Energy bill increases

[jowwy]

You don't "suspect", you know perfectly well it isn't what he meant.

No solar system generates continuously, so he couldn't possibly have meant that.

Yes, he is wrong to have said 26kw rather than 26kWh, but it isn't rationally possible for him to have meant anything else.

he also changed the sentence that @chris-suffolk wrote too, which is a bit disingenuous

 

[cyberknight]

FIL thinking of downsizing,he's in a big 3 bed house on his own and last month the energy bill pretty much took all of his pension

 

[vickster]

FIL thinking of downsizing,he's in a big 3 bed house on his own and last month the energy bill pretty much took all of his pension

Sounds sensible not just from an energy point of view but also general upkeep and running (as well as hopefully freeing up money to live on)

 

[cougie uk]

FIL thinking of downsizing,he's in a big 3 bed house on his own and last month the energy bill pretty much took all of his pension

OOf - that's tough. Have you been round to have a look ? Just swapping old bulbs out for energy savers make a big difference.

 

[cyberknight]

OOf - that's tough. Have you been round to have a look ? Just swapping old bulbs out for energy savers make a big difference.

its the gas thats the big hitter , thermo set at 18 c but as its an old house that from the sound of it isnt well insulated in the walls

 

[vickster]

its the gas thats the big hitter , thermo set at 18 c but as its an old house that from the sound of it isnt well insulated in the walls

Maybe he can get a grant for insulation? Although may not be a great fix

 

[chris-suffolk]

26 kW continuously for 3 days is not far short of 2000 kWh.

I suspect that's not what you meant.

Ok, so I missed out the 'h' from kwh, but I did use the word 'IN', which would imply 26 IN 3 days rather than 26 FOR 3 days. If I had meant FOR, I wouldn't have written IN.

 

[DaveReading]

You don't "suspect", you know perfectly well it isn't what he meant.

No solar system generates continuously, so he couldn't possibly have meant that.

Yes, he is wrong to have said 26kw rather than 26kWh, but it isn't rationally possible for him to have meant anything else.

Don't underestimate the value of exaggeration in education.

I suspect (though don't know ) that the OP now understands the difference between power and energy and the dimensions for each. If so, my work is done.

Interesting fact: SI units like the watt, which are named after a real person, are distinguished from others by being abbreviated with a capital letter.

 

[midlife]

Don't underestimate the value of exaggeration in education.

I suspect (though don't know ) that the OP now understands the difference between power and energy and the dimensions for each. If so, my work is done.

Interesting fact: SI units like the watt, which are named after a real person, are distinguished from others by being abbreviated with a capital letter.

Is the Gy an SI unit?

 

[numbnuts]

I put the heating on there was a rise in my daily bill of £1.14 had the temperature set at 17c which I found OK

 

[DaveReading]

Is the Gy an SI unit?

It is indeed, and given that it's named after Hal Gray (and not the colour), it gets a capital G.

 

[chris-suffolk]

I suspect (though don't know ) that the OP now understands the difference between power and energy and the dimensions for each. If so, my work is done.

With a degree in Maths, I suspect I already knew the difference. But hey, lets just pick on somebody for missing an 'h' out of a unit. I suspect you've NEVER mis-typed anything, EVER??

 

[DaveReading]

With a degree in Maths, I suspect I already knew the difference. But hey, lets just pick on somebody for missing an 'h' out of a unit. I suspect you've NEVER mis-typed anything, EVER??

On the contrary, I make mistakes all the time.

Mistakes are simply learning opportunities.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Mod note:

Please drop the spat going on in this thread.

Many thanks.

 

[jowwy]

anyone signed up to todays octopus saving session??