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AndySoton
Hi guys
Hoping one of you good people can help me
Not long ago I moved into a rental place on my own. I've been very careful with energy use and that and living my own I was confident my energy bills would be fairly low.
My first gas bill has just come and it's £65..gulp. I've checked the meter and sadly it's correct.
In terms of usage I would consider myself 'light' - two quick showers a day, washing up, bit of cooking, and last 2-3 weeks light use of central heating, mainly in evenings.
Now the only thing I can think of is that I'm not utilising the boiler correctly (I've not had a combi before). I can't see how else I'd be spewing this much away (my last house was me+partner and even in peak of winter never went over £45).
Excuse the bad photo but the damn boiler is in a really awkward position. The eco button is on but doesn't show in the photo.
So my main question is, what on earth am I doing wrong? Have I got it set in such a way that some part is always on?
Question two is a simpler one - I'm on holiday next week, is it best to switch off the boiler altogether when I'm away?
many thanks![/img]
Hoping one of you good people can help me
Not long ago I moved into a rental place on my own. I've been very careful with energy use and that and living my own I was confident my energy bills would be fairly low.
My first gas bill has just come and it's £65..gulp. I've checked the meter and sadly it's correct.
In terms of usage I would consider myself 'light' - two quick showers a day, washing up, bit of cooking, and last 2-3 weeks light use of central heating, mainly in evenings.
Now the only thing I can think of is that I'm not utilising the boiler correctly (I've not had a combi before). I can't see how else I'd be spewing this much away (my last house was me+partner and even in peak of winter never went over £45).
Excuse the bad photo but the damn boiler is in a really awkward position. The eco button is on but doesn't show in the photo.
So my main question is, what on earth am I doing wrong? Have I got it set in such a way that some part is always on?
Question two is a simpler one - I'm on holiday next week, is it best to switch off the boiler altogether when I'm away?
many thanks![/img]