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Bullet Proof SRi	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 19:56
	2 bedroom , semi detached house. I would say im in alot of the time as i work from home alot
Lee_fr200	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 12:23
	quote: Originally posted by Ben G 30 quid a week gas heating? Are you at home 24/7? Well it's a combination of things tbh Yes the house is a big 4 bed detached we have wooden floors downstairs which aren't the warmest The heating system is 22yr old including the boiler And currently the missus is hme 24/7 as she's on maternity leave but the thermostat is set to 20 deg all day so depending how cold it is sometimes its constantly on sometimes it switches itself off! It was colder but we have replaced the doors which were letting in loads of cold next will be to board the garage out as a lot of cold air is coming over the top of the roller shutter door and then going to look at replacing the boiler and possibly the radiators
VegasPhil	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 10:48
	Personally I like rates. Pay a small amount and use what you like. Me my other half and little boy live here and we use a shit load.
Toby	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 07:31
	£30 a week is above average but i wouldnt say it was high, you live in a big property i would say that was pretty low. My parents gas bill for last quarter was £700+ now thats scarey. I would get a lot change from that for a years worth supply of utilities. I would go on a water metre. Or if you dont tell them you don't have an outside tap, friend of mine did this and it's saved him £17 a month.
Graham88	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 02:33
	That is alot I'm on £42 a month Direct Debit & after 6 months through winter I only owe them £6 and its been flat out most days
Ben G	posted on 17th Mar 13 at 01:43
	30 quid a week gas heating? Are you at home 24/7?
Lee_fr200	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 22:43
	I've just gone on water meter, it's calculated on your rateable value, my water was costing 101 quid per month just switched to water meter and it's 29 a month :) As for gas and electric we have gas central heating and that uses a lot of gas alone, sometimes upto 30 quid per week everything else is electric oven hob fire etc etc and that costs us around 50/60 per month mostly
MarkM	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 21:32
	If you have more bedrooms than people living in the house it's generally cheaper to go on a water meter.
CORSA NUT	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 19:59
	We pay £40 a month for water and would rather have that TBH. Our bath is huge and I wash our cars a lot so would Dredd to think what we actually use :!
Ben G	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 16:41
	what size is the house/how many bedrooms? as that's what they use to estimate your water bills iirc. we're on a meter and it's £25 a month which isn't too bad. we have an electric cooker and gas hob also. electric is more expensive for me, but before i had the gas hob, they were both the same price.
Gaz	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 16:40
	Meter will be cheaper if you plan on not having kids and have a shower. remember if you go on a meter you cannot revert back.
Bullet Proof SRi	posted on 16th Mar 13 at 16:28
	well me and the gf have had an offer accepted on our first home so hopefully everything will go to plan. Just looking for a some advice when it comes to, Water, should we go for a meter, only the 2 of us for now and ive been told that it will be loads cheaper. Secondly, do we go with gas or electric for things like fire and cooker, any real difference in costs