How things work in your house
Because we know that meters can be a mystery and thermostats aren't always intuitive, here's a little help in getting to know how to grab a reading or change your settings...
23 Ash Grove
How to read your meters
Electricity: The meter is in the second room in the basement. Read the first five numbers.
Gas: The gas box is in the front garden. Read the first five numbers.
How to work your thermostat
Your heating is controlled by a Netatmo thermostat via an app on your phoneWatch Netatmos' YouTube video for full instructions.
35 Moorland Avenue
How to read your meters
Electricity: There are two electricity meters inside the wall unit in the basement kitchen. Read all the numbers on both of them.
Gas: The meter is on the wall next to the path at the front of the house. Read the first five numbers.
There is a second gas meter with a zero reading; ignore it as it's no longer in use.
How to work your thermostat
Your thermostat is in the hall. Download the user guide.
35 Oatland Gardens
How to read your meters
Electricity: The meter is inside the kitchen cupboard next to the fridge. There's a meter for the solar panels in there too.
Gas: The meter is outside.
How to work your thermostat
The main thermostat on the landing controls the heating in the kitchen, living room and bathrooms (and its controls are in the kitchen). Your bedrooms have individual thermostats on the radiators, which you can use to override the settings of the main thermostat. It's important to turn and release your radiator thermostat just a few millimetres for each degree of change you require. Go easy now. If you try to turn it like a normal radiator knob, you risk breaking the thermostat off altogether. Speaking from experience!
Instructions for your kitchen and laundry appliances
- Fridge: There will usually be a little plate inside somewhere. Maybe you'll need to shift that jar of gherkins out of the way.
- Cooker: There will be a little metal plate, usually on the inside of the door.
- Microwave: The little plate with the info you need is usually on the back.
- Tumble driers, washing machines and dishwashers: The info is usually inside the door or down the side.