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Just ordered a twin pack - watch this space
Just ordered a twin pack - watch this space
Kettle is, from memory, a 3KWh kettle BUT we don't over fill it and it gets used maybe 3 times a day, say for 15-20 minutes, so, yes, that's 1KW but it's not over filled and that's about a minimum usage - Washing machine hasn't been on today at all - dishwasher is currently on and the meter is hardly "spinning like a top" so I'll live with that consumptionThe cooking I mean. Anything that heats, even kettles and washing machines/dishwashers use quite a lot of power
Been there, done that. We had a dehumidifier as the house was, and still is, damp - but we're built into the side of the Mendips and there's no way you can dehumidify the Mendips . . . not gonna happenI've got a dessicant dehumidifier (300W) which blows out warm air and is really good for taking chill off a room. Also makes the place feel warmer because there's less humidity and the air's easier to heat up.
I'm looking at my Owl meter which was at zero as of 10:00am - we had everything, and I mean everything switched off for 15 minutes, we used zero electricity then gradually switched things on. I've spoken with the chap who services our LPG boiler and he knows our heating system and he's told me that it's OK to turn off the immersion heater (it's more of a back up for the main boiler rather than to be used daily), so that's now off.
I've cooked using the small electric oven (cooker has a twin oven), which was only on for 30 minutes. I've used a microwave for 5 minutes. Pretty much everything else is what I call "background usage" - stuff that CAN'T be switched off. And the meter is reading after 8 hours 4.280 KWh - so factor that up x 3 for 24 hours and we're at nearly 13KWh / day so for a year that's 4,686KWh which is still 1,400KWh OVER the average for a 3 bed house - and I'm barely using any of the high consumption items
How the fuck is that right - that average can't be right
We've got newish dishwasher, fridge freezer, washing machine and newish cooker. Are there more energy efficient ones out there? possibly, but these are not cheap and cheerful items, they are all "quality" brands with decent energy ratings (read: I believe the ratings)
Where is the electricity going?
tell me about it -[ I was about to come on and say other things I've found really useful are the small digital thermometers/humidity meters. Ideal for houses is supposedly 19C & 60% - fat chance in Cornwall though where RH normally seem to be 95%. It does make a difference in the rooms though, when I've had the dehumidifier on for a couple of days the reading does drop.Been there, done that. We had a dehumidifier as the house was, and still is, damp - but we're built into the side of the Mendips and there's no way you can dehumidify the Mendips . . . not gonna happen
And we no longer have it any way
I've got a dessicant dehumidifier
There's a chamber at the bottom to collect the water.To process air that enters the unit, it is slowly moved across the desiccant wheel. This desiccant wheel will extract the moisture content from the air. The desiccant wheel is nothing but silica gel. This silica gel integrated to make the desiccant wheel will absorb all the excess moisture content to process air. Once the excess moisture is removed from the air, the air is pushed back into the space or area.
While compressor dehumidifiers collect water as the water condenses on the cold surface and comes down; desiccant dehumidifiers have reactivation air. From the air that enters the unit, a small amount of it is sent back as reactivation air to the desiccant wheel. The reactivation air is warmed and pushed across the desiccant wheel since warm air holds more moisture.
The reactivation air on the desiccant wheel continues to process air by absorbing the moisture from it and pushing it out of the unit.
I’m definitely minded when I buy a house this year (hopefully) to not buy more house than I need given the heating costs. Not that I have it on anyway except on cold nights
I've used 3597 since this time last year - I'm retired and basically live in one room and use a fan heater for heating.
I use roughly 8 units a day all year - plus 4 units during the winter... it's been like that for years - but only have hot water for baths - once a week when I was working, rather less frequently since - and I do my laundry in the used water.
Kettle is, from memory, a 3KWh kettle BUT we don't over fill it and it gets used maybe 3 times a day, say for 15-20 minutes, so, yes, that's 1KW but it's not over filled and that's about a minimum usage - Washing machine hasn't been on today at all - dishwasher is currently on and the meter is hardly "spinning like a top" so I'll live with that consumption
It's not so much how much we use . . . well, it is . . . but more the "average" consumption being so much lower than where we are, that's what'd doing my head - It'd be easy to get below that, we had zero consumption this morning, but everything was switched off, so we can control our usage just life would be shit. And I don't feel that we are profligate in our usage either
I've made a kettle cosy out of an old pillow case and a zip-up pillowcase protector and some small expanded polystyrene balls. Only filling it to what you're going to use would be favourite admittedly but I always forget.Kettle is, from memory, a 3KWh kettle BUT we don't over fill it and it gets used maybe 3 times a day, say for 15-20 minutes, so, yes, that's 1KW but it's not over filled and that's about a minimum usage - Washing machine hasn't been on today at all - dishwasher is currently on and the meter is hardly "spinning like a top" so I'll live with that consumption
It's not so much how much we use . . . well, it is . . . but more the "average" consumption being so much lower than where we are, that's what'd doing my head - It'd be easy to get below that, we had zero consumption this morning, but everything was switched off, so we can control our usage just life would be shit. And I don't feel that we are profligate in our usage either
I've lowered my ceilings by 6" and stuck 7" of insulation in the space above.a lot determined by height of rooms I think. Mine are quite low. Victorian rooms are lovely but a bugger to heat because it all goes to the top of the room.
Ceiling joists were only 6" to start with and not really big enough for the span nevermind having chunks hacked out over the years for gas lighting, plumbing, electrics and central heating. So joists were removed and 9" joists fitted with 3x2" at right angles over the top. This leaves space for pipes and cables without having to cut into joists and leaves a 9" gap to put 7" insulation in without it causing problems to cables overheating.that's highly sensible - I've seen people suspending fabric from the ceiling but that's much better idea.
Interested how you've lowered ceilings by 6" and added 7" of insulation above though
you’re probably right, I’ll be avoiding anything Victorian due to the reasons others have said. Where I am now is quite old but has thick solid walls and according to the landlord was well insulated after the floods a few years ago.Does it work that way though? We've moving soon to somewhere bigger, but I'm pretty sure that's it's actually going to cost less to heat.
My electric usage is 1776KWh over the last 13 months (that's what my smart meter provides instead of for a year!!!!). That's for just me in a 4 bed house and includes using an electric immersion heater for hot water (1 day a week) in the summer months.Bulb have us on an "estimate" annual usage of 5200KWh per year - which meant nothing to me, until a quick Google later informs me that the average annual consumption for a family of 3 is 3200KWh per year . . . Gulp!
Are the shareholders OK?Because privatisation = customer choice = choose freely between freezing or starving.
#ToryScumYeah, I mean I'm not sure what answer you were hoping for there to justify it all Sasaferrato or what other point you are making yourself?
It's really scary.