kwh,units confusing just trying to work out a new freezer cost please

craggs

Im a little confused with the units and kwh,,all im trying to do is work out this price roughly of a new extra under counter freezer im looking at

its says in consumes 199 kwh per year,, my electricity cost is 13.288 and 7.775

let me see if ive got this right,lets just assume the first 13.288 per kilowatt,am i just right in going 13.288x199=£26.44 per year?

its just that seems cheap to run a freezer for a year

any help will be very much appreciated

Andy_WSM

craggs wrote: »

let me see if ive got this right,lets just assume the first 13.288 per kilowatt,am i just right in going 13.288x199=£26.44 per year?

That is correct!

Your sums allow for the worst case scenario - i.e. your freezer using only the primary units as you haven't used any other electricity. Although, in reality of course, you already use the primary units (I expect!) so the "additional" cost of running the freezer is arguably only £15.47 (199 x 7.775p).

Cardew

An electricity unit is a kWh.

The more realistic figure to use is 7.775p(tier 2) for a freezer.

The 13.2889(tier 1) is only for the first few units; which you will use anyway.

Andy_WSM

Would you look at that. 2 answers saying the same, posted at the same time

Cardew

Would you look at that. 2 answers saying the same, posted at the same time

Andy_WSM

LOL! Nice one

KimYeovil

As already mentioned twice simultaneously the cost of running any item should be based on just the lower tier 2 price. The extra in the tier 1 price can be thought of as a monthly standing charge. In your case, (tier 1 - tier 2) * 900 = £49.61 pa or £4.13 per month.

craggs

thanks so much for that to everyone,i felt a bit dumb posting the question lol ..thats very cheap i always thought freezers cost more to the £100 a year to run!

thanks given to everyone :money:

Andy_WSM

craggs wrote: »

thanks so much for that to everyone,i felt a bit dumb posting the question lol ..thats very cheap i always thought freezers cost more to the £100 a year to run!

thanks given to everyone :money:

Old freezers can be very inefficient if their door seals are broken or the thermostats are stuck (on), but a modern appliance is much more efficient - as they have to be nowadays!

No such thing as a stupid question You were right in your assumptions / sums anyway

craggs

Andy_WSM wrote: »

Old freezers can be very inefficient if their door seals are broken or the thermostats are stuck (on), but a modern appliance is much more efficient - as they have to be nowadays!

No such thing as a stupid question You were right in your assumptions / sums anyway

thanks for that,im going to invest in a new main fridge freezer,its about time i did really also in adation to a under counter freezer.

craggs

KimYeovil wrote: »

As already mentioned twice simultaneously the cost of running any item should be based on just the lower tier 2 price. The extra in the tier 1 price can be thought of as a monthly standing charge. In your case, (tier 1 - tier 2) * 900 = £49.61 pa or £4.13 per month.

i get that,so in affect i could transfer the £49.61 onto my online account and assume thats paid for.and work out future appliances on the tier 2.

makes sense to me lol