energy saving on electric

emmaroids

just been on the phone to my energy supplier cos of a price increase,,

he was giving me some tips on saving energy,, thus,,,

unplugging my tv when not using it - saving 10 quid a month
drying clothes on washing line/radiator instead of tumble drier saving 50p per hour, drier on 8 hours a week=4 quid a week = 16 quid a month saving :T
turning off pc when not in use= sameish as tv -saving 10 quid a month.

so by doin those 3 things i coud save 30- 40 quid a month

weird how we take these simple things for granted.

any more tips on saving energy?? gas or electric??

thanks

Cardew

emmaroids wrote:

just been on the phone to my energy supplier cos of a price increase,,

he was giving me some tips on saving energy,, thus,,,

unplugging my tv when not using it - saving 10 quid a month
drying clothes on washing line/radiator instead of tumble drier saving 50p per hour, drier on 8 hours a week=4 quid a week = 16 quid a month saving :T
turning off pc when not in use= sameish as tv -saving 10 quid a month.

so by doin those 3 things i coud save 30- 40 quid a month

weird how we take these simple things for granted.

any more tips on saving energy?? gas or electric??

thanks

Who on earth was telling you that load of rubbish?

A modernish TV on standby will use less than £1 a year older sets might use £2-3 a year. so a few pennies a month.

Even left switched fully on (i.e. with picture and sound) very few sets will cost more than £6 a month to run.(an older large plasma set would)

Domestic tumble dryers use 2.5 -3kW at full load - and they aren't on full load all of their cycle. So taking electricity at 10p/kwh that is 25p - 30p an hour when on full load.

With a desktop Computer and monitor, left on 24/7, £10 a month is in the right region.

emmaroids

omg ive been had hook line and sinker ><

it was a guy from npower who told me all that :mad:
now im not doubting you but can you show me some proof of the tv thing??
cos if thats the case then its staying on lol

Bunneh_2

I turn off everything I don't use anyway, just saves a little. Lights go off when not in use, TV/Digibox gets turned off at the plug, PC goes off at night etc etc. If I aint using it, it aint on

Cardew

There are hundreds of TV models so what do you call 'proof'?

Most modern TVs have a standby power consumption of 1 Watt or less; older TVs might have higher standby although I have not heard of a TV with greater than 7 Watts. (I have 3 TVs - 32" Sony(0.6watts), and 25" Panasonic (0.9 watts) - both 6 years old - and a modern 32" LCD less than 1 Watt)

It is the 'Industry Aim' to produce all TV's with a standby power consumption of less than 1 Watt and has been for some years.

A set using 1 watt on standby will use approx 9kWh a year. This is approx 90 pence a year. Even a set using 7 Watts on standby will use approx £6 a year.

Cardew

Bunneh wrote:

I turn off everything I don't use anyway, just saves a little. Lights go off when not in use, TV/Digibox gets turned off at the plug, PC goes off at night etc etc. If I aint using it, it aint on

Most commendable!

Please let's not have yet another thread on the merits of switching off appliances at the wall or not! Of course it saves money, saves greenhouse gasses, stops global warming and ice caps melting and all that.

The point of this thread was to claim that switching off a TV at the mains would save £10 a month - and that 'ain't' possible!!

emmaroids

right thanks :money:

the tv stays on lol

using the drier less will save a bit of coin
also turning off the pc will do a bit.

hmph 10 quid a month lol i should phone em back and complain.