Electric bill

13roman58 · Post by **13roman58** » Sat 29 Jun 2019 2:15 pm

Has anyone got their bill for June yet?

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Sat 29 Jun 2019 2:23 pm

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Sat 29 Jun 2019 6:26 pm

No not yet, but we're waiting with baited breath. I've gone out of the way to try and do anything involving high consumption and kept to off peak.

13roman58 · Post by **13roman58** » Sat 29 Jun 2019 6:50 pm

Bert wrote:Yes

can I ask your location please

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Sun 30 Jun 2019 7:00 am

Esentepe but I get it via email if that means anything

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Sun 30 Jun 2019 7:01 am

Forgot to say got it on the 20th

13roman58 · Post by **13roman58** » Sun 30 Jun 2019 7:24 am

Thanks for that. I am in Karsyaka but it seems nobody this end has got theirs yet, surely this will be a cash flow problem?

Deniz1 · Post by **Deniz1** » Sun 30 Jun 2019 2:11 pm

My bills emailed to me are always for the previous month ie June bill arrives on 5th July.

ozankoys · Post by **ozankoys** » Sun 30 Jun 2019 5:03 pm

As they are now for a calendar month most of them will probably arrive tomorrow.

IPMAN · Post by **IPMAN** » Mon 01 Jul 2019 7:14 am

Got ours last week - seems we have been charged .98 tl for all units this time.

ozankoys · Post by **ozankoys** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 4:38 am

Our bills arrived yesterday evening via email.

butterfly · Post by **butterfly** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 5:24 am

Yep, email evening of the 1st July.

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 7:03 am

Just got ours, only a little bit higher than last month so Sally's usage of off-peak to do washing and dishwasher must be paying off. I save money on hot drinks too. What I do is boil a big pot of water at 6am then just take from it all day to make tea, coffee etc. I find this saves money too.

Hector · Post by **Hector** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 9:24 am

Just got ours this morning. Despite attempting to use electricity economically as possible, i.e. same as frontalman, with washing machine, dishwasher etc at night on cheapest rate (I can't say 'cheap rate' there isn't one) we have had our largest ever bill. Hate to say it, if life here becomes too expensive then people will start to leave in ever increasing numbers or at the least will cut down on other spending with the knock on effect to the local economy.

Deniz1 · Post by **Deniz1** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 11:09 am

Mine came today 163tl 5 tl less than last month. I dont have a dishwasher and have only used aircon twice last month I am more than happy with this amount.

judyvin · Post by **judyvin** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 12:01 pm

Mine arrived yesterday. 745 tl and the most used was at the higher rate 160 units @ 1.29 tl!

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 12:26 pm

Ours was 438TL but we don't use aircon.

paul90 · Post by **paul90** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 1:03 pm

Mark - ours was only 293TL and you know the size of our house compared to yours.
Our pool pump for a 12m x 5m is on only one hour per day, at night.

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 1:13 pm

Ours came in today and was 56% less than last time. We don't use the aircon at all (only fans with doors wide open for the evening breezes) I also take the off peak business very seriously and study the sheet on the wall all the time to plan the day. Wish I could persuade pool man that one hour every 24 hours was sufficient for the pool, but he went apoplectic when I suggested it.

jofra · Post by **jofra** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 2:07 pm

Also received ours today - 29TL but then, we're not there at the moment.....

Bullsnil · Post by **Bullsnil** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 2:17 pm

paul90 wrote:Mark - ours was only 293TL and you know the size of our house compared to yours.
Our pool pump for a 12m x 5m is on only one hour per day, at night.

Wouldn't want to swim in your pool then.

paul90 · Post by **paul90** » Tue 02 Jul 2019 3:18 pm

My water is always 100% perfect - it is very easy to maintain the water crystal clear and completely algea free if you use chlorine granules, CTX-60 and Jollygell.
Remember that the pool filter system is only a mechanical filter for solid particles, not a biological filter.

