The 50% Electricity Challenge - Everyone welcome!

wilf55

would like to join please guys

8 of us in here and only me that turns anything off!!

will do my electric

cant get to the gas meter well have to pull out the table to do it

sod it i will pull table out


electricity 22232

gas 8967

wilf55

anyone know where i can get a energy monitor from was going to get my dad one for christmas and i can borrow it till boxing day when i see him he wont mind!!

Sue-UU

wilf55 wrote: »

anyone know where i can get a energy monitor from was going to get my dad one for christmas and i can borrow it till boxing day when i see him he wont mind!!

Hi wilf, good to see you on the thread, good luck with your fuel economising!

For an energy monitor for your dad, google "energy monitor devices" on google co uk and you'll be able to take your pick of the many sites there. Good luck!

Sue

wilf55

thanks sue-UU

SamanthaA

Week 8`s readings

Gas 6692 (+17)EEEK!:eek:
R1 39362(+54) BIGGER EEEK!:eek: :eek:
R4 14000 (+26)

Whats going on? Not even got Xmas tree up yet!

pandapaws

Hi everyone! Sorry I've not updated the first post for a while, I've not forgotton, just been a bit busy. I'm at work at the mo and the computer is pants so I'll do it just as soon as I get the chance at home.

Welcome to the new starters! I'll add you in just as soon as I can get decent internet access, good luck!

TurnaroundSue

Right, total used this week for leccy was 138 units - really need to get a grip as it is slowly creeping back up to my original week of 190 units:eek: and really chuffed about my gas as this is down this week by 5:j (used 20) but have had it on loads, so having my boiler serviced this week really has made a massive difference to the heat we are now getting from our rads - would recommend everyone to ensure their boiler is serviced.

Paulgonnabedebtfree

I would like to give this a try too.
I would like to do this with electricity and gas because with certain items it can be interchangeable (such as clothes dryng or boiling small amounts of waterand even some types of cooking).
I recently got a freezer from freecycle so that is probably pushing up my electricity usage and with the recent increases in price, I want to economise more.

So 9 AM on Sunday my electricity is: 28244
My gas is: 01299.936
Not sure what to make of the gas meter. The last three digits (after my decimal point) are in red boxes on the meter. I'm taking them to be tenths, hundredths, and thousandths of a full unit. If anyone knows different, please say so.
I will take 9 am on Sunday as my week start.

I need to take gas readings as well because I cook with gas and my central heating is gas (though I never use the heating). My clothes drying is by airing cupboard (gas) or by an electric (low wattage) clothes horse type thingy.
I will use everything as normal on week one but from the start of week 2 I intend to do the following:- unplug or switch off the mobile charger when not in use, switch off (from the wall socket) my TV and box, video, and DVD player. Same with music equipment. With the computer, I will switch off the printers, scanner and monitor. I will NOT switch off the PC or BB modem as regular rebooting can sometimes cause problems IMO. Obviously switch lights off when not in use and I am already gradually switching over to low energy bulbs as the old ones blow - the only exceptions being a couple of lamps that I often use for reading.

Different_Corner

wilf55 wrote: »

anyone know where i can get a energy monitor from was going to get my dad one for christmas and i can borrow it till boxing day when i see him he wont mind!!

Wilf
If you go via quidco to the ethical superstore for 12.5% cashback they sell a whole range....

moneysavingmonkey85

hello all,
i would like to join please, last saturday was:

Gas 585
Elec 7653

Today (so 8 days! oops) was:

Gas 593
Elec 7723

Great idea for a thread