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Since switching to three phase my consumption has rocketed to 25,000KWH per annum, despite no significant additional load.

adam spearing

We moved to three phase 3.5 years ago an anticipation of electric cars (which we don't have). 

Since then We have been consuming around 25,000KWH pa according to the meter. 

I've had a second meter fitted and it's validated these numbers. 

When I switch all the RCDs off it stops, so clearly it's my side of the RCDs. 

The house is around 10 years old with gas heating and gas cooking. We have low energy light bulbs. 

The overnight consumption seems to show we're using 4+KWH per hour when we're asleep. 

Load balancing was mentioned and I vaguely remember it from my degree but I don't believe that's it. 

Large donation to charity if you can help me work this one out

thanks in advance 

Adam

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    So, I've now monitored the meter as below and it's tracking to 36,000 KWH annually. More than just a dodgy freezer ... 

    Clearly 92-110 KW daily is crazy.

    There are three RCDs, I plan to turn one of them off each night for the next three nights. Then IF if drops hugely to switch each fuse off overnight.

    Any other suggestions most welcomed.....

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    So, I've now monitored the meter as below and it's tracking to 36,000 KWH annually. More than just a dodgy freezer ... 

    Clearly 92-110 KW daily is crazy.

    There are three RCDs, I plan to turn one of them off each night for the next three nights. Then IF if drops hugely to switch each fuse off overnight.

    Any other suggestions most welcomed.....

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    In your shoes with the money running out at ~ 80p an hour, £15 per day,  I'd be moving faster maybe borrowing or even buying a clamp meter to go over the meter tail and watching it while flicking stuff off, and doing it  last week to get an answer over a much shorter timescale than a whole night - consider that  you could eat out for free  at the end of the week on the money saved by faster action !!

    Have you got a map of which breaker/fuse controls what loads - if not while you are isolating sections is a good time to work it out.

    Mike.

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