Energy monitoring plug has just arrived - now what?

dunstonh

jvjack said:

ahh.  And mine is 1.2kw a wash in slimline diswasher. Yours is half a kw.
What size is your dishwasher.

Full size freestanding.   

jvjack

Crikey.  Thanks for info.
My twice wash a week wouldnt be worth upgrade but nice to know.
They have come on a bit since my 20 years ago one.

Spies

I always use the 30 minute cycle, it's a 65c 8 litre wash that uses 0.7 to 0.8kwh,  dishwasher does get a bit of slime buildup around the seal so you do have to watch that else you end up with plates that smell like wet dog! 

Funny that the Eco setting actually takes 150min 50c and uses 1.05kwh and 18 litres of water! 

newlywed

Our washing machine is about 6 years old and a 40c eco wash uses more electric and more water than two 40c 30 min washes (as listed in the manual).  So even the fact that the 30 min wash is half the kg, it still doesn’t work out economical or eco friendly as far as I can see!

plan to get the Tapo on it next month though and check what the manual says.

k_man

newlywed said:

Our washing machine is about 6 years old and a 40c eco wash uses more electric and more water than two 40c 30 min washes (as listed in the manual).  So even the fact that the 30 min wash is half the kg, it still doesn’t work out economical or eco friendly as far as I can see!

plan to get the Tapo on it next month though and check what the manual says.

As discussed in another thread recently:
ECO washes are often an ECO version of a higher temperature intensive wash (e.g an ECO 60C cotton Vs 90C cotton), using longer time rather than higher temperature, for similar washing effectiveness.

A quick wash is unlikely to be as effective, but for most washes is effective enough, and if at a low temp too, then probably energy saving (Vs longer or hotter wash)

As with most things, a simple statement like use an ECO setting to save energy depends on what would be used otherwise.