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  • rosekitten
    rosekitten Posts: 1,812 Forumite
    I had electricians and a plumber working here
    during the summer and all said the same,if its
    switched on its using electricity.All of them said
    that on stand by you are using the same electricity
    as if you are using it,TV,freeview box,DVD players.

    In here everything is unplugged if not in use and
    when we all go to bed the only thing still switched on
    is the fridge freezer.It seems there was never any
    deal about leaving electrical items on stand by in the
    past because electric was a lot cheaper.Now it tots
    up.

    If you think about it what is the use of worrying
    about how much electric you can save washing
    clothes when if like us you have for example,
    3 x TV,s
    3 x freeview boxes,
    3 DVD players,
    1 VHS player,
    2 x stereos
    3 ipods on charge
    4 phones on charge
    PC
    laptop

    This does not include the bigger appliances
    in the likes of the kitchen all burning electric
    when not in use,but left switched on with just
    the little lights and dials on

    Since following their advice our electric bills have
    dropped considerably.My last electric bill end of
    November £104 the same one last year was £168
    now that is a considerable saving.Just do what I
    did and nag everyone to death until they start
    switching off too
    :j:j:j
  • rosekitten
    rosekitten Posts: 1,812 Forumite
    knithryn wrote: »
    I love the 14 minute wash cycle on my washing machine. Now my shirts, worn for one or at most two days get a 'freshen up' wash at weekends, and now and then get a 'proper' hot wash. Is this gross? I shower every morning so I don't think so.
    I never leave washing machine OR tumble drier on when I am out of the house.

    I have a short wash cycle on mine
    takes 31 mins 40c wash start to finish
    but its proving quite a money saver on
    the electric,like you a lot of what I was
    washing was not stained,but even
    things that are marked ,Ariel seems
    to shift it.
    :j:j:j
  • Justamum
    Justamum Posts: 4,727 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I am trying to do short 30 cycle but don't always do it as doesn't seem to come out as clean :confused:

    I stopped using the short lower temperature cycle as I found that underarms weren't as freshly fragrant as they should be :rolleyes: I use a normal longer, 40c cycle.

    I couldn't get rid of my TD though!
  • kippers
    kippers Posts: 2,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Justamum wrote: »
    I stopped using the short lower temperature cycle as I found that underarms weren't as freshly fragrant as they should be :rolleyes: I use a normal longer, 40c cycle.

    I also found that so i use a 40 degree cycle too now
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