amago19
30 Aug 2010
Life / Cost of Utilities in Warsaw. [23]
Hi
We are a young couple living in Warsaw in a 80m2 apartment but most of the time we are not there and travel few times a month for business. Not to mention that most of the summer and winter holidays (total of 3 months) we are not at the apartment. And ever since our first half a year bill of over 2000 zl for electricity - we have reduced any electrical usage but for the living room and kitchen (when actual cooking is done).
However, our electricity bill just keeps going up. It has come to the point that we are now getting a daily reading of electricity (which is in itself ridiculous) from our landlord and quarterly bills of average around 1000 zl. We do not use electricity for any heating (that is done via gas).
Generally we don't think that is normal and it definitely is much higher than our bills in our country of origin in Western Europe.
We can't speak Polish and the bills that we get from our landlord, upon our tedious requests, seem to be facsimiles and very unclear. In addition, our landlord aggressively INSISTS that such electricity consumption is normal.
If anyone here has any advice as to how we can seek professional help on this matter - that would be great.
We have tried contacting the RWE - but they are not willing to talk to us.
P.S. My email: 19fendi.a@gmail
Many thanks in advance
A.Fendi
Hi
We are a young couple living in Warsaw in a 80m2 apartment but most of the time we are not there and travel few times a month for business. Not to mention that most of the summer and winter holidays (total of 3 months) we are not at the apartment. And ever since our first half a year bill of over 2000 zl for electricity - we have reduced any electrical usage but for the living room and kitchen (when actual cooking is done).
However, our electricity bill just keeps going up. It has come to the point that we are now getting a daily reading of electricity (which is in itself ridiculous) from our landlord and quarterly bills of average around 1000 zl. We do not use electricity for any heating (that is done via gas).
Generally we don't think that is normal and it definitely is much higher than our bills in our country of origin in Western Europe.
We can't speak Polish and the bills that we get from our landlord, upon our tedious requests, seem to be facsimiles and very unclear. In addition, our landlord aggressively INSISTS that such electricity consumption is normal.
If anyone here has any advice as to how we can seek professional help on this matter - that would be great.
We have tried contacting the RWE - but they are not willing to talk to us.
P.S. My email: 19fendi.a@gmail
Many thanks in advance
A.Fendi