£14.54 a week on electric

Oldernotwiser

MrsE wrote: »

I've always washed them weekly - plus they are all white

I do a black, a white, a jumper & if I have lots a mid colour wash per week.
DD does a little less, but the same, black, white & maybe a wool/delicate.

It all adds up.

I do very similar, but not every week; does your daughter have to do her washing completely separately from yours?

MrsE_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I do very similar, but not every week; does your daughter have to do her washing completely separately from yours?

Well she won't do mine, so I would end up doing hers too:p

You know what they are like at her age, they have mountains of laundry:rolleyes:

If she has bits (like only a couple of jumpers or a few whites) I stick them in, but darks/blacks she always has a full load.

MrsE_2

Mynewt wrote: »

Get in touch with your supplier's energy efficency team is they have one and look into methods of reducing consmption. No one suggestion will offer a drastic reduction, but cumulatively it'll add up and you should see a sizable reduction in your energy payments, as would a better tarriff.

I've seen reductions as high as 30% where consumers have implemented these two things. Might be worth a shot! (assuming the same level of reduction you're looking at a potential annual saving of £250.00)

I did Martins thing on here to find the best available to me, maybe its time to do it again.

MrsE_2

iamana1ias wrote: »

Ever likely you don't get paid much. You're hardly ever there!

Actually its none of your business how many hours a week I work anymore than I would dream to question you if you work flexi/shifts too or are on the dole.

ETA I'm salary paid, not hourly.

neas

Its true that if a house is vacant during a day it uses less energy.. as tv/heating water etc isnt on at all. Just fridge/freezer and alamr systems on.

I use 6.25 units a day in a 2 bedroom 2 adult flat. We have an electric shower, Fridge, Freezer,Tumble Dryer, Washing machine and an electric cooker (GCH though)

We have energy saving bulbs in every socket and from EON we got free these TV/PC plugs that switch off everything else via remote (pretty cool).

We wash and use dryer once a week, I have a shower every day for 3 minutes or so... have baths once a week. Seems reasonable to me. We have out 1 37" LCD tv on 4-5 hours a day (movie time at night etc). Also have a small laptop but thats not expensive to run.

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re washing machine: I do about 3 full loads a week, at least one at 60, towels, flannels and everyother wash for sheets. I use detergent for this wash but for cooler washes I use soapnuts or those round eco balls and I put a quick wash on as there is no soap to rinse away. My dh does 4 cool, gentle washes at 30 (cycle kit)per week and he always uses soapnuts. Today I did a mixed wash at 40 with an eco ball and it is all nice and clean and drying on a rack in a sunny room. I do my big washes according to the weather forcast ie sunny as I have no outside line. I really don`t miss a drier these days

re the oven: I batch bake, always and my freezer is full so is running efficiently. We don`t have bedside clocks etc. It all adds up and I could do more but would then be impinging on discomfort

MrsE your consumption is fine

MrsE_2

kittie wrote: »

MrsE your consumption is fine

I set two alarms, to be sure to be sure:o

Anyway.

According to the owl which is a nice piece of kit my home temp is 24.2 just now, the old thermometer says 20, so I'm guessing it was always about 4 degrees out.

Now I used to think I liked it about 22, but I guess thats 26 in reality:o

Mynewt

As far as heating your property goes I would personally advise reducing the tempreture incermentally (think of the frog in boiling water analogy) to around 19 degree's. If done correctly you'll still be perfectly comfortable in the property but also reducing the demand on your central heating system by quite a fair margin reducing your heating bill.

MrsE_2

Mynewt wrote: »

As far as heating your property goes I would personally advise reducing the tempreture incermentally (think of the frog in boiling water analogy) to around 19 degree's. If done correctly you'll still be perfectly comfortable in the property but also reducing the demand on your central heating system by quite a fair margin reducing your heating bill.

No the heating is something I don't want to reduce, I hate the cold.
Would much rather trim the electric than the gas:D

Mynewt

Hehe are you're like my dear old nan -- cold bloodied (hope I don't cause offense). The pavements could be melting due to the heat and she'll still complain its too cold. If you have the funds available you might find an energy saving monitor useful - it monitors your electric consumption on a real-time basis so you can see the impact different appliances have your energy use - so you cna best determine where to look at cutting back. I think they cost approximately £40.00