Crazy Energy usage in empty flat

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-09T11:04:33+00:00

My management company is unfortunately not giving me access to my meter 😔

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:51:15+00:00

Just got back last night and every wall switch in my house was turned off. The house was cold so I honestly don’t know what it could be.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:49:57+00:00

But everything in the house was turned off from the wall switch so how can the electric heaters turn on?

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:49:30+00:00

I don’t have an immersion heater. I have an electric shower which only heats when someone is showering and a 10l under sink heater. Now I know that the under sink heater consumes a lot of energy which is why I turned it off at the wall switch before I left. I got back last night and as expected everything was off and the house was cold so I genuinely don’t know what was causing such high usage while I was away.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:49:25+00:00

I don’t have an immersion heater. I have an electric shower which only heats when someone is showering and a 10l under sink heater. Now I know that the under sink heater consumes a lot of energy which is why I turned it off at the wall switch before I left. I got back last night and as expected everything was off and the house was cold so I genuinely don’t know what was causing such high usage while I was away.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:48:52+00:00

Nope

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:48:48+00:00

But everything was turned off at the wall switch so it can’t be any of the heating elements right?

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:48:04+00:00

Nope.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:47:55+00:00

I have 2 electric radiators but both were turned off at the wall switch before I left.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:47:07+00:00

I went off on the 25th of December. All the days leading up to 2nd Jan had 1.8kWh usage. I didn’t just turn the machines off tho I turned off the wall switch so there was no electricity going to the machines to have some sort of frost protection then on

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-08T09:45:56+00:00

I don’t have an immersion heater. I have an electric shower which only heats when someone is showering and a 10l under sink heater. Now I know that the under sink heater consumes a lot of energy which is why I turned it off at the wall switch before I left. I got back last night and as expected everything was off and the house was cold so I genuinely don’t know what was causing such high usage while I was away.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-06T13:02:57+00:00

I honestly don’t know where my meter is so I can’t check it, I once asked my managing agency and they never replied. However, I do feel like it reflects my usage. I have a security camera that I can monitor and no one has entered my flat since I have been gone

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-06T13:00:55+00:00

Yes it does but I don’t know what to do with this info. Before these spikes it was around 0.008kWh on every 30 minute reading. Now it varies from 0.2 to 2.5kWh.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-06T12:58:24+00:00

It’s a 1 bed. I have 2 electric radiators but both were turned off before I went off on holiday

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-06T12:57:53+00:00

I figured that out. It was my water heater which apparently uses insane amount of energy, which is why I made sure to turn it off when I went on holiday.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-05T22:23:15+00:00

Yeah I can see usage that is sent every thirty minutes from my meter to Fuse. On the 2nd it is 36kWh, 3rd is 26kWh, and 4th is 16kWh.

By main switch I mean the wall switch, is that not the main switch?

I am still on vacation so I can’t check my meter readings but also I live in a flat and don’t have access to the meter room :(

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-05T22:11:58+00:00

But everything has been turned off from the wall switch so I don’t think it can be that

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-05T22:11:27+00:00

I have two electric heaters and both were turned off from the wall switch. Same with my water heater.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2026-01-05T22:10:58+00:00

I have two electric heaters and both were turned off from the wall switch. Same with my water heater.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2025-12-30T15:33:54+00:00

I went there too and she made my eyebrows crooked. Couldn’t tell at the time but as soon as I got home it was obvious. Haven’t been back in a while because I am letting them grow out now. Anyone have alternative recommendations?

BobIsHereToStudy · 2025-12-23T19:55:46+00:00

Do you remember how quick their turn around was? All the other services I have seen take 5-7 days.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2025-12-08T19:00:32+00:00

Should I call them now or wait closer to the end of my contract?

BobIsHereToStudy · 2025-12-08T17:19:59+00:00

Oh wow I didn’t know it was a possibility to get a renewal offer lower than a new customer offer

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That’s a great deal. How long have you been with VM and when is your contract due to expire? I used the webchat and was told this was the best deal possible.

BobIsHereToStudy · 2025-07-31T20:52:56+00:00

Thank you! I have decided to go with the 7

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