Could someone give me a guide to calculating cost of appliances please?

shiraz99

MoneyMon555 said:

Apologies for confusion, I meant  I don't have a Smart meter, which would make it simple.

I can look at the electric meter if I had the appliance on and all other things being equal work it out, but if I am looking to buy something and work out before hand how much it would cost how would I do that?

One of the things I was thinking of was heating just one room with a small heater, but in the past I always thought of them as hugely expensive and inefficient. But I dont know if that's just a conception I have? I wanted to do it a bit more scientifically. ie have gas heating on for hour and turn down other radiator valves and then work out how much that costs. Then compare that against various appliances that might keep the same room warm for the same duration of time using electric and compare before buying. 

As far as I can see, fan heaters etc don't give the detailed info as you mention above?

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MoneyMon555

shiraz99 said:

MoneyMon555 said:

Apologies for confusion, I meant  I don't have a Smart meter, which would make it simple.

I can look at the electric meter if I had the appliance on and all other things being equal work it out, but if I am looking to buy something and work out before hand how much it would cost how would I do that?

One of the things I was thinking of was heating just one room with a small heater, but in the past I always thought of them as hugely expensive and inefficient. But I dont know if that's just a conception I have? I wanted to do it a bit more scientifically. ie have gas heating on for hour and turn down other radiator valves and then work out how much that costs. Then compare that against various appliances that might keep the same room warm for the same duration of time using electric and compare before buying. 

As far as I can see, fan heaters etc don't give the detailed info as you mention above?

Currently on offer at the moment - Buy TP-Link Tapo P110 Mini Smart Wi-Fi Plug - Energy Monitoring | Smart plugs | Argos

Many thanks! Good price

shiraz99

MoneyMon555 said:

shiraz99 said:

MoneyMon555 said:

Apologies for confusion, I meant  I don't have a Smart meter, which would make it simple.

I can look at the electric meter if I had the appliance on and all other things being equal work it out, but if I am looking to buy something and work out before hand how much it would cost how would I do that?

One of the things I was thinking of was heating just one room with a small heater, but in the past I always thought of them as hugely expensive and inefficient. But I dont know if that's just a conception I have? I wanted to do it a bit more scientifically. ie have gas heating on for hour and turn down other radiator valves and then work out how much that costs. Then compare that against various appliances that might keep the same room warm for the same duration of time using electric and compare before buying. 

As far as I can see, fan heaters etc don't give the detailed info as you mention above?

Currently on offer at the moment - Buy TP-Link Tapo P110 Mini Smart Wi-Fi Plug - Energy Monitoring | Smart plugs | Argos

Many thanks! Good price

If you order two you get a further 99p off (every penny and all that 😁)

getmore4less

MoneyMon555 said:

shiraz99 said:

MoneyMon555 said:

Apologies for confusion, I meant  I don't have a Smart meter, which would make it simple.

I can look at the electric meter if I had the appliance on and all other things being equal work it out, but if I am looking to buy something and work out before hand how much it would cost how would I do that?

One of the things I was thinking of was heating just one room with a small heater, but in the past I always thought of them as hugely expensive and inefficient. But I dont know if that's just a conception I have? I wanted to do it a bit more scientifically. ie have gas heating on for hour and turn down other radiator valves and then work out how much that costs. Then compare that against various appliances that might keep the same room warm for the same duration of time using electric and compare before buying. 

As far as I can see, fan heaters etc don't give the detailed info as you mention above?

Currently on offer at the moment - Buy TP-Link Tapo P110 Mini Smart Wi-Fi Plug - Energy Monitoring | Smart plugs | Argos

Many thanks! Good price

OOS when I looked this morning.

The default tapo app is not great, not easy to look at short term usage.

There is a day counter that resets at midnight so the daily use is available which will be good enough for some tasks.

I have home assistant set up and that is much better looking for something as good but standalone.


as for the annual consumptions that are specified for white goods, for some they useful like fridges and freezers for others they are just guidance on a set number of cycles on the old A++ type labels, the newer(A-G) labels are per 100washes  

Rdwill

My pond pump says it runs at 84 Watts on the rating plate. It runs constantly.

So in 24 hours it uses 0.084 x 24hours = c2kws of electricity.

This costs me c 2kws x 34p = 68p per day.

Or 68p x 365 days = £248 per year.

Which is why it's switched off!. 

Hope that helps.

MoneyMon555

Rdwill said:

My pond pump says it runs at 84 Watts on the rating plate. It runs constantly.

So in 24 hours it uses 0.084 x 24hours = c2kws of electricity.

This costs me c 2kws x 34p = 68p per day.

Or 68p x 365 days = £248 per year.

Which is why it's switched off!. 

Hope that helps.

Many thanks. 
That is simple enough for me.