Preparing for Winter Budgeting the electricity

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just hang creased tops near a steamy shower and we used to put neatly laid out trousers under the mattress to get pressed. I am storing summer things soon and have washed them but there is no point in ironing them.

gas hobs are about the equivalent of electric, due to wasted heat but look at this

http://www.whatprice.co.uk/household/induction-hobs.html

I bought a small portable one 2 years ago

beedeedee

Wow - so Hoovering is the one of the most expensive?? Thats it then ..................say no more! What a great excuse.

funkymonkey849

Ah my mother is coming to stay this weekend and is always :eek: that I never iron bedsheets. I shall inform her that I do not iron bedsheets as I am a responsible energy consumer

My OH reckons a kettle costs 40p to boil. Twice a day for 3 months = £48. As our electricity bill was £70 including £12 flat charge I find it hard to believe that £48 of that bill was kettle boiling and £10 for everything else! LOL

irishwexford

What a great way to save money. Don't do any ironing or hoovering.
I use imeasure each week to see what I'm spending and still looking for ways to cut down on electricity. Use a JML halogen oven to cook chickens and joints but since finishing work I clean more often and hoover nearly every day (that will stop) also wash my hair every day (curly mop) and use hairdrier for at least 20 mins. We have decided that we do our best to cut out waste and can do no more so, have cut out tumble drier and fan oven so that is the lot now, I just can't go out with a curly mop each day.

Money_maker

When I was in a bedsit, if I plugged in the iron the little wheel on the meter would absolutely spin round. Surprised it doesn't cost more.

oystercatcher

Anyone got figures for tumble dryer use?
Also desktop computer (inc. monitor speakers etc!)

Yes I know I could work it out but I am soooo lazy!

I only iron for weddings , funerals etc!

miserly_mum

Money_maker wrote: »

When I was in a bedsit, if I plugged in the iron the little wheel on the meter would absolutely spin round. Surprised it doesn't cost more.

It's the same for the kettle

geordie_joe

Money_maker wrote: »

When I was in a bedsit, if I plugged in the iron the little wheel on the meter would absolutely spin round. Surprised it doesn't cost more.

Just checked my iron, it uses 1600 watts on it's highest setting. If I ironed for 1 hour with it on it's highest setting it would cost 19p. Actually I reckon it would cost a lot less than that as half the time it is off.

geordie_joe

oystercatcher wrote: »

Anyone got figures for tumble dryer use?

I'd have to know how many watts your tumble dryer uses to work that out. But as people seem willing to believe figures that appear to be plucked out of thin air, I'll pluck 20p per hour for you.

oystercatcher wrote: »

Also desktop computer (inc. monitor speakers etc!)

Mine costs 2p per hour, but that doesn't mean yours will.

oystercatcher wrote: »

Yes I know I could work it out but I am soooo lazy!

The trick is to set up a spread sheet with the correct formula, then you only have to enter the watts and you have an instant answer. One that will be far more accurate than a guess from a web site too.

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