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Wed 03 Jul 2019 10:03 am

Thanks for the info Paul. I know your pool is very clean and you appear to have got the right balance of additives. We like the birdies to be able to have their bathie-wathies in the shallows of the overflow so have ours on several times to keep the level up. Our pool is clear and algae free with chlorine and algaecide though I probably use a lot more than you do.

Chelsea · Post by **Chelsea** » Wed 03 Jul 2019 10:37 am

jofra wrote:Also received ours today - 29TL but then, we're not there at the moment.....

Do you have a pool?

come_on_aylin · Post by **come_on_aylin** » Wed 03 Jul 2019 11:04 am

29TL is the standing charge + Street lighting + KDV so no electricity has been used.

JoandJelly · Post by **JoandJelly** » Wed 03 Jul 2019 11:19 am

I pay a friend's bill as they only visit occasionally. Last month's bill when they were here for nearly 3 weeks was 151 units @ 187TL. This month with the house empty was apparently 128 units @ 169TL including 22.42TL discount for low useage. I thought the discount applied if you used under 300 units? The pool was running for the same amount of time both months. Confused.com!

jofra · Post by **jofra** » Wed 03 Jul 2019 7:45 pm

Come_0n_Aylin - spot on; that's why my LOL at the end - I just wish my UK electric bill was as low when I'm in Cyprus....
(And no, I don't have a pool!)

Hector · Post by **Hector** » Thu 04 Jul 2019 12:54 pm

How often and for how long should I have the pool pump filter working on a 10 x 5 overflow pool? Pool man says 1 hour a day is fine in winter (still on overflow) whilst 3 x 1 hour a day in summer. Can those hours be adjusted to avoid the most expensive electric times?

Bullsnil · Post by **Bullsnil** » Sat 06 Jul 2019 10:41 am

paul90 wrote:My water is always 100% perfect - it is very easy to maintain the water crystal clear and completely algea free if you use chlorine granules, CTX-60 and Jollygell.
Remember that the pool filter system is only a mechanical filter for solid particles, not a biological filter.

If that's all you think you need to do I most DEFINITELY would not want to swim in your pool.

paul90 · Post by **paul90** » Sat 06 Jul 2019 12:56 pm

By far It isn't all I do but I don't want you to hijack a thread on Electric Bills and go off on a tangent on pool maintenance.
If you want to start one on Pool Maintenance then do so.

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Sat 06 Jul 2019 6:49 pm

Bulsnil, how about giving us some feedback as to what you think the minimum pool health regime should be. Paul's wife spends hours and hours in the pool and she is in perfect health as far as I can see. Are you a professional pool cleaner? What qualifies you to make the kind of comments you have on this thread?

Bullsnil · Post by **Bullsnil** » Sun 07 Jul 2019 11:54 am

True to form it doesn't take long for the bully boys on here to have a go at someone who just happens to express an opinion. But yes I am qualified to clean pools and I will not give info as I charge for that.

jofra · Post by **jofra** » Sun 07 Jul 2019 2:22 pm

Original subject of this thread was electricity; pools were only referred to because of electricity usage - therefore your contribution was irrelevant and definitely impolite.
As I said, I do not have a pool - but if I did, I would not want you to swim in it......

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sun 07 Jul 2019 6:47 pm

Bullsnil wrote:True to form it doesn't take long for the bully boys on here to have a go at someone who just happens to express an opinion. But yes I am qualified to clean pools and I will not give info as I charge for that.

Did you manage to cure the problem with your pool own that you were asking for free advice on how to solve on this forum? (http://www.kibkomnorthcyprusforum.com/v ... hp?t=38653)

Was that before or after you gained your Pool Cleaning Qualification?

What qualification was that exactly?

Bullsnil · Post by **Bullsnil** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 4:14 am

Keithcaley wrote:
Bullsnil wrote:True to form it doesn't take long for the bully boys on here to have a go at someone who just happens to express an opinion. But yes I am qualified to clean pools and I will not give info as I charge for that.
Did you manage to cure the problem with your pool own that you were asking for free advice on how to solve on this forum? (http://www.kibkomnorthcyprusforum.com/v ... hp?t=38653)

Was that before or after you gained your Pool Cleaning Qualification?

