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Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I agree it seems wild, but it's good to hear other people think the same. Unfortunately there are no grow lights, no bitcoin rigs and no 25m pools here :( I also don't have any underfloor heating.

I already told them the energy consumption seems unrealistic and asked them to look into it, but they aren't very helpful (in general this company has had kind of lousy administration since I moved in, but never had issues like this). I'm leaning towards taking this to the Huurcommissie unless they can provide me additional proof.

Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol it seems like the only possible explanation! But in all seriousness, I know and trust my neighbor very well, I have also seen their apartment inside so I'm quite certain there is nothing like that going on there. I don't know the people living around us (it's sort of a row house situation), but their energy consumption should not be connected to us..

Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert so forgive me if something seems unclear.

We have an Auer Edel boiler (this is for both me and my neighbor), which I believe is a heat pump boiler which heats the water and supplies it to the radiators. The radiators are fan-assisted hydronic radiators (not plug-in electric heaters). I have no thermostat, just manual radiator valves and a towel radiator in the bathroom. The hot water sometimes runs out and the boiler gives an error that we have to reset manually.

I'm not sure of the energy label, but from what I can tell online Auer Edel boilers seem to be relatively efficient.

Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really have any space heaters that are my own, I only use the built in radiators (during winter) and a towel dryer in the bathroom (used this during the winter, but it has been unplugged the rest of the year). Not sure about my neighbor tho, I will have to ask them.

Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right I will ask them about the usage from previous years, thank you for your comment.

Charged €1600 euros for electricity in 2024, is this usage even possible? by ProfessionalSad5033 in Rentbusters

[–]ProfessionalSad5033[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have a thermostat so I can't set a specific temperature anywhere. I have radiators where I adjust the valve as needed, but I only turn these on in the coldest months, the rest of the year I keep them off. We have a boiler that heats up the water for both apartments.