Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

halia

troo wrote: »

I wanted to write a list of how many units each of my appliances uses, I can't find most of my manuals so I had look online, only one of my things has a online manual :rolleyes: But I came across THIS, I know it depends on how energy-efficient your own things are, but thought it was a useful guide

thanks thats very useful, I'll work out the price for each thing and then stick notes up - we pay £70/month (OUCH) at the moment so I desperatly want to cut that down.

halia

http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/measuring-energy-consumption/

http://www.sust-it.net/energy_saving.php?id=41&electricity=32

useful links, the last one is really good as you can put in the specific model you use for appliances

ceridwen

kittie wrote: »

ceridwen come-on now, chest up shoulders out, deep breaths :grouphug:

Its being out of control that is going to make folk angry and depressed. Running to stand still. This winter is going to be a living nightmare for many

Kittie - If I do "chest up" stuff it will help "warm up the temperature" alright - but not for me - 'twould be for the surrounding men (note to self: dont wear low necklines whilst doing so - or at least dont be eating a pear whilst doing so - you just KNOW what comment you will get...for the umpteenth time:rotfl: ). Errr.....there's some things in life that I didnt get short rations in;)

ceridwen

lauren_1 wrote: »

If you pop a duvet UNDER your bed sheet then pop the usual duvet/bedspread on top you get a 1/3 extra heat.


Old tights filled with stuffing from defunct pillows or old clothed make better and cheaper draught excluders.

Visions coming to mind of how one calculates what percentage extra heat comes from the duvet under bottom sheet. 'Tis true - that summat under bottom sheet does make a lot of difference though.

I gather draught excluders can also be made from the legs of old jeans - I made special mental note of that - as I thought even my sewing skills (lack of) should be able to cope with chopping off a jeans leg and sewing it up both ends (after duly stuffing it with whatever came to hand).

ceridwen

troo wrote: »

I wanted to write a list of how many units each of my appliances uses, I can't find most of my manuals so I had look online, only one of my things has a online manual :rolleyes: But I came across THIS, I know it depends on how energy-efficient your own things are, but thought it was a useful guide

Thanks for that - have had a quick gander at it. Now thinking it 'twould be useful if anyone comes across one with a range of readings for each appliance. I am just in process of buying a standard-size new fridge/freezer. If my memory serves me aright - it says it uses 384 kwH per year to run (being an A+ one). Looking at the fridge/freezer usage on this - I can see I am going to save quite a bit in fuel costs from my 17 year old one that is just about to head out the door. I am presuming the usage they give is for a standard old one - before they brought in all the A+, A, whatever.....ratings - and they say 2-3 units per day usage. If my maths is correct - that means a standard old fridge/freezer used 730-1095 kwh per year - so I guess I am about to use approx half the amount of power I have been for my fridge/freezer:D :T

annie123

sb44 wrote: »

I saw this on the USA ebay site but I have seen them on our ebay.



They tend to get lots of bids in though as they seem quite hard to get hold of, wonder if it has anything to do with our current price rises?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wonder-Wash-Portable-Tabletop-Washer-Washing-Machine_W0QQitemZ120287260716QQihZ002QQcategoryZ159906QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anyone got one of these?

I know you can wash your clothes by hand to save some money but these must get them cleaner.

I had one of those 25 years ago, Given to me when my washing machine stopped working and I couldn't afford another one.

It worked ok for things you would put in a quick wash, but for my toddlers clothes hand scrubbing in the sink was more effective.
They might have improved over the years but I doubt it.

mardatha

anybody know how much a big full size fan oven uses ? Its a Zanussi.

annie123

From EDF web site

Different appliances use different amounts of electricity. Some appliances use much more electricity than others. Every appliance is rated in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW) - 1kW = 1,000W. The higher the rating, the more electricity the appliance will use in a given time.
Electricity used at home is metered in units, or ‘kilowatt hours’ to give them their proper name (kWh). Each such unit is the same as 1,000 watts of electricity used for 1 hour. 1 unit = 1kWh.
So, for example, a 100 watt light bulb will work for 10 hours before it uses 1kWh, which is 1 unit. The power of a single bar electric fire will normally be 1,000 watts, so if it is switched on for one hour, it will use 1kWh or 1 unit of electricity.

From another

5000 watts

Electric oven

5000 watts

Clothes dryer (electric)

3800 watts

Water heater (electric)

3500 watts

Central Air Conditioner (2.5 tons)

1500 watts

Microwave oven

1500 watts

Toaster (four-slot)

900 watts

Coffee maker

800 watts

Range burner

500-1440 watts

Window unit air conditioner

200-700 watts

Refrigerator


that would be 5000 watts = 5 units an hour, which, with edf at 20p..(average) per unit £1 per hour.
:eek:

ceridwen

Re the Zanussi fan oven - the mention of cooker usage above just says "cooker". Fan ovens I believe take 2/3 of the electric of other ovens. On t'other hand - it would also depend on the rating of the oven. My Zanussi is weeks old - hence a modern A-rated cooker.

I believe my Zanussi was described as "750 watts" - which I take as meaning it uses 75% of a kilowatt per hour. I have a (very) vague idea that I am paying about 9p per kilowatt hour for my electric?????? So - I think that means that I pay about 75% of 9p per hour I use my cooker oven..correct me if I'm wrong...but I think my costs are along those lines. So - I think that means it takes me 3p to have my cooker oven on for 40 minutes when I am using it to bake my 2 loaves of bread per week I tend to do.

(All round - I hadnt realised JUST how MUCH more energy-efficient modern rated cookers and fridge/freezers are than the ones I am just replacing:D ).

mardatha

THUD . thank god I got the remoska !!