I moved in to a house last year that has a Boilermate 2000 installed. After reading about them, I wasn't exactly thrilled about it, but we liked the house so decided to proceed anyway. In the first couple of months we were spending no more than £20 per month on gas. When the temperature started to drop around November-December we set the heating to come on for a couple of hours per day with only two of the radiators in the house being turned on. I was surprised at how much this cost for a small modern house with only two occupants as the monthly gas cost increased to around £50 per month.
In mid January we turned the heating off the timer and only used it a couple of times. My most recent bill that covers Jan 16th - Feb 16th says we used £65 worth of gas though. I don't understand how it has increased so significantly when our usage dropped so much. During this month, we also had a smart meter installed, and I assumed it was some kind of issue with the readings being recorded incorrectly. I contacted the supplier though and they insist there's no issue in that regard.
Our gas usage pretty much consists of a couple of showers per day and occasionally using a gas hob on an evening. I expected the cost to go up a bit in the winter regardless of central heating usage, due to the colder temperatures causing more heat loss from the system, but it still seems excessive. The smart meter isn't much help as it gives limited detail in the readings. It just shows I'm using a relatively consistent amount day-to-day.
Are these units usually that expensive to run? Does anyone have any idea why the cost may have increased despite my usage decreasing? Thanks in advance.
In mid January we turned the heating off the timer and only used it a couple of times. My most recent bill that covers Jan 16th - Feb 16th says we used £65 worth of gas though. I don't understand how it has increased so significantly when our usage dropped so much. During this month, we also had a smart meter installed, and I assumed it was some kind of issue with the readings being recorded incorrectly. I contacted the supplier though and they insist there's no issue in that regard.
Our gas usage pretty much consists of a couple of showers per day and occasionally using a gas hob on an evening. I expected the cost to go up a bit in the winter regardless of central heating usage, due to the colder temperatures causing more heat loss from the system, but it still seems excessive. The smart meter isn't much help as it gives limited detail in the readings. It just shows I'm using a relatively consistent amount day-to-day.
Are these units usually that expensive to run? Does anyone have any idea why the cost may have increased despite my usage decreasing? Thanks in advance.
