Low Electricity Usage - How?

Magentasue

Lucylocket01 wrote: »

Our usage is about 7kwh a day. I have bought some more energy bulbs today to place the candle bulbs in the lounge ceiling light. They are so big and ugly, all this just to save a little money. I wish someone would design an energy bulb that wasnt so big.:rolleyes:

We have kept the candle bulbs (even though the light fitting isn't beautiful) but have replaced all the table/stand lamp bulbs with energy saving ones. We use lamps most of the time - hardly ever switch ceiling light on.

amtrakuk

TITEASCRAMP wrote: »

I thnk its got to be the fridge freezer and plasma.

yeah TV uses a lot. If you can have a look on the back of it, you might find it is 200-250 watt depending on the size, that and any digiboxes, 20-25watt. Makes you think when it works out at about £20 a month for 4 hours a day viewing.

Sadly it's not a feasible option to use a clothes dryer so having to use the tumble dryer. I calculated Im using 4 units a wash and dry, about £1 a load!

TITEASCRAMP

Through all my hard work we have now managed to get the daily average down to 7kWh.
Without a new fridgefreezer and changing the plasma I cant see how this can be improved.
But its better than were we where 3 months ago so thats good

Fire_Fox

amtrakuk wrote: »

yeah TV uses a lot. If you can have a look on the back of it, you might find it is 200-250 watt depending on the size, that and any digiboxes, 20-25watt. Makes you think when it works out at about £20 a month for 4 hours a day viewing.

Sadly it's not a feasible option to use a clothes dryer so having to use the tumble dryer. I calculated Im using 4 units a wash and dry, about £1 a load!

I have this, needs two square foot of floor space and folds away next to the wardrobe.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80119043

Fire_Fox

Just checked and my TV is only 60W so can't blame Mr. Fire Fox for our current 11.5kwh daily average! :rolleyes: We are all electric but pretty frugal with the heating and hot water. It was 7.5kwh per day even when I lived alone, occasional TV, no heating and little hot water (showered at work). I still think it's the lighting that's keeping our usage high, and maybe the oven ... I use the slow cooker and mini grill a lot, but Mr. Fire Fox is a chef so is obsessed with roasting food, or turns the hob on full blast cos he gets so frustrated waiting for it to heat up!

Sirbendy

We are on an NPower key meter, with the £1.38 or whatever standing charge/week, using £5 a week on average..not sure what that equates to in units..

Thats everything bar A rated fridge and A rated freezer, and boiler off at the wall when not in use. CFL bulbs throughout. A rated washer too, but it draws 9 watts even when off on the front, so that gets shut off at the mains. Got to love plug-in meters.

Living room is on a multiway: old 21" CRT TV, digibox, DVD player, Wii and CFL uplighter, used for a max of..say 2 hours a night whenever there's something on, and immediately off after at the wall.

Cooking is gas hob and electric grill/oven, used maybe 2-3 times a week.

Upstairs has my dualcore PC tower and 19" TFT (on from..say 6-11ish if I've got some "work from home" project on), and the missus dualcore laptop (on the same). I tend to watch/record TV on the PC with a freeview stick. I did build this PC with low powered parts on purpose Again, all on multiways that get isolated after use.

Bedroom lights are on for maybe 10 minutes max, bathroom light on when needed, landing light not on as we don't use it much.

Radio in the kitchen is a battery one, and I have my router on a segmented timer switch for 7-8am, then 5-11pm.

We have used the oil-filled radiator this week, and it ate about a days worth of cost in an hour..heyho..still quite happy though.

Total cost of the timers was £3 for 3 from the market, and the multiways I made myself from reclaimed flex/plugs, and some "el-cheapo" B&Q multiway ends.