What qualification was that exactly?

Oh dear how sad, never mind. Yes I did. And again what a strange and weird forum this is.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 5:39 am

Bullsnil wrote:... what a strange and weird forum this is.

Not half as weird as the people using it!

But really, I'm interested in your Pool Cleaning Qualification.

Which qualification is it - and which organisation granted it?

elizabeth · Post by **elizabeth** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 7:41 am

Keithcaley wrote:
Bullsnil wrote:... what a strange and weird forum this is.
Not half as weird as the people using it!

But really, I'm interested in your Pool Cleaning Qualification.

Which qualification is it - and which organisation granted it?

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 7:54 am

elizabeth wrote:...

Fair Point - I'll start a new topic!

http://www.kibkomnorthcyprusforum.com/v ... =8&t=48125

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 10:57 am

Bulsnil, you made a sarcastic comment twice after Paul90's posts, and I just asked you to clarify why you were doing that. If you think that is bullying you must be very thin-skinned.

Post by **Soner** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 11:23 am

Bulsnil had requested to have his account deactivated, no longer a member. So, no response will be received. Please can we now stay on topic.

Art · Post by **Art** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 2:49 pm

Omg....857 lira...having an air con inquest with my wife who no doubt will blame the dogs for wanting to stay cool.

I’m not happy!

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 3:47 pm

Art wrote:Omg....857 lira...having an air con inquest with my wife who no doubt will blame the dogs for wanting to stay cool.

I’m not happy!

Art, without pre-judging your aircon use, and not wishing to 'teach Granny how to suck eggs' , could I suggest a temperature setting of 28 degrees Celcius - or perhaps 27 degrees if you must...

Also, I have found that provided you cool the room down a little by using the aircon 'as normal', then it is really economical to change to the 'dehumidify' mode (usually shown as a water droplet on the LCD display) which just tries to drag moisture out of the atmosphere in the room, and generally makes you feel a bit better.

Of course, one of the new 'Inverter' type A/Cs will be cheaper to run for those of us who live here - not such a saving for holidaymakers and swallows if you take the purchase price into account though.

A ceiling or other type of fan can help a lot, and reduce the need for aircon use, it cools the skin by promoting moisture loss and cools you as a function of 'Latent Heat of Evaporation' - apparently

Keep your cool!

alphamike · Post by **alphamike** » Mon 08 Jul 2019 8:09 pm

Thanks for the tip about changing to dehumidifier mode KC, will give it a try to see if it helps, and with the Kibtek bill if it does work.

Art · Post by **Art** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 5:14 am

Thanks Keith.

Some great tips which I will put to use.

If they fail I’ll get rid of the dogs or the wife.(joke of course)

frontalman · Post by **frontalman** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 6:01 am

We use a large fan that sits on the floor and reminds me of a jet engine. The dogs lay in front of it when it is really hot and it keeps the kitchen/diner and lounge cool. I must admit I did put the aircon on for a couple of hours yesterday as it was so hot but even then the fan blows the cooler air around. I assume the fan uses a lot less leccy than the aircon.

Deniz1 · Post by **Deniz1** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 6:08 am

An unoccupied house with nothing working in the house no pool . May bill was 30tl. June bill 71tl. No electric has been used at all. ??

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 7:15 am

Deniz1 wrote:An unoccupied house with nothing working in the house no pool . May bill was 30tl. June bill 71tl. No electric has been used at all. ??

Have they increased the standing charge or the street lighting charge, do you think?

Post by **Soner** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 7:17 am

Probably metre charges gone up due to drop in currency value. Guess someone on forum will know.

Post by **Soner** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 7:18 am

Keith you beat me to it by 1 second.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Tue 09 Jul 2019 8:20 am

You've gotta b quıck!

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