cost of having a bath is 96p!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31 July 2008 at 3:07PM in Energy 85 replies 39K views

skintmumof3

according to the times, with the gas increase it will now cost 96p to have a bath.................
i think britain may become a rather smelly country...lol

lauren_1

Does it say anything about the use of other things such as a washing machine cycle, dishwasher cycle or and hours worth of oven use?

thriftlady_2

Showers must be cheaper mustn't they? There's always a stand-up wash on the bathmat

Badger_Lady

Ah, it's worth it... most of my baths are very shallow anyway, so probably averages a bit lower than that

skintmumof3

it was mentioned on the news......and didn`t mention other items
seriously though.. it is really starting to worry me about coping in the winter.....

Penelope_Penguin

thriftlady wrote: »

Showers must be cheaper mustn't they? There's always a stand-up wash on the bathmat

Not if you use a power shower (oooh, I'm getting onto several of my soap-boxes today ) they use as much water as a bath, AFAIK.

Penny. x

lauren_1

thriftlady wrote: »

Showers must be cheaper mustn't they? There's always a stand-up wash on the bathmat

Depends on wether its a power shower or not and how long you can manage to hide in there before a kid finds you.

We dont have a bath, just a rather powerful power shower, luckily dp grabs his showers at work and the kids only go in twice a week due to their eczema.

david69_2

Even better it you're a bit on the large side you need less water to fill the bath

LameWolf

I'm afraid I couldn't do without my morning bath - it really helps get my aching bones moving a bit. But I do keep it shallow, and Mr LW shares it, so only using one lot of hot water.

Pink.

Hi skintmumof3,

There's an earlier thread with some tips on saving water that may help:

Saving Water - Tips

I'll add this thread to that one later to keep the tips together.

Pink

Badger_Lady

That's true - there are showers in my office. Will have to take advantage!