Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

larmy16

This is such a long thread and have tried the search - but for quickness sake - does anyone know if it costs much to run an electric fan? My ds has a terrible habit of leaving it on all night - I don't think its even that hot at the moment, in fact its a bit chilly darn sarf right now. I am quite worried about it racking up a lot of money. He thinks I'm being miserly and petty but like most on here I am seriously worrying about these rises in fuel costs.

I was lucky earlier this year as I had only ever had estimated bills for my gas, and finally my fella read the meter and it turned out they owed me nearly £400. Got a nice new carpet out of it. Now they have put my payments down to £21 per month which seems way too low what with the price increases. Might put the extra away in an e account.

Anyway I have digressed loads. Electric fans. Do they cost much to run???:o

Obukit

larmy16 wrote: »

Electric fans. Do they cost much to run???:o

The number of watts a fan uses is normally printed on the base of the fan, e.g. my fan, which is quite big, uses 40W (0.04kw), which means it will use one kilowatt hour in 25 hours. The actual cost of this will depend on what energy package you're on, whether you use Economy 7, etc. Also the energy usage is typically halved if the fan is on low and reduced by a third on medium.

If you're worried, you could always buy a mechanical timer plug so you can have the fan on for an hour then switch off after you're asleep, or simply leave the door open on a hot night to get a breeze going through the room, which will be a lot more pleasant then a fan anyway.

ceridwen

Confess I have been wondering as well how much power electric fans use - as in hot weather I run 2 of them at different locations upstairs to cool the place down a bit before I go to bed - those hot nights are a "killer" when it comes to trying to sleep as we know.

From what you say - hmmm...had a thought...I had a look on an electric usage list I have for things and fans werent included. The nearest was an extractor fan - at average 75 watts per hour.

Right - just off to include the electric usage list as a post on my blog - so see the 27 June entry I am about to make on this - and do feel free to join in a debate on my previous post on fuel.

Blog is at:

http://chezceridwen.blogspot.com/


or just click on the link here to my homepage.

(EDIT: I've just added that "post").

katieowl_2

sb44 wrote: »

But what does it look like from the outside?

Does that really matter????

I've only used it at the back of the house...it's a regular 'pattern' It doesn't look like a slum....

If you live in the sort of neighbourhood where your moneysaving practices cause a stir perhaps it's time to move

katieowl_2

My windows are big....I join the sheets with clear sellotape. it's easier to do in situe. If you put it across sideways (lengthways) and secure the first sheet, you can overlap the next sheet over, secure that, and then join the two sheets with sellotape.

You should be able to track down somewhere that sells bubblewrap by the metre (our local DIY shop sells it, or try garden centres, cos' the use it for greenhouses)

I'd hazard that it's a lot easier to put up than that film stuff that needs a hairdrier, especially on a big window.

Regards

Kate

larmy16

[If you're worried, you could always buy a mechanical timer plug so you can have the fan on for an hour then switch off after you're asleep, or simply leave the door open on a hot night to get a breeze going through the room, which will be a lot more pleasant then a fan anyway.[/quote]

Thanks Obukit. It's not actually me who has the fan on - I could never get to sleep with the noise. No it's my son and his gf using them all the time. Many's the time I go upstairs and they are downstairs and there's the fan going. Also when I poke my head round the door to wake him up, it's obvious its been on all night.

I don't think its even hot at the moment.


I think my son thinks the keep money he gives me is elastic so I should not worry about the bills!

DdraigGoch

Ha! Elastic money, does that pay for the rubber chicken?

mardatha

ok ty Katieowl

rchddap1

Not hot enough for an electric fan in my opinion. At the moment if we get a bit warm...its off with the covers and the window is opened.

Besides if anyone gets a fan it'll be my little 19 month old...not us.

As for saving electric....I have been bad in the past with TV useage...so now I"m keeping a tally of how long I have it on per day. And giving myself a good pat on the back the longer I have it off.

Gas....well heating is off and I've reduced the amount of time the water heating comes on. No-one seems to have noticed which is good. Perhaps I could take another 5 minutes off?

jessbrown100

Olliebeak wrote: »

Not exactly an expert on ironing here - avoid as much as possible - but it would make most sense, at least to me, to do all the ironing then switch it off just before the last few more delicate items (using up the residual heat).

THEN get OH to help you take it all upstairs and put away - after all quite a bit of it will be his, I presume .

This would be great in theory however as I try to limit any ironing based activity to once a month at the most, by the time I've finished it all it would take me two hours to take it upstairs and put away, even with hubby's help. I suppose I could increase the regularity of my ironing 'blitzes' but then why do something today that you can put off until tomorrow? (or next month more likely!) lol