Trying to understand my electricity usage

dllive

Hi all,

Id like to know how much it costs to keep on certain applicances in the house. Im with Eon, and currently being charged:
Day: 18.963p
Night: 7.287p

Am I right in thinking that the above is per kw? (also know as a unit?).

So to find how much a certain appliance takes to run (ie a towel rail for 2 hours), I need to look at the wattage of the appliance and multiply that by the above Day rate?

Are there any good calculators to do this for me? Ive found a couple - but they seem overly complicated for my use.
Thanks

penrhyn

One Unit of Electricity = One Kilowatt Hour.

Your example. Towl rail rating 1000 watts, Time sitched on 2 hours, Electricity used = Kw x Time (hrs) = 2 Kwh. Multiply the result by the unit rate say 18p/unit = 36 pence.

dogshome

Every appliance you have has a rating label on the back or underneath, that states how many watts it consumes - Your Iron is probably 750 Watt whilst the kettle can be anything from 1200 to 2700

With ECO7 meter it pays to run anything overnight where possible, particularly the Washing machine & Dishwasher
At all costs try not to use the Daytime boost switch on your Immersion Heater

Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc

Hi dllive

Just to add to what others have said. If you need more help understanding your electricity usage, we've a specialist Energy Efficiency team who will be happy to help.

Tell them about your property and appliances. They'll talk you through possible ways to cut down on your usage.

There's also some info on our website that might help. In particular, have a look at the Saving Energy Toolkit.

Malc