Filter On An Electricity Meter

[xhan]

My boyfriend has decided to get a figure 8 puffer but his house is on an electricity meter.

Is anyone here on a meter? how much does it cost you?

 

[Truck]

Why don't you just work out how much it will cost?

The filter wattage x 24/1000 and then x by the cost of each unit.

 

[cybergibbons]

My boyfriend has decided to get a figure 8 puffer but his house is on an electricity meter.

Is anyone here on a meter? how much does it cost you?

Everyone's got a meter haven't they?

 

[xhan]

My boyfriend has decided to get a figure 8 puffer but his house is on an electricity meter.

Is anyone here on a meter? how much does it cost you?

Everyone's got a meter haven't they?

yeah lol! Its the kind where you put money on a card and then put the card in the machine. So the house isn't billed quarterly like in normal houses! ¬¬ works out more expensive that way too but I was just wondering if anyone else on this kind of system has tanks and how much it will cost them.

 

[chesterscot]

we are also on a meter and the lights filter heater etc use nigh on nothin really if you said a pound a day thats way over what i think it would cost as truck said find out the wattage then the price per unit the company charge
scot

 

[Haych]

I'm on pre-pay meters and I have two tanks running - don't really notice the cost tbf

 

[Ethan040]

I barely use £7-8 a week in my house and that's everything big hd TV,lights,washer,laptop,htpc,surround sound,360 the lot lol i have one tank but its got 2 heaters and 2 filters running in it.

 

[erk628]

I've never seen or heard anything about these meters before.

 

[xhan]

I've never seen or heard anything about these meters before.

They're really annoying! You can have gas and electricity ones, you top up a card and put it in the machine until the money runs out - good for a rented house I suppose but we ran out of gas the other night and obviously the shops were shut! Very annoying!! No heating!

Sounds like it wont cost too much then - thank you

 

[Mikaila31]

Its kinda like a prepaid phone card, except for a electricity meter.

 

[erk628]

Whats the point is it cheaper then a monthly bill or something?

 

[Mikaila31]

Whats the point is it cheaper then a monthly bill or something?

I've never used one, but as far as I know it is usually more. It can be easier though for people who don't plan to live at a specific place for very long, like renting. Or if you travel a lot.

 

[erk628]

Oh I see I don't think we have anything like that in the states at least I've never seen or heard anything about it.

 

[cybergibbons]

The main difference is that it is prepaid. They tend to be used in places where they think that the occupier is less likely to pay the (post paid) bill.

 

[GrubbyGirl]

Also most companies expect you to sign up to a 12 month contract and most students wont live in a house for 12 months