How is my electric bill £150, is this normal?!

My question to PP is what are you drinking.

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Where are you drinking?

Having your immersion heater on permanently is like having a kettle constantly boiling just incase you want a brew when you get up in the morning. Switching that off will save you bucketloads.

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If you have an electric shower, switch it off!

Just make sure to run the water through occasionally

I live in a 2 bedroom flat, all electric. I pay a fixed direct debit of £113 per month. In summer my bills are around £70, in the dead of winter they're a lot higher - January I can easily use £200+ of electric. I'd say £150 for this time of year is normal to be honest. Electric heating is pricey.

I would heat the flat every day then turn the temperature right down if you’re moving around and use an electric blanket when you’re sitting around. It hasn’t been really cold yet so it could become more expensive in deep winter - you’ll find it much cheaper from April / May to September.

I don't think £150 per month is extortionate. It's the price of a cup of coffee in a cafe. ( I don't do that often but would much prefer to have a comfy home)

This happened to me and it was the immersion heater. Speak to the landlord? Electric is more expensive to heat water and radiators but you aren’t paying gas too, so you can try work out what’s on a timer and get it set up to be more cost effective

mine heated up on a timer then I had a boost button

Fully electric here too. Over the last 30 days our two bed property has cost us £146.89 in the last 30 days according to my smart meter and I haven’t turned on any storage heaters yet. Absolutely dreading it to be honest so yours sounds good if you’ve had heating on as well.

Seems quite low to me.

My immersion heater has 2 switches, which the Landord talked me through. One stays on all the time, it controls the heater which is on a timer, so only heats at a set time during the night when rates are lower.

The other switch can be turned on if you need more hot water, it takes about 40 mins to reheat, then you switch it back off. I live alone so very rarely need to switch it on for extra. The hot water also lasts a long time, it heats in the early hours of the morning and I usually shower late at night, around 9/10pm and still get hot water

I live in a studio in an all electric flat with a water heater and one storage heater and pay a DD of £88 a month. My last bill I didn’t go over, but I do go over a bit once I start using heating as well.

Rare to get hot and cold now. I'd bet it's cold only unless very old.

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Get some lagging around that hot water tank OP. You will be wasting loads of electricity and heat loss.
You can buy cheap lagging jackets (like plastic covered duvets) that keep the warmth in the tank and will save you loads.

That is true , many electric showers don't run off the hot water tank. Also is your washing machine linked to hot and cold inlets or just cold?

Your shower doesn't necessarily run on the immersion.

It might but it could equally draw on the cold water supply and heat on demand. I've never had one that runs on the immersion. Google the model if you can see it written in it.

You might need a bit of trial and error.

Write down your meter reading at a set time each day and see how many units you've used (assuming it's not a smart meter).

Water, heat and shower are your big things. Stuff like putting the telly on standby is a drop in the ocean in comparison.

This. Is there a timer switch so you can set it so the water is hot ready for your shower each morning then it will refill with cold and you can decide if you need to boost it for washing up later or set a regular time to reheat. If there is no timer and it is a regular socket, can you buy a time switch to plug in.

It could be worth asking your landlord about this because private rented tenants can be eligible for these free boiler upgrades and if you qualify it could save you money and increase the value of your landlords property. You would need their permission to get it done of course, but I wouldn't rule it out without asking.

You're wandering round in shorts and t shirt, heating on full blast, keeping your enormous water tank constantly full of hot water and wondering why you've got expensive energy bills!!! Priority 1..... get your warm PJs and dressing gown on and turn your heating down. Priority 2...... turn your immersion switch off and just use it for 20 mins before a shower. Priority 3.... buy a heated throw.

Ignore the stuff about it heating overnight as it doesn’t sound like you’ve got Economy 7. It sounds like it’s just on all the time and will be drawing more power when the water gets below a certain temperature.

if you want a shower first thing in the morning I don’t know how convenient switching it on and off will be. Could you persuade your landlord to fit a timer?

The immersion is like a kettle basically, it heats the water up then stores it in a tank
Eventually the tank water goes cold but you'll work out how long it stays warm for
If it's on all the time it's like constantly boiling a kettle so, expensive!