Electricity wasting gadgets

chickadee

Today I saw a "cool-a-can". It was for cooling a single can!

For goodness sake! (Shakes head in despair.)

culpepper

Our cooker and microwave are switched off at the main switch whenever they are not being used.They both have clocks which are powered.The one on the cooker is mechanical and makes quite a noise clicking around as it works.
If I could have bought either of these without a clock,I would have.

Skiduck

I've just noticed the irony in this thread, made me chuckle a bit, no disrespect.

But "Electricity wasting gadgets" erm a pc?

Jays

chickadee wrote:

Does anyone else think manufacturers are irresponsible by producing yet more ways to waste electricity? My pet hate are those plug-in air fresheners. Why on earth do we need to use power to heat an air freshener for goodness sake! Shouldn't we be creating ways to save power, not waste it?

I've understand from the fire brigade, they are fire hazards too.

Electrical current/heat/flammable liquid: all in one place :eek:

Jays

Jays

CAT-THE-FIFTH wrote:

Disposable cameras and use-once mops and dusters even though these do not waste electricity directly they still seem daft to me!

Also using incandescent bulbs in situations where fluorescent ones will do perfectly!!

I save my use-once dusters until I have a pile, they wash up beautifully in the washing machine for re-use.

I prefer to use them than old t-shirts etc, as they seem to 'hold' onto the dust better and don't flick it around the room, they are especially good for lamp shades.

Jays

Quasar

Yeah I agree with OP.

I find plug-in airfresheners a pointless waste of electricity as I do electric toothbrushes and electric blankets (OK the latter perhaps are useful occasionally, especially for the elderly).

And don't start me on electric can openers... Anything to save on elbow grease apparently :rolleyes:

gromituk

Electric toothbrushes use very little power (especially if you don't leave them on charge all the time) and work very well for a lot of people (including me), getting their teeth cleaner and reducing damage to gums. That more than pays for itself (environmentally and financially) by reduced dental treatment.

If use of an electric blanket means that you don't heat your bedroom as much, then you will save energy.

beer2006

I agree on the electric blanket, a couple of winters ago we had temps down to virtually zero in our bedroom, the electric blanket was the only thing that allowed me to sleep! And I think it only cost a penny an hour to run or something, much much cheaper enviromentally and cost wise to using our oil heating, which wasn't working anyway, hence the cold.

Ken68

beer2006 wrote:

I agree on the electric blanket, a couple of winters ago we had temps down to virtually zero in our bedroom, the electric blanket was the only thing that allowed me to sleep! And I think it only cost a penny an hour to run or something, much much cheaper enviromentally and cost wise to using our oil heating, which wasn't working anyway, hence the cold.

Thinking of doing the same thing, Beer, in my main bedroom, faces south, so could capture the heat perhaps and use an electric blanket instead of central heating radiator.

beer2006

Good luck to you ken. We had a Rayburn to run the heating when we moved in, it never worked properly, hence the low temps and the removal of said Rayburn and installation of an oil boiler instead.
Ok so it costs about £100 a year more to run, but it actually heats the house, instead of doing sod all.
Would I go back, no, if I was by myself, maybe, but with a little one and the OH, I don't think I would be allowed.
When I was younger I lived in a house with no heating for 2 years, with little problem, now I'm a bit older, it seems to hit harder.