The 50% Electricity Challenge - Everyone welcome!

Welshlassie

pandapaws wrote: »

Welshlassie, how much did it cost?

BTW, for anyone thinking of getting energy saving bulbs, they were on offer in Morrisons at 5 for 50p a couple of weeks ago. Anyone know if they still are?

£2.98

B&Q also had 7 energy Savings bulbs for £5 (not quite the same as the Morrison ones) thought they were quite a good price (unless someone can tell me otherwise)

loopymadlover

how on earth do i read the meter ! its all dials i dont know where to start !?

mrcow

lol if it's an old dial one then try here for some help:

http://www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/meter/howto/

seese75

Hi,
Been a lurker for a long, long time...but this is one challenge I would love to join in with. Def need to make cut backs and this is one area where I think there is plenty of room to do so.

Reading today 4.30pm 39750

Most difficult bit now will be trying to continue as "normal" this week....looking forward to staring next week.

pandapaws

Welshlassie wrote: »

£2.98

:eek: Typical B&Q price for a bit of plastic! I think we might have one somewhere in storage so I'll hang on and see if it re-appears.

Is anyone else finding it really difficult to use 'normal' electricity? Now I've started thinking about it, I'm seeing things all over the house that are wasting power and dying to turn them off - it seems daft not to, but I know in the long run that by leaving things the way they are for one week and being able to actually quantify the waste I'll be more motivated to reduce it.

pandapaws

Welcome seese75, good luck!

loopymadlover, have signed you up, hope you can make sense of the meter! I think a lot of them are being changed at the moment, they did ours a little while ago and a few people here have mentioned new meters.

suz7

pandapaws wrote: »

Is anyone else finding it really difficult to use 'normal' electricity?

Yes! I have 2 normal light bulbs that I've never got round to changing and my ancient freezer needs defrosting - they are calling out to be sorted but I'm not doing it till next week. It's turning into a test of willpower :rotfl:

Good luck everyone!

loopymadlover

yes please sign me up pandapaws thanks will do the reading in the morning !

:beer:

aliwali

Hi can I join too please. My meter readings tonight at 5.45pm are
25310.43 day
6493.80 night

My task this week is to try and find out when my night units are valid to and from, so I can do washing overnight.

Can't wait til next week now.
Thanks

gtx

can i be added to the list as well please

my meter reading tonight at 6.30pm is 18009

thanks

p.s. whoever suggested tumble drying overnight - its VERY DANGEROUS, it could overheat and catch fire