Money/energy-saving Kettles/toasters?

ilikepoints

Contrary to all of the above there are options for energy saving kettles.

Coffee only needs 90 degree water and herbal tea 80 degrees so find a kettle where you can choose the correct temperature and you'll save energy. Also a well insulated kettle is a good idea.

Ben84

I don't believe there's much difference between toasters and kettles and that their typical energy consumption in the average house is a small amount too. To save resources and money the important thing is to buy well made ones which will last a long time.

However, if you have a kettle with a water level indicator, you can pour water in a cup at a time and mark the kettle with your own scale using a marker pen. Also, lower wattage kettles may indirectly save energy, because people are more concious how much they use when it takes longer to boil excess water.

rogerblack

Many kettles can't boil a cup worth (200ml) of water safely.
Boiling an extra cup of water a thousand times takes about 20kWh - 3 quidish.
So, it's not quite negligable.
However, what I'd really like is to be able to buy an actually reliable kettle - with a >10 year guarantee, for a not outrageous price.

Why should I have to buy another 6 kettles in my life, when I could buy a decent one, and save.

I note also that I have a stainless thermos, that diddn't cost me outrageous amounts of money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Litre-S-less-Steel-Insulated-Vacuum-Coffee-Jug-Flask-/120784076100?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item1c1f4abd44 - but with a 2kW element in the bottom, would be awesome.

(I have no relation to above seller)

zeupater

Ben84 wrote: »

I don't believe there's much difference between toasters and kettles and that their typical energy consumption in the average house is a small amount too. To save resources and money the important thing is to buy well made ones which will last a long time.

However, if you have a kettle with a water level indicator, you can pour water in a cup at a time and mark the kettle with your own scale using a marker pen. Also, lower wattage kettles may indirectly save energy, because people are more concious how much they use when it takes longer to boil excess water.

Hi

I tend to agree .... for example, our kettle accounts for approx 10% of annual electricity consumption with the toaster lagging well behind on ~0.4%.

As mentioned above, the key is to only boil what you need .... I personally just don't get the idea of a kettle which is designed to measure the amount of water to be used so that you don't boil excess, then is insulated in order to keep what you haven't heated (because you measured) warm :wall: ... show me someone who's actually bought one and I'll show you someone with very little commonsense

Lower wattage kettles would be a decent way to help someone with solar pv consume relatively more self generated energy, but would probably just drive those without the added incentive mad and quickly join the other dustbin contents in landfill sites.


HTH
Z

zeupater

rogerblack wrote: »

Many kettles can't boil a cup worth (200ml) of water safely.
Boiling an extra cup of water a thousand times takes about 20kWh - 3 quidish.
So, it's not quite negligable.
However, what I'd really like is to be able to buy an actually reliable kettle - with a >10 year guarantee, for a not outrageous price.

Why should I have to buy another 6 kettles in my life, when I could buy a decent one, and save.

I note also that I have a stainless thermos, that diddn't cost me outrageous amounts of money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/** sold by the time you read this **/ - but with a 2kW element in the bottom, would be awesome.

(I have no relation to above seller)

Hi

Then why not boil 2 litres of water then make 2 litres of coffee/tea and keep it in the thermos jug ? .... we've had a filter coffee maker with an insulated jug for a number of years ... coffee on demand and no excess energy consumed in keeping the jug & contents warm .... for tea there's the teapot & old fashoned cozy :D

HTH
Z

rogerblack

zeupater wrote: »

Hi

Then why not boil 2 litres of water then make 2 litres of coffee/tea and keep it in the thermos jug ? .... we've had a filter coffee maker with an insulated jug for a number of years ... coffee on demand and no excess energy consumed in keeping the jug & contents warm .... for tea there's the teapot & old fashoned cozy :D

HTH
Z

I was more meaning a 'normal' kettle, which could efficiently boil small amounts, and had a vacuum insulated chamber for both efficiency and comfort reasons.
Not so you'd boil the whole thing, but a very small kettle is annoying for other reasons.

Yut_Man

I brought a cheap kettle which will boil enought water for just one mug of tea. most seemed to hold minimum for 2. Less water not only saves money uses less electric and boils twice as fast. but can my wife get the hang of it. NO. Fills it up to the top and then moans it takes to long. Im slowly trying to educate her but its slow hard work.