has been changed since we first moved in a couple of years ago (its a new build) but as I've got no real knowledge of what the thing is or does (which I'm embarrassed now to say!!) I couldn't say without being told where to look. I was under the...

its a recent thing tho. For the last couple of months my electricity use has shot up and nothing has changed in my usage, other than this noticeable jump when the boiler seems to be doing something. To my ear it sounds like its heating water. But there's no reason for it to do so

I'm not even going to pretend to understand how this thing works but is there any reason, when functioning properly, why a Range Tribune HE would use electricity when the programmer (Honeywell ST9400c) is set to 'auto' but not timed to be on yet? Throughout the day (hot water only timed to kick...