excesssive electricity over £20 p/w

Cardew

ArsenalFC wrote: »

(Cardew) - Not all lcd produced have a max 3 watt usage on standby. You are quite mistaken. Some of the earlier one use a lot more on standby.

I suggest you read what I wrote - "I have never seen a TV with over 3 watts" So are you saying I have seen one?

Perhaps you can go on line and produce the specifications of a TV that does have a standby consumption of over 3 watts.

Most manufacturers are under 1 watt.

My 32 inch Sony CRT - 8 years old is 0.6 watts, 27 inch Panasonic CRT 0.9 watts.
New 37 inch Panasonic LCD 0.4 watts and 32 inch Medion LCD brochure states less than 1 Watt <1 watt

I am aware that some sets do not switch off their DVB decoder on some settings so that it can be used for recording to a separate source.

However in general terms most TVs on standby use pence per year.

BexTech

The new Philips I like the look of and I might get at some point and move the current one to the bed has standby of 0.15w, so less of a worry there.

ArsenalFC

Cardew wrote: »

I suggest you read what I wrote - "I have never seen a TV with over 3 watts" So are you saying I have seen one?

Perhaps you can go on line and produce the specifications of a TV that does have a standby consumption of over 3 watts.

Then what you say is just plain pointless and have no relevance to the thread. Go online to reproduce info for your benefit....er no...you can continue to never see a tv over 3watts standby.

Also it's quite silly for you to say to Bex that his/her tv must be faulty or it has not been measure correctly, how would you know when you have never seen a tv that uses over 3watts on standby?

aj9648

Jesus....reading all this means I use too much leccy!!!

Got my bill today.....£320 electric bill (we have no gas) for the last quarter!!!! And we only live in a one bed flat and are out most days working!!!!

Fire_Fox

aj9648 wrote: »

Jesus....reading all this means I use too much leccy!!!

Got my bill today.....£320 electric bill (we have no gas) for the last quarter!!!! And we only live in a one bed flat and are out most days working!!!!

Mine was £101 for the last quarter in a two bedroom all electric flat if that's any help. And I was horrified!

aj9648

wow - only 101 quid thats really good !!!! (I think)

dannymccann

The TV's issue is quite a simple one. Every TV has a built in timer through the menu system. Just set the timer to turn the TV off by the time you will be asleep. In an 8 hour sleep pattern you will probably save 6/7 hours of full usgae x 3. When you are asleep its unlikely you will consciously recognise the TV being off.

As already said, your fan heaters will be burning your money, as will the dryer. I try and dry all clothes by air in the house, leaving them on a rack in a warm room of the house, or by getting over door hangars. It doesnt look great, but its a hell of a lot cheaper!

Bex - if you are happy with your current TV and its features, I wouldnt go splurging £300 - £500 on a new one just so you save a bit of leccy

jackieb

I saw a woman on GMTV this morning and her only method of heating was one fan heater. She said it used £12 of electricity every 2 days!

I used to sleep with a TV or radio on too but due to increasingly high bills i've stopped, and managed fine. In fact I prefer the quiet now.

norfolkshops

We are in a 3-bed terrace, gas central heating, gas for cooking (hate electric cookers) and spend £15 per month on gas and £31 per month on electricity,


sorry this is joke isnt it just over £3 per week gas please show me how?????with gas central heating(thats 57 pence per day with radiators and oven??)

mattgkr

Thanks for all your advice guys, Im afraid that the T.Vs are non negotiable I will wake up in panic if its not on and absolutely cannot get to sleep if its not on, I do only have it on at an almost silent level so that you can just hear what there talking about and it also helps drown out the noise of outside. The kids will put a dvd on to go to sleep and I would not expect them to sleep without it. my daughter is ok and is not too fussy but my son whos 11 would panic at the thought of not having a T.V on to fall to sleep to and Im not prepared to make a big deal out of it, he is excellent behaved and has no problem with tiredness or any other sleep related problems. The T.Vs on at night is not my concearn as Ive counted how much it costs and it aint that much to be honest, and Im quite prepared to pay it as like I said it is a necessety in my household as Im sure we all have our own necessities so I think the subject can be closed lol. I am conviced that it a combination of the heaters, washing machine and cooker that are draining my electric and so the heaters have gone. I have today bought a calor heater and 15k full gas bottle for £90.
In response to my house it is 3 storey and also has a loft on top of that too, I was told by council that it had all insulation in 2003 and it is insulated for life. I have got double glazed windows throughout but the lounge has a massive draught through it, the council have been out and draught-proof it but its STILL got a draught coming from it. Im a decorator and when I go to other peoples houses there always piping hot all day even with heating off, I beleive that I should be able to put my heating on and my house should get so hot that I need to turn the heating down and that I should be able to walk around my house in relaxing shorts and T-shirt or loose bed clothes and not sit there in wooly jumpers and thermals(not a dig Arsenal m8).
Thanks for all your posts (inc peechy) they have helped me heeps and thanks to you I should save a bit of cash, I have taken steps like, getting rid of heaters, switching electric supply, turning things off when not in use and looking for faulty things(thermostat not working properly) and all in all I dont mind paying for electric and gas if im in a comfortable environment becuase of it eg. If I pay £30 gas p/w I would expect to not have to worry about putting on the heating or having a bath(as we bath every night-again non negotiable) because quality of life is priceless. I can see from reaction that maybe my usage compared to my charges are pretty much justified and so I am happy to continue to pay my supplier with no questions but I garuntee that I am going to look at cutting back where necesarry even if it means turning a light off when leaving the room. Thanks again.
Matt