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Typical energy use for a home 'on standby'

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  • JohnB47
    JohnB47 Posts: 2,739 Forumite
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    Cardew wrote: »
    So you have an old Imperial Gas meter? - measures in cubic feet - where a gas unit is 100 cubic feet and approx 32kWh.

    Most gas meters these days are Metric and a gas unit is 1 cubic metre and approx 11.2kWh.

    Yes its a cubic feet one.

    The label on it says UGI Meters Ltd 1993
  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,064 Forumite
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    Houbara wrote: »
    When I go on hols, my fridge is emptied and switched off and so is my freezer, but then I am a true energy saver.

    Cardew you appear to be fixated only on the myth of the TV standby usage .


    Fixated? - moi?
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